https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Losses from natural and man-made disasters are estimated to total $155 billion (€136 billion) this year, down sharply from a hurricane-plagued 2017, the reinsurance giant Swiss Re said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181218/disaster-linked-losses-in-2018-hit-155-billion-swiss-re Tue, 18 Dec 2018 19:59:28 +0100 disaster-linked-losses-in-2018-hit-155-billion-swiss-re Swiss insurance Baloise has come up with a novel way to try and reduce payouts for hail damage – by using a plane to attack ice-containing clouds. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180814/swiss-insurer-hopes-hail-plane-can-cut-costly-payouts Tue, 14 Aug 2018 23:01:48 +0200 swiss-insurer-hopes-hail-plane-can-cut-costly-payouts Lausanne suffered a major flood in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a pipe burst in the city centre. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161018/burst-pipe-causes-major-flood-in-lausanne Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:25:42 +0200 burst-pipe-causes-major-flood-in-lausanne From earthquakes in Japan to wildfires in Canada, disasters cost the world economy $71 billion (62 billion euros) in the first half of the year, reinsurer Swiss Re said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160819/swiss-re-natural-disasters-prove-costly-this-year Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:27:07 +0200 swiss-re-natural-disasters-prove-costly-this-year Natural disasters caused total economic losses of $41 billion in the first six months of this year, much less than usual, reinsurance group Swiss Re estimated on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140827/worldwide-damage-from-natural-disasters-drops Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:51:16 +0200 worldwide-damage-from-natural-disasters-drops