2015 saw some of the largest natural disasters in recent time. From the Nepal earthquake to Chennai floods and from wildfires to hailstorms, the disasters not only caused catastrophic losses to human lives but also caused huge economic losses to enterprises across the globe

1. 2015 saw some of the largest natural disasters in recent time. From the Nepal
earthquake to Chennai floods and from wildfires to hailstorms, the disasters not only
caused catastrophic losses to human lives but also caused huge economic losses to
enterprises across the globe.
Worst Natural Disasters of 2015

2. A massive hailstorm reeked havoc on
southern part of Australia. This
hailstorm caused roofs to collapse in
many warehouse across cities in
Australia. Due to the concentration
of many businesses in the impacted
area, losses were in excess of USD
100 Million
Hailstorm

3. The southern Indian state of Tamil
Nadu was hit with heaviest rainfall in
over a century. It caused massive and
wide spread flooding. It is estimated
to have cause losses of more than
US$300 million to the insurance
companies.
Floods

4. Hurricane Patricia was the strongest
Hurricane in terms of reliably measured
maximum sustained winds in the
western hemisphere. Overall losses
from Hurricane Patricia are estimated
at USD 500 million. Had the storm
reached the nearby habitation of
Puerto Vallarta, the damage and losses
would have been much greater.
Hurricane

5. In December floods in the UK and
Scandinavia from storm "Desmond”
caused estimated losses of about 700
million Euros ($764 million), while later
flooding from storm "Eva" in the UK has
caused overall damage of more than USD
1.3 billion.
Floods

6. The April 2015 Nepal earthquake
killed over 9,000 people and injured
more than 23,000. It is estimated to
have caused an economic loss of USD
2.1 billion. The economic
repercussion on Nepal's GDP are even
more and are long lasting.
Earthquake

7. The costliest natural catastrophe for
the insurance industry in 2015 was a
series of winter storms that struck
northeast United States and Canada.
They estimated to have caused losses
of more than USD 2.8 billion.
Snow Storms

8. Risk is everywhere and the financial costs of risks is
only increasing by the day. Thankfully insurance
provides solutions to manage these risks.
If you have a risk and you are looking for solution,
we can help you.
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