Willis predicts natural catastrophes will not offer insurers any respite in 2025
Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) has released its biannual Natural Catastrophe Review, predicting continued strain on global insurance markets in 2025. The report highlights that insured losses from natural catastrophes have consistently exceeded USD 100 billion annually for six consecutive years.
The Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 have already caused estimated insured losses of USD 40 billion, marking it as the costliest wildfire event in history. Other significant 2025 events include major wildfires in Japan and South Korea, record-breaking tornado activity in the US, and unprecedented weather events in Australia and Ireland.
With global temperature targets likely to be missed, Willis emphasizes the critical need for risk managers to adapt strategies and build resilience against climate extremes. The company forecasts an above-average North Atlantic hurricane season, suggesting 2025 could be among the costliest years for insurers.
Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) ha pubblicato la sua revisione semestrale sulle Catastrofi Naturali, prevedendo un continuo stress sui mercati assicurativi globali nel 2025. Il rapporto evidenzia che le perdite assicurate dovute a catastrofi naturali hanno superato costantemente i 100 miliardi di dollari all'anno per sei anni consecutivi.
Gli incendi boschivi di Los Angeles del gennaio 2025 hanno gi脿 causato perdite assicurate stimate in 40 miliardi di dollari, segnando l'evento di incendio pi霉 costoso della storia. Altri eventi significativi del 2025 includono grandi incendi in Giappone e Corea del Sud, un'attivit脿 record di tornado negli Stati Uniti e fenomeni meteorologici senza precedenti in Australia e Irlanda.
Con gli obiettivi globali di temperatura probabilmente mancati, Willis sottolinea l'importanza cruciale per i gestori del rischio di adattare le strategie e rafforzare la resilienza contro gli estremi climatici. L'azienda prevede una stagione degli uragani nell'Atlantico settentrionale superiore alla media, suggerendo che il 2025 potrebbe essere uno degli anni pi霉 costosi per le compagnie assicurative.
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Willis (NASDAQ : WTW) a publi茅 sa revue semestrielle des catastrophes naturelles, pr茅voyant une pression continue sur les march茅s mondiaux de l'assurance en 2025. Le rapport souligne que les pertes assur茅es dues aux catastrophes naturelles ont d茅pass茅 100 milliards de dollars US chaque ann茅e pendant six ann茅es cons茅cutives.
Les incendies de for锚t de Los Angeles en janvier 2025 ont d茅j脿 entra卯n茅 des pertes assur茅es estim茅es 脿 40 milliards de dollars US, faisant de cet 茅v茅nement le plus co没teux de l'histoire en mati猫re d'incendies de for锚t. Parmi les autres 茅v茅nements majeurs de 2025 figurent d'importants incendies au Japon et en Cor茅e du Sud, une activit茅 record de tornades aux 脡tats-Unis, ainsi que des ph茅nom猫nes m茅t茅orologiques sans pr茅c茅dent en Australie et en Irlande.
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Willis (NASDAQ: WTW) hat seinen halbj盲hrlichen Bericht 眉ber Naturkatastrophen ver枚ffentlicht und prognostiziert f眉r 2025 weiterhin Belastungen auf den globalen Versicherungsm盲rkten. Der Bericht hebt hervor, dass die versicherten Sch盲den durch Naturkatastrophen seit sechs Jahren in Folge j盲hrlich 100 Milliarden US-Dollar 眉bersteigen.
Die Waldbr盲nde in Los Angeles im Januar 2025 haben bereits gesch盲tzte versicherte Sch盲den von 40 Milliarden US-Dollar verursacht und gelten damit als die kostspieligste Waldbrandkatastrophe der Geschichte. Weitere bedeutende Ereignisse im Jahr 2025 sind gro脽e Waldbr盲nde in Japan und S眉dkorea, rekordverd盲chtige Tornadoaktivit盲ten in den USA sowie beispiellose Wetterereignisse in Australien und Irland.
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- Comprehensive data-driven analysis and forecasting capabilities demonstrated through the Natural Catastrophe Review
- Strong market positioning in climate risk assessment and catastrophe analytics
- Continued high natural catastrophe losses exceeding USD 100 billion annually pose significant industry challenges
- Los Angeles wildfires already consumed USD 40 billion in insured losses for 2025
- Global temperature targets likely to be missed, indicating increased future catastrophe risks
Insights
Rising catastrophe losses create both opportunity for WTW's risk advisory services and challenges for insurance placement operations.
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For WTW specifically, these market dynamics create a complex business environment with countervailing forces. The persistent high-loss environment typically drives hardening insurance markets, which can benefit brokers through higher premium volumes and corresponding commissions. However, if coverage becomes prohibitively expensive or unavailable in high-risk regions, this could constrain WTW's traditional brokerage operations.
More promising is WTW's positioning in catastrophe analytics and climate risk advisory services. Their Natural Catastrophe Review establishes thought leadership in a critical growth area, as clients increasingly need sophisticated data-driven risk strategies. The company's emphasis on adapting to climate extremes, optimizing insurance frameworks, and narrowing protection gaps aligns perfectly with emerging market needs.
With additional major catastrophes already recorded globally in 2025鈥攔ecord wildfires in Asia, heightened tornado activity in the US, and unprecedented wind speeds in Ireland鈥攁nd forecasts indicating an above-average Atlantic hurricane season ahead, the insurance industry faces continued volatility. For WTW, this represents both ongoing placement challenges and expanding opportunities in risk advisory as clients navigate what the report characterizes as a "new era of climate extremes."
LONDON, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Natural catastrophes continue to put a strain on global insurance markets, according to the latest published today by Willis, a WTW business (NASDAQ: WTW).
Worldwide, insured losses from natural catastrophes now consistently exceed USD 100 billion per year. It鈥檚 been six years since the insurance industry last experienced a year with low losses from natural catastrophes. Events so far in 2025 indicate that losses exceeding USD 100 billion will very likely continue for at least another year.
The Willis Natural Catastrophe Review is a biannual publication that provides insights into recent natural catastrophes and shares expert views on the risks posed by major perils. It sets out the causes and effects of major catastrophes in 2025 to date and goes beyond the headlines to identify the underlying factors that made them possible. The Review also provides an expert outlook for the rest of the year and into 2026, exploring potential threats from hurricanes, drought, flood and other hazards.
Other key trends to note:
- Exceptional natural catastrophes: So far, major events in 2025 include the Los Angeles wildfires (globally, the worst wildfire event ever with respect to insured losses), the worst wildfires in Japan and South Korea in at least a generation, the third-most active year on record for tornadoes in the United States, the first landfalling cyclone near Brisbane, Australia in 50 years, and the highest wind speed ever recorded over Ireland.
- Natural catastrophes under climate change: The severity and scale of recent catastrophes underlines the need to confront a new era of climate extremes. Risk managers must reassess the risk, integrate climate forecasts into their plans, and ensure insurance and risk frameworks are optimized for today鈥檚 evolving threats. Data-driven strategies are needed to narrow protection gaps and to stay resilient in a rapidly changing world.
- Leveraging scientific advances to mitigate future risks: The Review presents a forward view on natural catastrophe risk for the remainder of 2025 and early 2026. It also provides concrete advice on how to make the most of seasonal weather forecasts and identifies geographic regions that may be exposed to elevated catastrophe risk during the next three to six months.
Peter Carter, Head of Climate Practice, Willis, said: 鈥�2024 continued a 6-year streak of natural catastrophe losses in excess of USD 100 billion.聽 The wildfires in Los Angeles early in 2025 will drive estimated losses of USD 40 billion alone so the streak looks set to continue.聽With global efforts likely failing to keep the temperature below 2掳C above pre-industrial levels, our focus must now turn to adapting and building resilience in the face of this new reality.鈥�
Cameron Rye, Director, Natural Catastrophe Analytics, Willis said: 鈥淭he Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 resulted in insured losses more than USD聽
The full Natural Catastrophe Review can be accessed .
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