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- May 30 2025
‘No protection’: 9 out of 10 farmers affected by NSW flood are uninsured
Insurers have received 7,383 claims related to floods as of Friday, according to the Insurance Council of Australia, although farmers are unable to obtain flood cover, according to an insurance adviser in one of the hardest-hit towns.
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- May 27 2025
Insurance catastrophe declared as NSW floods claims near 5,000
Mid North Coast and Hunter flooding event has impacted communities since last week.
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- May 23 2025
SMBC Aviation’s insurance settlements for jets stranded in Russia reach US$1.4bn
Japanese aircraft lessor says it received US$24m in FY25 and US$630m, in addition to a US$756m settlement from Russian insurer NSK in 2023.
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- May 20 2025
Tower reports H1 FY25 COR of 69.7%, profit up to US$36.5m
Kiwi insurer’s first half GWP was NZ$176m, up 4% from a year ago, while it reported large-event costs of US$1.8m.
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- May 19 2025
Canopius expands APAC leadership with double appointment
Singapore-based Chen Zhang and Channing Chiu will report to APAC and MENA CEO Soon Keen Lee.
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- May 16 2025
Beijing hail leads to US$44m insured loss from widespread motor, property damage
Local insurers have received at least 45,600 claims, with the majority related to motor, as of May 14, according to the Beijing Financial Regulatory Bureau.
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- May 16 2025
Has Australia found the roadmap to reduce uninsurability risks? Cat bills underscore need to build on public intervention
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation absorbed much of losses from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and has helped drive down premiums for high-risk properties.
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- May 15 2025
IAG’s 10-month nat cat bill at US$580m, tracking 22% below allowance
Its FY25 profit guidance in on course to increase by 12% to US$1.2bn.
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- May 14 2025
APAC faces billion-dollar economic losses from Q1 wildfires: Aon
The costliest event for APAC insurers was ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, while Myanmar earthquake was the costliest economic loss in the region, with damages expected to reach billions of dollars.
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- May 12 2025
Australia’s extreme weather costs near US$1bn in 2025: ICA
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred was the costliest event at US$770m accounting for more than 90% of the claims.
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- May 8 2025
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam 15th event to top AU$10m for Suncorp
The 15 events and other attritional natural hazard costs have meant natural hazard costs for the 10 months to April 30 are expected to be AU$1.1bn,
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- April 30 2025
New Zealand insurers’ GWP grows 8.6% to US$6.4bn, COR improves to 78.6%: ICNZ
Following the impact of the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, premiums stabilised in 2024 as global reinsurance rates and inflation eased, the Insurance Council of New Zealand said.
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- April 29 2025
Hurricanes, quakes could drive peak year insured losses to US$300bn: Swiss Re Institute
Global insured natural catastrophe losses may reach US$145bn in 2025, mainly driven by secondary perils like severe thunderstorms, floods and wildfires, according to Sigma report.
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- April 28 2025
Japan’s insurers settled US$2bn nat cat claims in FY24: GIAJ
Noto Peninsula earthquake was the largest event in terms of claims for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2025, according to the General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ).
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- April 23 2025
Myanmar earthquake world’s third costliest economic loss event in Q1: Gallagher Re
California fires' US$40bn losses expected to be an earnings event for carriers and is unlikely to affects global renewal cycles.
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- April 23 2025
Cyclone Alfred insured losses touch US$1.64bn, Perils says, higher than ARPC
In March, Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) estimated total losses covered by the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool were approximately AU$1.7 billion.
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- April 22 2025
Tower raises profit forecast despite Easter weekend storm, earthquake claims
Insurer says it has recieved over 250 claims from the storms that impacted New Zealand over Easter weekend.
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- April 21 2025
IAG receives over 11,000 claims from Cyclone Alfred
Cyclone Alfred made landfall along Australia’s east coast at the start of March, impacting southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales.
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- April 15 2025
Emerging ‘silent AI’ risk on underwriters’ minds, poised to trigger finpro liability claims
As businesses increasingly integrate AI technologies, insurers face the challenge of unintentional coverage gaps, reminiscent of ‘silent cyber’.
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- April 9 2025
New Zealand tornado short lived, few claims expected
Tornado hit the town of Levin on the country's North Island at around 7:45am on Tuesday.
