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- July 2 2025
As ‘bomb cyclone’ hits Australia’s NSW, 2025 losses top US$1.2bn
Coastal low weather system has led to damaging wind and heavy rainfall since Tuesday.
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- July 1 2025
IAG lifts profit outlook as nat cat bill comes in below forecast
Australian insurer revealed that natural peril costs for FY2025 had come in roughly US$132m below expectations.
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- June 30 2025
Chubb Japan promotes Akira Hayasaka to head of claims services division
Tokyo-based Hayasaka, who was formerly head of commercial claims for the carrier, will report to CEO Edward Kopp.
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- June 30 2025
Wild weather hits New Zealand, with ‘millions of dollars’ in damage from Nelson-Tasman rain, floods
IAG has received over 373 claims for home, contents, motor and commercial policies across Nelson, Tasman, Marlborough, Auckland, and other areas.
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- June 26 2025
QBE confirms new claims ‘strategic direction’, with ‘roles impacted’
Rachel Elmes, Arron Mann, Brenton Crabb, and Kate Peterson will leave the firm, IAN understands.
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- June 24 2025
Allianz Australia names Luke Whenman as chief claims officer
Sydney-based Whenman was previously Suncorp's executive general manager for motor claims.
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- June 19 2025
Wild weather claims surpass all of 2024 in just 5 months amid increasing severity, frequency: NRMA
Australian insurer says it received more than 32,000 wild weather-related damage claims in the first five months of 2025.
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- June 19 2025
Axa XL ships in QBE duo to boost Australia marine team
Ross Lawrenson joins as a senior marine underwriter and Sameen Naveed as a senior marine claims specialist.
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- June 18 2025
‘Surely, prices will go up’: Air India crash to push hull and liability rates, could impact product liability
Brokers and a lawyer tell InsuranceAsia News that last week's fatal crash in Ahmedabad will have a wide-ranging impact on the aviation industry, with total losses set to be as much as US$475m.
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- June 17 2025
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred claims top 68,000, ARPC says, losses estimated at US$941m
Majority of claims received are for food spoilage and property damage due to severe winds, fallen trees, or water ingress in homes.
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- June 13 2025
Air India crash claims could top US$280m, ‘investigations will take time’
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after departing Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, killing 241 passengers and crew.
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- June 13 2025
Air India crash: Tata AIG leads program jointly placed by Gallagher and WTW
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed minutes after take-off from India’s Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon with 242 people on board.
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- June 12 2025
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred insured losses down 12% from initial estimate: Perils
Darryl Pidcock, Perils' head of Asia Pacific and cyber, said the reduction was unusual compared to previous Australian events.
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- June 12 2025
Watershed moment as insurers told to cover jets stranded in Russia
AerCap, which owns 116 of the planes, was awarded US$1bn after the judge ruled that the cause of the loss was 'an act or order of the Russian government' and should be covered by war risks policies.
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- June 11 2025
Crawford names Keira Blair as national strata operations manager for Australia
Gold Coast-based Blair joins the loss adjuster from strata specialist MGA Longitude Insurance where she was manager for large loss and complex claims.
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- June 11 2025
‘No hope of recovery’: MSC Elsa 3 salvage efforts begin in India, but total loss expected
NorthStandard is understood to be the claims leader for the Liberian-flagged container ship that sank last month off the coast of India.
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- June 5 2025
Australian insurers faced with US$1.9bn bill after triple whammy: JBA
February's north Queensland floods, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, and the ongoing Mid North Coast and Hunter Regions floods in New South Wales have caused widespread damage.
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- June 3 2025
NSW floods claims top 8,700 as residents face ‘uncertain future’
Over 78% of claims are related to property, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
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- June 2 2025
Swiss Re CorSo promotes Cyrus Pang to Asia head of claims
Pang has been with Swiss Re CorSo since May 2021, having joined as global head of international programs and customer experience claims.
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- May 30 2025
Zurich names Suncorp’s Morris Garsin as head of claims excellence for ANZ
Sydney-based Garsin will assume the role in August.
