Storm Éowyn, the fifth storm of the 2024/25 season, has rewritten the record books, leaving a trail of destruction across Scotland and beyond. With commercial properties disproportionately affected and claims reaching record highs, insurers and loss adjusters are grappling with a scale of damage not seen in decades. Peter Farrelly, COO of Sedgwick, breaks it down:
Storm Éowyn, the fifth storm of the 2024/25 season, has been classified as an ‘extremely powerful and record-breaking extratropical cyclone’. In Scotland, it was the biggest storm seen locally in over twenty years, making it a once-in-a-generation event. Incoming claims volumes peaked last Tuesday at three times business as usual levels, and work is still coming in. The destructive impact of this storm was intensified by its path, which tore across the central belt of the country, where 80% of the population resides.