Insurance industry damage claims from natural disasters like the earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand reached a record $105 billion in 2011, said Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/earthquakes-prompt-record-insurance-claims-2011
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/reuters
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/earthquakes
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/insurance
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/new-zealand
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hurricanes