APAC H1 insured losses hit US$4.4bn, global claims top US$80bn: Munich Re
July 29 2025 by Mithun Varkey
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Opinion: Flood threat in Southeast Asia is real and growing – time for modellers to strut their stuff as AI leads the way
- July 31
Asia's flood-vulnerable population has surged by one billion since 1975, but AI-driven defences are emerging in Hong Kong and Bangkok.
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Typhoon Bavi slams eastern China, forces millions to evacuate
- July 12
The windstorm, the second to hit the country in a week, was downgraded after making landfall early Sunday.
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Typhoon Maysak payout hits US$323m as China braces for Typhoon Bavi
- July 10
Insurers in Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Gansu, Chongqing, Jiangxi, Anhui, and other regions have received 320,000 reports.
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Typhoon Maysak claims top 11,000 in China, insured losses hit US$16m
- July 9
Ping An, Taiping, China Life P&C, CIC China Insurance, and China Continent Insurance have all reported claims related to the typhoon and the subsequent thunderstorms and tornadoes.
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BHSI | The real risk begins underwater: How subsea risk is changing insurance
Asia's subsea industry is expanding and evolving rapidly, with the growing use of technology across the region changing the way risks are be assessed.
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Beazley | Clean marine: How aqua-innovators can ride the energy wave
Insurance is critical to clean marine progress, but new fuels bring risks traditional policies do not fully cover, presenting market players an opportunity to build new models.
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PartnerRe | Dementia the protection gap insurers can no longer ignore
Unlike acute illnesses, dementia creates a long tail of financial need and its impact extends well beyond patients.
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Sedgwick | Investing in people is shaping the future of loss adjusting in Asia
Sedgwick Asia says it is ready to meet the evolving challenges of Asia’s dynamic insurance markets.
