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- June 2 2022
Aussie flood estimates rise by 28%: ICA
Estimates of insured losses now top US$3 billion, with claims at 216,465.
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- May 27 2022
Australia’s general insurers saw US$303m loss at start of year
The devastating floods in February and March sparked an increase in claims.
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- May 23 2022
ICA welcomes new Australian government
Labour Party has pledged to provide A$200 million a year for a Disaster Ready Fund.
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- May 18 2022
Malaysian insurers predict ‘substantial’ price increases due to floods: study
On average around 10% of economic losses are covered, a new report reveals.
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- May 16 2022
China to set up multi-disaster nat cat system
A CBIRC-run protection scheme currently provides around US$94bn of protection.
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- May 16 2022
Queensland launches resilience scheme as more floods arrive
The US$500m Resilient Homes Flood is the largest such programme to be launched in Australia.
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- May 13 2022
Allianz Australia takes 20.8% COR nat cat hit
Combined ratio hits 106.6% after February and March flooding drives €150m loss.
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- May 10 2022
Swiss Re upbeat on Asia despite Q1 losses
The reinsurer took a hit from nat cats in Australia, but Victor Kuk sees demand recovery in Asia.
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- May 4 2022
Aussie floods put pressure on capacity ahead of renewals
P&C insurers have begun increasing premiums and tightening policy wordings as they take stock.
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- May 3 2022
Asian reinsurers challenged by cat modelling: Fitch director
Protection gap suggests vast potential for reinsurance growth.
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- April 20 2022
Australia flood loss estimate tops US$2.9bn in ‘complex’ event: Perils
The application of event definition clauses for reinsurance purposes will vary across the market.
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- April 20 2022
Asia hit with US$15bn nat cat losses in Q1: Aon
Economic losses were higher than in any other region during the first quarter.
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- April 14 2022
Tropical Storm Megi causes property losses
The weather event has triggered extensive damage and left 80 dead in the Philippines.
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- April 7 2022
Australia government in u-turn over Queensland’s disaster funding
The federal arm has now agreed to fund half of an extreme weather resilience package.
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- April 7 2022
ICA urges government ‘not to wash hands’ of resilience responsibility
Criticism comes over participation in Queensland's US$562m extreme weather package.
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- April 6 2022
Q&A: Swiss Re’s Mark Senkevics
Head of P&C underwriting for Asia and ANZ on extreme flooding events in Asia, and how these can be managed going forwards.
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- April 6 2022
New South Wales launches flood inquiry
The recent flooding has been some of the worst in the state's history.
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- April 5 2022
Cyclone Dovi claims reach US$30.8m: ICNZ
The February storm hit areas including Northland.
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- April 4 2022
Australia P&C renewals to be ‘tougher’ as cats bite: AM Best
Insurers usually buy cat excess-of-loss reinsurance with a limit above an expected 1-in-200-year loss.
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- March 31 2022
Cyclone reinsurance pool legislation passes in Australia
ICA urges details about the impact on premiums to be released.
