Zurich - 28 Apr 2025
PERILS has today disclosed its second industry loss estimate for extratropical windstorm Éowyn, also known as “Gilles”. The storm mainly affected the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Central Belt of Scotland from 24 to 25 January 2025.
PERILS’ second estimate of the insurance market loss is EUR 696 million. Éowyn is the largest event loss of the European windstorm season 2024/25. For Ireland, Éowyn marks the biggest windstorm loss for at least the past 45 years.