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- January 18 2024
Non-peak perils source of insurers’ primary portfolio risk: Gallagher Re
Flooding from remnants of typhoon Doksuri in China makes it the costliest weather event of last year, with US$18.5bn in economic losses.
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- January 17 2024
Munich Re’s Wenning says its China ‘footprint’ would outsize other markets over time: report
The reinsurer plans to scale up its China business as it expects the country to emerge as the largest insurance market in the world.
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- January 12 2024
Insured losses from Japan earthquake could reach US$6bn: Moody’s RMS
The final estimates could inch upwards as this model does not include losses to non-modelled exposures such as transport and utility infrastructure, government, or automobile lines, the cat modeller said.
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- January 10 2024
Australian government is ‘planning to review’ cyclone reinsurance pool, says minister
Murray Watt, the country's minister for emergency management, said that over the next five years the federal government will allocate US$671m in disaster mitigation funding to be matched by state and territory governments.
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- January 10 2024
Minimal impact seen on insurers following Japan earthquake: Fitch
The three non-life carriers have limited net retention on residential earthquake risk, which is run by the government, and on commercial risks, which is largely reinsured.
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- January 10 2024
Japan earthquake: BI, supply chain claims add to climbing loss estimates topping US$5bn
With early forecasts ranging from US$1-6.4bn, largely from property losses, a greater number of claims are anticipated once access is restored, loss adjusters say.
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- January 9 2024
Typhoon Doksuri tops APAC nat cat overall losses at US$25bn: Munich Re
Two major disasters in New Zealand – Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle – topped APAC insured losses at around US$4 billion.
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- January 9 2024
Japan earthquake insured losses could be up to US$3.3bn: Verisk
While most of the damage occurred in Ishikawa prefecture, including a large fire, damage from ground shaking and liquefaction was observed in other prefectures such as Niigata and Toyama.
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- January 8 2024
PICC, China Re, China Taiping have ‘trillions of yuan’ exposure to Belt & Road projects, nat cat
The three leading Chinese (re)insurers said they provided coverage to the country's high-tech, aerospace sectors, infra projects and cat relief with the sum insured amounting to several trillion yuan each.
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- January 5 2024
Economic losses from Japan quake to top billions of dollars, says Aon
The earthquake will likely become a notable event for the local insurance sector and generate significant payouts, the broker said in its weekly cat report.
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- January 5 2024
Japan earthquake losses manageable for carriers but may impact 1.4 renewals: AM Best
Insurers’ conservative reinsurance strategies and low attachment point mean they have transferred earthquake risks to the international reinsurance market.
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- January 5 2024
Directors & officers seek cover as climate risks enter boardrooms
With mandatory ESG reporting deadlines fast approaching, there is growing demand for climate coverage as part of D&O policies, says Axa's Chelsea Jiang.
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- January 4 2024
‘Smooth’ 1.1 renewals as ample capacity, earnings rebound drive reinsurer appetite: Aon
Agggregate covers are back on the table but property per risk renewals remain challenging due to loss activity, says the broker.
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- January 4 2024
Suncorp and IAG say December wild weather claims tracking below nat cat allowance
While the total cost of the two events have yet to be determined, Suncorp said it has US$459m in natural hazard allowance and IAG has US$114m till December 2023.
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- January 3 2024
ICA extends insurance catastrophe declaration to January 3 as extreme weather continues
Almost 38,000 insurance claims have been lodged following the weather that has impacted Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria since December 23.
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- January 3 2024
APAC 1.1 renewals see ‘flat to 5%’ hikes on loss-free programs: Gallagher Re
Excess of loss pricing adjustments in Asia reverted to levels reminiscent of the period preceding the market hardening in 2023.
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- January 3 2024
Eastern Australia’s wild weather claims in December top 40,000: ICA
While insurers received more than 37,000 claims from the Christmas storms across three states, the Cyclone Jasper claims from northern Queensland crossed 6000.
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- January 2 2024
Australia Christmas storms has potential to exceed US$1bn loss level: CRESTA
The two record-breaking New Zealand weather events in early 2023 and the August China floods among 7 non-US cat events with billion-dollar industry losses.
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- January 2 2024
Philippines pilots US$14.4bn nat cat cover for ‘strategic’ government assets
The programme covers 132,862 school buildings nationwide starting January 1 and the US$36m premium for the insurance was paid using the excess payout it received from the catastrophe bond.
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- January 1 2024
Japan issues highest tsunami warning after 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocks Ishikawa
Hundreds of houses collapsed, power, telecoms and internet services disrupted, planes and high-speed trains cancelled as the country braced for the first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tohuku earthquake.
