•  More recently and closer to our home: just days after the tragic event of the downing of flight MH17 in July of this year – in which 298 passengers lost their lives, 198 of whom were Dutch citizens – Dutch Insurers collectively announced they would pay out all damages to policyholders, even if certain terms of their policies would prohibit this.
•  And to give you a few more examples of the industry helping people to get back on their feet: –  It paid out damages after cyclone Sandy flooded large parts of New York City;  –  It paid policyholder claims when floods and bushfires destroyed lives and properties in Australia;  –  and it helped people and businesses in Japan recover from the destruction caused by the 2011 tsunami.