Industry Segments: Catastrophe Page 9 / 45
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- June 8 2023
Looming El Niño raises risk of secondary perils across APAC
Carriers look to innovate as countries across the region fear dry conditions, drought, forest fires and flash floods with (re)insurers on high alert.
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- June 8 2023
QBE joins New Zealand EQC to expand cat insurance programme
The carrier will be the ninth insurer to partner with the earthquake commission when it starts on July 3.
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- June 7 2023
ICA unveils 187 Disaster Ready Fund projects for disbursement
The Australian industry association says the US$267m resilience investment for items such as flood levee design and improved hazard data and mapping marks a new era and will help reduce premium pricing.
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- June 7 2023
Asian carriers on the hook from ‘hundreds of millions’ of Guam typhoon claims
Tokio Marine, MS&AD, DB and Chung Kuo among hit as Typhoon Mawar caused extensive property damage, but high deductibles could help keep losses down.
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- June 1 2023
New Zealand to buy 700 homes unfit for rebuilding after severe storms
The policy will cost around US$600m with details to be worked out with insurers. NZ will also co-fund the protection of 10,000 other properties.
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- June 1 2023
Opinion: Florida’s return to orderly renewals a welcome sign for APAC
Prospects of 30-40% rate hikes tempt reinsurers back to a normalised attitude towards the assumption of nat cat risk as 1.6 draws to a close.
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- June 1 2023
Typhoon Mawar threatens Japan after slamming Guam
The storm, which is skirting the Philippines and Taiwan and heading to the Okinawa Islands, is one of the most powerful on record for May.
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- May 29 2023
ICA declares New South Wales hailstorm as significant event
Insurers have received 7,552 claims relating to the hailstorm with about 80% of those damage for motor vehicles as of the first half of May 29.
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- May 26 2023
Tower falls to US$3m first half loss as cat costs bite, COR at 105.3%
The Kiwi carrier settles 30% claims for Auckland floods and cyclone Gabrielle with large event losses rising 90% year-on-year to US$20m.
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- May 26 2023
Japan, Korean insurers brace for claims from ‘US$1bn’ Typhoon Mawar in Guam
There are 11 international hotels on the island which have BI cover. Crawford is sending 40 adjusters from Asia.
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- May 24 2023
Tower places additional US$63m reinstatement cover
With this reinstatement, the Kiwi carrier will ensure protection for a significant fourth catastrophe event within its current financial year.
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- May 17 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle losses climb to US$1.2bn: Perils
New Zealand has experienced nearly US$2.3bn of insured losses this year from two events, the loss data aggregator said.
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- May 17 2023
Aon launches climate hub in Singapore
The company will increase its headcount in its Centre for Innovation and Analytics (ACIA) in Singapore from the existing 180 employees to over 350.
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- May 15 2023
New Zealand announces US$720m cyclone, flood recovery package
The budget will go towards rebuilding roads, rail, schools and flood protection.
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- May 12 2023
QBE hits 90% of H1 cat allowance, adjusts COR target
The global carrier has also strengthened reserves by US$130m for weather events in FY 2022.
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- May 12 2023
Hannover Re sees up to 20% nat cat rate hike in Japan 1.4 renewals
APAC benefits from the discontinuation of proportional business; books US$100m of New Zealand cat losses.
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- May 9 2023
JB Boda eyeing parametrics, ILS to strengthen India’s nat cat capabilities
The broker, which has an international footprint, sees opportunities in helping domestic carriers, who are poor at managing climate risk.
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- May 8 2023
Tower sees Auckland flooding costs double to US$142m
The Kiwi insurer, whose cat event reinsurance kicks in at US$7.5m, is expecting to book US$3.5m of H1 losses.
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- May 8 2023
Losses mount from south-east China flooding
There have been more than US$72m of economic losses as the monthly precipitation is expected to approach or exceed May records.
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- May 5 2023
Swiss Re Asia 1.4 renewal premiums grow 25%
The reinsurer booked US$171m in New Zealand Q1 cat losses, says "a continuation of related costs seems unlikely at the moment'.
