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- April 22 2024
Noto earthquake insurance payout approaches US$500m: GIAJ
The claims have increased 3.5 times since January 31 and rose by 22% since the last tally on March 8.
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- April 22 2024
China’s ‘once-in-a-century’ flood warning puts Guangdong on alert
The past weekend of rainstorm that hit China coastal cities and Guangdong province has led to four deaths and economic loss of US$19.3 million, according to media reports.
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- April 22 2024
TSMC’s earthquake losses estimated at US$92m
The Taiwanese chipamaker said the loss is net of insurance claims and that damage was mostly to inventories and equipment, according to a stock exchange filing.
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- April 18 2024
Asia accounts for 40% of nat cat economic losses in Q1: Gallagher Re
Driven by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Asia had US$17bn in losses for the first three months of the year, making it the only region with above-average Q1 losses.
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- April 16 2024
Taiwan earthquake preliminary non-residential losses exceed US$263m: Guy Carpenter
While not all of these losses are insured, the residential earthquake insurance fund has reported claims of about US$23m from 472 claims, data from the broker showed.
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- April 15 2024
HK Insurance Authority courts Chinese insurers, municipalities to grow cat bond hub
The regulator is reaching out to Chinese (re)insurers and local governments as it seeks to entice potential cat bond issuers to the city and build an insurance-linked securities hub for the Greater Bay Area.
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- April 11 2024
Taiwan earthquake claims unlikely to exceed 2016 Meinong event’s US$500m: AM Best
Carriers will only have to deal with limited commercial and industrial claims such as business interruption as the April 3 quake was quite far from the economic and scientific centres and most of the losses are ceded to the international reinsurance market.
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- April 11 2024
Australia’s summer insured cat losses top US$1bn: ICA
The cost of the Christmas Storms has now exceeded US$730m from 95,000 claims; and the total losses for the season is expected to further rise with last weekend's storm in New South Wales.
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- April 10 2024
NSW ‘black nor’easter’ storms declared significant event as claims top 11,500: ICA
Suncorp, which received 2,700 claims, and IAG, with 3,100 claims, have said that almost 80% of the losses are coming from property damage.
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- April 8 2024
Taiwan earthquake set to be ‘notable event’ for local carriers: Aon
Relatively high take-up rate of residential earthquake insurance will impact the country's insurance industry as economic losses from the event is set to reach 'hundreds of millions dollars', the broker said.
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- April 8 2024
Eastern Australia hunkers down as threat of ‘blue sky flood’ continues
After the wild weather slammed the country’s south-eastern states, the New South Wales government has declared an emergency even as skies cleared up and Queensland continues to on alert as the rain event hasn't yet let up.
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- April 4 2024
Australia’s east coast prepares for floods as major rain event sets in
The BOM has issued flood watches for Queensland and New South Wales, with rainfall of up to 200mm likely by the weekend.
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- April 4 2024
New normal of US$100bn annual nat cat losses calls for greater resilience
The pace of the widening protection gap for natural catastrophes is increasing, and Swiss Re has urged for meaningful climate adaptation and resilience programs
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- April 4 2024
Australian local government association calls for doubling US$130m disaster fund
Over 300 applications seeking AU$460 million in mitigation projects were submitted in 2023, indicating the federal government's AU$200 million funding is "vastly insufficient", the association said.
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- April 3 2024
Taiwan rocked by strongest earthquake in 25 years
The 7.4 magnitude earthquake has caused at least nine fatalities, more than 100 building collapses, landslides, suspension of air and rail services, while AM Best has flagged that losses could come from business interruption coverage.
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- April 3 2024
Second loss estimate for the Australia Christmas storms hits US$1 billion: Perils
The second loss estimate is AU$152 million higher than the initial loss estimate released on February 14.
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- April 2 2024
Noto earthquake is the only billion-dollar event in ‘benign’ Q1: Cresta
The January 1 earthquake in Japan has an estimated US$1.9bn insured loss, according to the insurance industry organisation.
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- April 2 2024
MS&AD completes US$200m dual-tranche Singapore cat bond for Japan nat cats
The bonds will provide Mitsui Sumitomo and Aioi Nissay Dowa with US$100m each of protection for four years.
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- April 2 2024
Floods, drought drive APAC economic loss to US$65bn in 2023: Aon
The protection gap for the region stood at 91%, with only US$6bn of economic losses covered by insurance, which is below the 21st-century average of US$15bn.
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- April 1 2024
Opinion: Baltimore marine disaster serves as potent warning for Asia marine market
With rates sure to correct for the multi-billion dollar loss from the event, the region has more at stake with mega-vessels concentrating trade into fewer mega-ports, which can lead to potentially higher risks and mega-claims.
