Many countries still vastly underinsured against earthquake
Seismic events caused economic losses of over $276bn in 2010-2011, yet earthquake-prone countries remain underinsured, according to a Swiss Re report.
Despite several big earthquakes resulting in a devastating number of fatalities and widespread property damage over the past two years earthquake insurance coverage in many countries remains low, the
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