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- February 9 2023
Tower ‘likely’ to buy reinstatement cover as Auckland floods set to trigger reinsurance
The New Zealand carrier has so far seen over 4,800 claims from the weather event and has a cat excess of US$7.5m.
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- February 9 2023
Hannover Re cuts APAC premium volume by 21.6% in 1.1 renewals
The German reinsurer cut back on proportional treaty in Malaysia and China, but XOL premiums filled some of the void.
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- February 7 2023
India’s appeal grows amid China pessimism
Global reinsurers and Lloyd's syndicates hone in on the market as the IRDAI seeks to cut red tape.
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- February 3 2023
Australia disaster funding under an independent review
Led by Andrew Colvin of Deloitte, the review evaluates government investment in disaster risk reduction and resilience.
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- February 3 2023
IAG hit by 15,000 claims from NZ floods, ups FY 2023 nat cat forecast by US$167m
Reinsurance likely to be triggered as the Australian carrier says gross costs for the Auckland event are set to exceed US$248m, above a maximum event retention of US$167m.
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- February 2 2023
20,000 claims lodged from Auckland flooding: ICNZ
A ICNZ spokesperson has told IAN that the number of claims "will continue to rise" from the "biggest climate event to have ever hit" New Zealand.
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- February 1 2023
New Zealand’s insurers reel from country’s ‘worst-ever’ climate catastrophe
As adjusters start work, hundreds of million of dollars of claims are expected, including significant commercial damage.
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- January 31 2023
Quiet Western Northern Pacific typhoon activity saw ‘manageable’ 2022 damage: Gallagher Re
The combined insured losses from typhoons Nanmadol and Talas in Japan were around US$935m.
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- January 30 2023
Suncorp, Tower and IAG assessing over 9,000 claims from historic Auckland flooding
As assessors fly in from Australia, many more claims are expected after record rainfall on January 27 caused widespread damage.
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- January 26 2023
APAC insured nat cat losses hit US$11bn in 2022: Aon
Australia made up a third of the losses which were below the US$15bn annual average in the 21st century as regional tropical cyclone activity reduced.
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- January 26 2023
Opinion: Australia’s (re)insurers are testing the limits of climate change
As the outlook worsens, the sustainability of the market picking up most of the risks might be called into question.
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- January 25 2023
Analytics: Asian economic, BI and cyber worries on the rise in 2023
Higher-than-expected inflation and financial market volatility are among the biggest concerns for insureds in the region.
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- January 25 2023
US$10.5m estimated air crash loss raises concerns over Nepal’s aviation sector
IAN understands that Nepali insurers usually only take up 3% of the ratio of the loss payout.
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- January 11 2023
Analytics: India’s gaping nat cat protection gap offers scope for carriers
Though it is set to be sixth largest P&C market by 2032, 95% of the country's catastrophe losses were uninsured.
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- January 10 2023
Claims rise as Western Australia rebuilds after ‘worst flooding in history’
Nine emergency flood warnings are in place for South Australia as rainfall continues from Cyclone Ellie.
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- January 4 2023
Australia floods, Fukushima earthquake top 2022 nat cat losses: Cresta
With Typhoon Nanmadol, three out of the top seven ex-US loss events exceeding US$1bn were from Asia Pacific.
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- December 29 2022
Philippines regulator sets aside cat premium hikes
The Insurance Commission has suspended the revised schedule of minimum catastrophe rates that took effect from November 1.
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- December 29 2022
Asia Pacific nat cats: the year in review
Majority of the loss events in the region were secondary perils, mostly floods.
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- December 21 2022
Australian carriers seek cyclone pool clarity
The scheme's failure to take off risks worsening affordability of property cover in northern Australia, finds competition regulator.
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- December 20 2022
Typhoon Nanmadol losses up at US$906m: Perils
The estimates, which cover property losses excluding motor and transport-related damages, are much lower than first expected.
