Storm damage estimated at up to 200 million francs

The damage is covered by the statutory natural hazards insurance. The cantons of Valais and Ticino were most affected, the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA) added. The storms of recent weeks had caused major devastation there.

The private insurers would classify the storms as a severe event. The extent of the damage is comparable to the hail event in Ticino on 25 August 2023. The provisional loss balance sheet only includes reported insured damage to buildings, household contents and business inventory, the SIA, which says it has around seventy private insurers as members, added. This does not include uninsured damage or damage to infrastructure.