A one-in-200-year US disaster could create a $700 billion protection gap, Moody's finds
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A one-in-200-year US disaster could create a $700 billion protection gap, Moody's finds

Sep 25th, 2026 • 5 min • View Source

A single extreme US catastrophe could produce losses that nearly match the entire global reinsurance capital base

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