Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Natural catastrophes hit Lloyd's of London

Cars ruined by the earthquake and tsunami are piled up in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture

The insurance market Lloyd's of London has announced a loss for 2011, saying it was its worst year for catastrophe claims.

It lost £516m in 2011, compared with a pre-tax profit of £2.2bn in 2010.

It incurred net claims of £12.9bn in the year, including £4.6bn of catastrophe claims.

Catastrophes during the year included flooding in Australia and Thailand, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the earthquake in New Zealand.



Source & Image : BBC

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