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- July 11 2022
New South Wales flooding claims top US$65m: ICA
The latest flooding in the state is another significant loss event for insurers.
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- July 8 2022
Down to the wire Australian renewals signal market shift
In fraught negotiations, reinsurers adapt to higher frequency of secondary perils and climate change.
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- July 7 2022
Time to learn from Australia’s unmitigated disasters
As insurers' budgets come under pressure and nat cats intensify, mitigation needs to be prioritised.
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- July 6 2022
IAG extends Munich Re quota share, finalises FY 2023 reinsurance
IAG will have a maximum event retention of US$92m, allowing for quota share arrangements.
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- July 6 2022
Australian market hit by ‘significant’ NSW flood event
Tens of thousands asked to evacuate in fast moving, dangerous situation.
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- July 5 2022
China explores parametric expansion after costly floods
Henan is the latest province to trial the cat innovation after payment was triggered in Guangdong last month.
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- July 4 2022
Suncorp ups FY 2023 cat allowance to US$800m amid more NSW bad weather
At the 1.7 renewals, Suncorp saw reinsurance premiums increase “significantly".
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- July 4 2022
Australia renewals much ‘tougher’ and ‘later’: Gallagher Re
The floods in NSW and Queensland contributed to price increases of up to 25%.
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- July 1 2022
China’s Henan province launches pilot cat scheme
Local government wants to boost protection in six cities after dramatic floods last year.
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- July 1 2022
Mixed reaction to Australia’s cyclone pool modelling data
There are potential premium savings of 38%, but up to 24% of Queensland homeowner policyholders could see rises.
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- June 29 2022
Australia’s Feb, March floods now third costliest nat cat: ICA
The floods in Queensland and New South Wales have caused over US$3.3bn of insured losses.
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- June 23 2022
IAG’s NRMA Insurance hit by 30,000 claims from Feb, March floods
54% of Australians worried their property will be damaged by wild weather within 12 months.
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- June 22 2022
Perils expands cat data to Japan wind and flood
The firm will use data from most of the country's P&C players which provided 'strong support'.
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- June 21 2022
Over US$28m insured loss caused by Guangdong severe storms: report
PICC and Ping An are facing millions of claims payments respectively.
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- June 21 2022
Appraisal of Malaysian floods boosts case for digital claims
With 90% of economic losses uninsured more is required to persuade homeowners to buy cover.
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- June 17 2022
APRA grants Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation authorised reinsurer status
The new cyclone reinsurance pool is expected to start in July.
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- June 15 2022
Asia nat cats at lowest level in a decade
Damages in 2022 are just US$4.5bn, with losses from storms at their lowest in 20 years.
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- June 14 2022
Macau extends nat cat scheme to black rain: report
The decision comes after heavy rain hit the SAR last week.
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- June 13 2022
New Zealand secures record NZ$7.2bn EQC reinsurance cover
EQC chief executive said the country is "punching above its weight" on the global stage.
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- June 13 2022
Asia casts its eye over the Florida renewals
Munich Re, Swiss Re and RenaissanceRe have all withdrawn capacity from the market.
