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• Analysts predict weaker hurricane season this summer

  04 June 2018

  As the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season begins, forecasters predict a sharp contrast with last year which was one of the most catastrophic in recent memory.

• Natural catastrophes in 2017 hit insurers hard

  10 April 2018

  Insured losses arising from natural disasters soared to $138 billion last year, almost three-times as much as in 2016 and far higher than the average of the past 10 years, according to Swiss Re.

• Scientists predict above-average hurricane season

  31 May 2017

  There is a 45% chance that this summer will see more Atlantic hurricanes than usual and only a 20% chance of there being fewer, according to US storm analysts.