Industry Segments: Flooding Page 8 / 9
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- September 19 2022
Chinese P&C carriers ‘step up coverage’ as extreme weather looms
With urban flood damage estimated to rise to US$77bn in 2030, insurers are diversifying from motor to property and agriculture lines, Morgan Stanley report.
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- September 14 2022
Insurers’ ESG reluctance holding back Asia greening agenda
Market players need to find better ways of underwriting new projects that they don't fully understand.
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- September 13 2022
Eastern Australian floods insured losses reach US$4.33bn: Perils
The figure is around US$960m higher than the data specialist's last analysis, making it the costliest cat loss event in the country ever.
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- September 1 2022
Australian east coast flood losses hit US$3.61bn: ICA
The government launches new body to improve nat cat responses as annual disaster costs expected at US$50bn by 2060.
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- August 29 2022
‘Unprecedented’ Pakistan flooding triggers US$10bn damage
Large P&C carriers such as Adamjee Insurance and United Insurance could see significant claims.
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- August 25 2022
Australian market braces for ‘triple-dip’ La Niña
Carriers are buckling up for yet another summer of severe nat cat claims.
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- August 19 2022
Hundreds of homes at risk as ‘one-in-100-year’ flood hits NZ’s South Island
Extreme weather insured losses were US$123m in the first six months of 2022.
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- August 8 2022
Australian floods dampen reinsurers’ H1 results as secondary perils drive losses
Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and PartnerRe were among firms hit by the wild weather.
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- August 4 2022
New Zealand’s climate plan urges development of home flood insurance
The country’s first climate adaptation document wants to address affordability of cover.
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- August 3 2022
Urban floods in India, China and Bangladesh spurred H1 cat losses: Swiss Re
Floods in Australia were the costliest cat event in H1 2022 in terms of insured losses.
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- July 29 2022
Swiss Re returns to profit as Australia floods add to US$270m H1 nat cat miss
The group saw a Q2 net profit of US$405m, while P&C reinsurance H1 nat cat claims were US$938m.
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- July 29 2022
APAC insured losses were US$8bn in H1 2022: Munich Re
Parts of eastern Australia saw their wettest week in February since 1900.
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- July 14 2022
Australia’s PM unveils climate plan as NSW flood claims approach US$100m
Anthony Albanese highlights large scale renewable energy plan, as over 12,000 claims lodged from recent flooding.
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- July 12 2022
NSW claims rise to US$83m in latest flooding disaster
Over 10,500 claims have been lodged with insurers already, said the ICA.
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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 24 2022
Queensland’s RACQ confirms US$69m payout from Feb, March floods
Almost 5,000 home repairs have been completed or are underway.
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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 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 9 2022
Perils ups Australia east coast flooding loss to US$3.5bn
The increase is US$720m above its previous estimate for the Q1 nat cat in Queensland and NSW.
