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- December 9 2025
Japan issues megaquake alert after 7.5-magnitude earthquake
There is a slight increase in risk of a magnitude 8-level quake and possible tsunami occurring along Japan’s northeastern coast from Chiba, just east of Tokyo, to Hokkaido, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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- December 8 2025
‘China Taiping good enough on its own’ after Wang Fuk Court fire, HKIA CEO Clement Cheung says
About 10,000 active life insurance policies from 35 insurers and 1,800 property policies from 35 insurers have been identified as having been issued to residents, he adds.
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- December 8 2025
‘Foreboding’ start to Australia’s bushfire season with 20 homes destroyed in NSW
A firefighter died on Sunday evening after being struck by a tree while working on a bushfire at Bulahdelah on the state’s mid-north coast.
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- December 5 2025
Storms batter Southeast, South Asia, inflicting over US$20bn in economic losses: Aon
Thailand estimates Cyclone Senyar to be among its costliest, while Indonesia is reporting billions of dollars in damages and Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka is projected to be the country's deadliest since 1978.
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- December 5 2025
Queensland, New South Wales hail claims top Halloween Hailstorms
Suncorp has responded to more than 6,500 vehicle claims following the severe weather event.
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- December 4 2025
APAC non-life insurers to remain stable in 2026 as capital strength offsets regulatory, catastrophe pressures: Fitch
Stable margins and strong solvency expected, Fitch says, with disciplined pricing and steady reinsurance support underpinning a neutral outlook.
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- December 2 2025
Tai Po fire to halt ‘downward pressure’ on Hong Kong property reinsurance rates: AM Best
Impact of the deadly fire will be widely felt by Hong Kong's (re)insurers, according to the credit rating agency.
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- December 1 2025
Asia Pacific accounts for half of US$22bn losses from 2025 tropical cyclones: Munich Re
Reinsurer’s preliminary estimates reveal a paradoxical season with numerous severe storms but total and insured losses far below decadal averages.
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- November 28 2025
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia reel from flood damage, losses in the ‘hundreds of millions’: Aon
Cyclone Senyar, a rare tropical cyclone in the Malacca Strait, and heavy rainfall triggered flooding that affected millions, with total economic damage in Thailand estimated at US$360–740m.
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- November 28 2025
ICA extends insurance cat declaration to across Queensland, New South Wales
Insurers have received more than 44,600 claims for Cat 255, or the 'Qld and NSW Severe Storms and Hail'.
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- November 28 2025
Swiss Re-backed Fathom touts ‘modern view of risk’ to compete in underserved APAC
UK-headquartered flood risk intelligence firm wants to grow its presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China, head of insurance Harry Vardigans tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- November 27 2025
Suncorp on the hook for US$230m from Queensland hail
Insurer has received just over 10,000 claims, with approximately 5,000 in home and 5,000 in motor.
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- November 26 2025
Claims top 27,000 after giant hail battered Queensland, New South Wales
Insurance Council of Australia declared an insurance catastrophe after thousands of homes were left without power and residents suffered damage to property.
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- November 26 2025
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Fina as clean up begins across Northern Territory, Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Fina crossed the western Australian coast on Monday night as a category 3 system, before being downgraded to a tropical low on Tuesday afternoon.
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- November 25 2025
ICA declares insurance catastrophe after giant hail batters Queensland
Insurers are also 'closely monitoring and prioritising' claims from the Northern Territory and Western Australia following Tropical Cyclone Fina.
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- November 19 2025
ARPC declares cyclone event as Tropical Cyclone Fina strengthens
First tropical cyclone of Australia’s storm season has developed off the country’s northern coast.
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- November 19 2025
Japanese mega earthquake payouts could severely hurt insurers, economy: S&P Global
Agency estimates corporate earthquake-related claims of up to US$26.37bn for a Nankai Trough event and up to US$7bn for a Tokyo quake.
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- November 14 2025
Costs start to add up for Vietnam, Phillippines after typhoons Kalmaegi, Fung-wong
Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines and Vietnam last week, before Typhoon Fung-wong brought severe flooding and damage to the Philippines and Taiwan over the past week.
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- November 11 2025
Seadrif, Philippines join hands to explore disaster insurance facility for public assets
Seadrif Sovereign Asset and Fiscal Empowerment facility is intended to ensure uninterrupted delivery of essential services to citizens in the aftermath of natural disasters.
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- November 10 2025
IAG receives over 10,000 claims from significant weather events across Queensland, NSW, Victoria
Majority relate to motor and property hail damage, with over half from customers of RACQ Insurance, which IAG acquired in September.
