Myanmar insurers temporarily halt new disaster coverage after quake: reports
April 14 2025 by Joana Nguyen-
Japan, Korea wildfires mark turning point in regional climate risk understanding: Willis
- July 29
Insured losses from nat cats 'will very likely' exceed US$100bn again this year, the broker said in a half-year report.
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Thai insurers’ US$600-900m Myanmar earthquake losses to be absorbed by reinsurers: S&P Global
- April 24
7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and reverberated to Bangkok in March.
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Myanmar’s protection gap exposed as 7.7-magnitude earthquake death toll tops 1,600
- March 31
The financial burden from the damage to buildings, airports, roads and bridges, is likely to fall on businesses and the government as insurance penetration in the country remains very low.
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7.7-magnitude earthquake rocks Myanmar, leads to road and property damage in Bangkok
- March 28
Earthquake also shook buildings and triggered evacuations in neighbouring Vietnam and southwest Yunnan province in China.
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