• Verisk estimated economic losses from Venezuela’s June 24, 2026 earthquake sequence will likely exceed USD 10 billion.
• Insured-loss estimates carry unusually high uncertainty due to elevated inflation, low insurance penetration, asset valuation challenges, and sanctions-related market frictions.
• The event featured a 7.2 foreshock followed 39 seconds later by a 7.5 mainshock, the country’s strongest since 1900.
• Damage concentrated in Caracas and La Guaira, with about 1,400 buildings destroyed; losses also spread across several northern states.
• The modelled insured-loss view excludes major secondary perils and several lines of business, limiting comparability with total industry claims.

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