Dip in natcat losses masks significant regional impacts: Aon

Broker warns that catastrophe risk is shaped not only by total losses but also by where the events occur and their impacts on people, infrastructure, operations and supply chains

GLOBAL catastrophe losses remained below average in the first six months of 2026, but the period had an average number of billion-dollar disasters, above-average insured loss events and several record-setting regional catastrophes, according to Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap report.