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- January 14 2026
Asia natural catastrophe losses in 2025 contained by region’s protection gap: Howden Re
Peak perils accounted for a notably small share of the overall losses in 2025 due to a quiet Atlantic hurricane season, the broker said in its nat cat snapshot.
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- January 14 2026
Non-peak perils show steady rise amid shifting climate patterns: Munich Re’s Tobias Grimm
Even as overall nat cat costs declined in 2025, reinsurer’s chief climate scientist tells InsuranceAsia News that climate change is intensifying risks in unexpected regions, underscoring the urgency of stronger resilience and preparedness measures worldwide.
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- January 13 2026
APAC nat cat losses hit US$73bn in 2025, making up a third of global total: Munich Re
Insured losses in the region totalled US$9bn in 2025, compared with US$108bn globally, driven mainly by wildfires, floods, and severe storms.
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- January 13 2026
Victoria bushfire claims top 1,300, more than 500 structures damaged
Insurance Council of Australia says 30% of property claims are total losses for the fires that have been raging since last week.
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- January 13 2026
Suncorp hit by US$885m natural hazards bill in H1 FY26
Suncorp has confirmed that its natural hazard costs in H1 FY26 will exceed its US$581 million budget.
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- January 12 2026
Victoria bushfires losses rise with 350 buildings destroyed, 15,000 livestock lost
Fires have been raging since last week, mostly in Victoria, but also in New South Wales.
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- January 11 2026
ICA declares ‘significant event’ for Victoria bushfires
Blazes have torn through more than 300,000 hectares of bushland, destroying more than 130 properties, including homes, and leaving thousands without power.
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- January 11 2026
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Koji
Claims period will end on Tuesday at 10:00am Australian Eastern Standard Time.
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- January 8 2026
Australia braced for ‘catastrophic’ fire dangers, temperatures could hit 47 degrees Celsius
Total fire ban in place across the entire state of Victoria, most of South Australia, and four districts of New South Wales on Friday.
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- January 8 2026
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Jenna
It is the fourth cyclone of Australia’s storm season after tropical cyclones Fina, Grant, and Hayley.
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- January 8 2026
Late‑November storms to cost Australian insurers US$1.78bn: Perils
Figure covers property and motor hull losses for the severe convective storms in Queensland and New South Wales between November 21 and 27.
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- January 6 2026
ARPC declares cyclone event for Tropical Cyclone Jenna in the Indian Ocean
Fourth cyclone of Australia’s storm season is not expected to impact Indian Ocean territories or the Western Australia mainland.
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- January 6 2026
IAG integrates RACQI into cat reinsurance program
RACQI is now covered by IAG's main catastrophe cover, whole of account quota share (WAQS) arrangements, and aggregate stop-loss protection.
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- January 2 2026
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Grant after 282 hours
It had passed the remote Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean last week.
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- December 31 2025
Tropical Cyclone Hayley hits Western Australia, ARPC declares end of event
Multiple severe weather warnings have also been issued for New Year's Eve in Queensland.
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- December 23 2025
ARPC declares cyclone event after Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Indian Ocean
Tropical Cyclone Grant is set to impact the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as a category 2 system late on Christmas Eve or on the morning of Christmas Day.
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- December 22 2025
Kiwi broker Donaldson Brown elevates Racheal Greer to GM for fire and general
Auckland-based Greer assumes day-to-day leadership of the division, with founders Alex Brown and Dan Donaldson continuing to focus on the broader strategic direction of the group.
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- December 22 2025
Wang Fuk Court fire insurance payouts exceed US$33m: HKIA
General insurers have processed 1,038 clams with total payout of around US$26m in the three weeks since the fire, the regulator said.
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- December 18 2025
Sri Lanka flood claims manageable for insurers, reinsurers to absorb non-motor losses: Fitch
National Insurance Trust Fund, as Sri Lanka's sole reinsurer, faces greater exposure amid lack of retrocession cover from recent flooding due to Cyclone Ditwah.
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- December 16 2025
Nat cat insured losses reach US$107bn, driven by LA wildfires and severe convective storms
With losses at US$89bn, the US is again the most affected market in 2025, Swiss Re Institute says.
