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- March 3 2026
Seadrif and sister pools plan joint reinsurance platform
The four multinational catastrophe pool have agreed "concrete steps" to create a shared risk financing framework and a joint risk pool.
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- February 27 2026
Australian insurers facing elevated US$2.1bn bill from late-November storms: Perils
Compares to an initial loss estimate of AU$2.6 billion by in January following the severe convective storms which hit Queensland and New South Wales.
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- February 27 2026
Blue Marble completes ‘record-setting’ parametric payout to Indonesian smallholder farmers
Devastating floods in Aceh trigger US$143,000 payout to all 2,719 farmers enrolled in the program.
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- February 26 2026
Victoria bushfire losses reach US$560m: Perils
Initial estimate reflects significant property and motor losses after extreme heat and fast‑moving fires swept across rural areas of the Australian state in early January.
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- February 24 2026
Cyclone Senyar a ‘wake-up call’ for Southeast Asia: Aon
The extraordinary storm caused US$5.4bn dollars of economic losses in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand and 1,406 deaths after making landfall twice in November.
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- February 16 2026
Heavy rain, strong winds brings state of emergency, disruptions to central New Zealand
States of emergancy have been declared in five districts and 30,000 properties have reported power outages as a result of the extreme weather on the North Island.
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- February 12 2026
IAG’s net profit falls 35% in H1 following Queensland hailstorms
IAG's underlying underwriting results remained resilient across the first half of FY26, despite losses from the hailstorms in Queensland.
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- February 11 2026
ARPC declares end of ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell
It is the seventh of Australia’s storm season after tropical cyclones Fina, Grant, Hayley, Jenna, Koji and Luana.
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- February 10 2026
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell downgraded after crossing Western Australia coast
It is the seventh cyclone of Australia’s storm season after tropical cyclones Fina, Grant, Hayley, Jenna, Koji and Luana.
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- February 8 2026
ARPC declares cyclone event as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell tracks along Western Australia coast
Mitchell has been lowered to category 2 intensity as of 5:00pm Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) on Sunday, with sustained winds near the centre of 110km/h and wind gusts of 155 km/h.
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- February 4 2026
New Zealand launches review into soaring home insurance costs
ICNZ said that it welcomes the government's review of the general insurance market
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- February 3 2026
Wang Fuk Court fire insurance payouts exceed US$65m: HKIA
A total of 863 general insurance claims and 169 life insurance claims have been settled, the Insurance Authority said on Tuesday.
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- February 2 2026
Australia’s East Coast hailstorm losses rise to US$1bn: Perils
Updated estimate reflects higher claims after severe convective storms brought destructive hail and winds to the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
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- January 29 2026
Southeast Asia on frontline of escalating natural catastrophe risk: Willis
Catastrophe risk remains high despite a moderate loss year in 2025, director of natural catastrophe analytics Cameron Rye says in a report.
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- January 28 2026
Losses from Victoria bushfires pass US$140m: ICA
Insurers have received over 3,123 claims from the Victoria bushfires.
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- January 28 2026
‘Hopeless’: observation-based models fall short as insurers comprehend modern flood risks
Speaking on InsuranceAsia News’ Between the Lines podcast, Fathom COO and co-founder Andrew Smith says the arrival of next-generation global flood models could not be more timely amid climate change.
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- January 27 2026
Claims from New Zealand’s ‘complex, incredibly devastating’ deadly storms top 1,200
Country is experiencing La Niña weather patterns, so ongoing rainfall is possible, IAG claims specialist tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- January 26 2026
Victoria bushfires won’t shift market, Howden says, with losses set to be less than ‘Black Summer’
Broker tells InsuranceAsia News reinsurance recoveries under cat XoL programs ‘unlikely to be material’.
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- January 26 2026
Australia braces for heavy rains as Cyclone Luana’s remnants track inland
Severe weather persists across the country as temperatures reach nearly 50°C, elevating the risk of bushfires.
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- January 22 2026
Record-breaking rain cause landslides, flooding on New Zealand’s North Island
States of emergency declared in Northland, Hauraki, Bay of Plenty, and Thames-Coromandel as a low-pressure front continues to bring heavy rains.
