Wildfires and Floods Caused Billion-Dollar Economic Loss in Asia Pacific in the first quarter of 2025: Aon Report
- Aon plc released its Q1 2025 Global Catastrophe Recap showing billion-dollar losses from wildfires and earthquakes in the Asia Pacific region.
- This report follows $74 billion in natural disaster losses in APAC during 2024, driven mainly by flooding and severe storms like Typhoon Yagi and the Noto Earthquake.
- Notable first-quarter 2025 events include deadly wildfires in South Korea causing 31 deaths and over 7,700 structures lost, plus a costly March earthquake in Myanmar with thousands of fatalities.
- George Attard, Aon's APAC reinsurance CEO, highlighted that the powerful earthquake in Myanmar resulted in over 5,400 fatalities and extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure.
- The continued high protection gap, reaching 95 percent in APAC, highlights the urgent need for improved risk management tools and collaborative mitigation strategies.
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