With a third of the quarter left to run, (re)insurers are looking at a Q2 industry loss range of around $11bn-$13bn from the devastating tornadoes that swept across the central and southern US in April and May.
Even excluding Mississippi flood losses, this would equate to the worst US second quarter natural catastrophe tally for at least 30 years.
The latest major storm ripped through the city of Joplin, Missouri on 21 May, costing an estimated $1bn-$3bn, according to modelling...
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