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- August 15 2023
Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Japan
The authorities have issued flood and landslide warnings after powerful storm skirts near Osaka with the (re)insurance community on high alert.
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- August 15 2023
Tokio Marine, DB and MS&AD face losses from devastating Hawaii wildfires
The catastrophe is likely to lead to hundreds of millions of dollars of claims as overall costs climb to US$6bn.
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- August 11 2023
Reinsurance costs surge 50% in the Philippines: report
Reinsurers have either withdrawn or reduced exposure leading to higher non-life product prices, according to Malayan Insurance's CUO.
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- August 9 2023
Suncorp’s Australia COR improves to 91.3%, deteriorates to 97% in New Zealand
Suncorp misses FY 2023 cat allowance by A$97m after NZ division saw 53% increase in claims; ups allowance to A$1.36bn for FY 2024.
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- August 9 2023
China’s regulator urges insurers to settle claims from recent floods faster: report
Data from the National Administration of Financial Regulation shows 189,100 claims with damage related to property, vehicles and agriculture.
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- August 4 2023
China’s P&C underwriting to be hit by more extreme events after record Beijing rainfall: S&P
The rating agency expects the recent flooding event to result in "a modest hit" to the sector, but the country is still in the Q3 cat season.
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- August 4 2023
Perils revises New Zealand floods loss close to NZ$2bn
This latest estimate compares to NZ$1.65bn in its first loss report six weeks after the event.
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- August 1 2023
China, Philippines and Taiwan count US$150m-plus Typhoon Doksuri damage, prepare for Khanun
Beijing is facing a historic rain event after storm damaged crops, roads, bridges, and houses and triggered landslides, with yet another typhoon threatening the region.
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- July 27 2023
Philippines eyeing national indemnity programme for 2024 after World Bank cat bond expiry
The country, hit this week by Typhoon Doksuri, is seeking US$37m in the 2024 national budget to cover the premium costs.
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- July 26 2023
Large loss expected from stricken ship and containers off Taiwan coast as typhoon looms
A Palau-flagged container ship has sunk possibly triggering environmental and long-term liability claims, as the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong prepare for huge storm.
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- July 26 2023
Philippines non-life market outlook negative due to higher risk retention: AM Best
The country’s carriers have reduced proportional cover for property insurance due to the hardening market and tighter terms.
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- July 24 2023
Philippines, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan brace for typhoon
The slow-moving storm is picking up strength as it approaches north-eastern Philippines with the government issuing strong wind and rain warnings in Luzon.
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- July 20 2023
QBE raises FY 2023 cat budget to US$1.33bn
The insurer currently expects H1 2023 net catastrophe costs of around US$700m compared to an original budget of US$535m.
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- July 19 2023
APAC braces for escalating droughts, increased bushfires as El Niño develops: Gallagher Re
The first half of 2023 saw above-average nat cat losses with APAC accounting for 12% of an estimated US$138bn of global economic losses.
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- July 18 2023
Carriers prepare for claims deluge as floods hit India, Korea, Japan and China
Extreme weather, including heavy rainfall, landslides, a typhoon and heatwaves, has put (re)insurers, brokers and adjusters on high alert.
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- July 12 2023
WTW, Axa Climate roll out Asia’s first 4-peril parametric cover
The policy offers Sri Lankan shrimp farms protection against earthquake, typhoon, excess rainfall and heat stress.
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- July 12 2023
Rising parametric solutions support Asia’s renewable energy transition
Advances in data analytics are helping cover a wider range of perils and risks, but weak pricing, lack of diversification and basis risk limit growth.
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- July 11 2023
China reopening to drive non-life growth as APAC nat cat protection gap widens
Swiss Re is forecasting emerging Asia to see non-life growth of over 6.5% in 2023 with global P&C premiums set to cross US$4tn this year.
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- July 6 2023
Cyclone Seroja damages at US$270m for Western Australia: ICA
With more than 10,000 claims from the 2021 event, the closing rate is 95.9%.
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- July 4 2023
RACQ joins Australian cyclone reinsurance pool
The carrier's statement said that while it supported the pool, its design and implementation of the current model will only deliver marginal benefits to members living in the north.
