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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 16 2026
WTW elevates Sarah Titmarsh to client manager for climate and parametric solutions
Brisbane-based Titmarsh has been the project and sales enablement lead since joining from Aon in November 2022.
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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 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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- December 9 2025
Over half of US$10bn losses from recent Southeast Asian floods attributable to business interruption: Moody’s
Modelling specialist noted that some atmospheric indicators suggest that parts of Southeast Asia are already experiencing La Niña-like conditions.
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- December 1 2025
Asia Pacific accounts for half of US$22bn losses from 2025 tropical cyclones: Munich Re
Reinsurer’s preliminary estimates reveal a paradoxical season with numerous severe storms but total and insured losses far below decadal averages.
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- November 26 2025
Consolidation unlikely to slow amid shifting, costly regulatory landscape: Helvetia CEO Fabian Rupprecht
Data centres, natural catastrophes and robotics 'are real opportunities' for growth, he also tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- November 19 2025
ARPC declares cyclone event as Tropical Cyclone Fina strengthens
First tropical cyclone of Australia’s storm season has developed off the country’s northern coast.
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- November 19 2025
Cynthia Yuan Xi named head of China Re’s climate risk research centre
Former Fosun Insurance Group CFO has been at China Re in Beijing since March 2019.
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- November 18 2025
Tower, CelsiusPro collaborate to launch rainfall parametric cover in Fiji
Rainfall Response Cover provides a rapid cash payout when a policyholder is impacted by heavy rainfall, regardless of damage, without the requirement of an insurance assessor’s sign-off.
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- November 17 2025
Amid uninsurable warning, parametric solutions seen as future for addressing rising climate risks
With almost 60% of natural disasters in recent years uninsured, parametric solutions have received almost universal approval as an alternative to traditional underwriting.
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- November 11 2025
Seadrif, Philippines join hands to explore disaster insurance facility for public assets
Seadrif Sovereign Asset and Fiscal Empowerment facility is intended to ensure uninterrupted delivery of essential services to citizens in the aftermath of natural disasters.
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- November 11 2025
From AI to climate change and fraud, 3 takeaways from the Insurance Innovators Summit
Innovation on the agenda in London, but rising risks continue to test the market.
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- November 7 2025
Climate change reality means its time for insurers to step up and play a part, Zurich Insurance’s EMEA CEO says
Alison Martin was speaking this week at the 25th annual Insurance Innovators Summit in London.
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- October 31 2025
SOS: insurers fear Net-Zero Framework delay will send decarbonisation progress off course
International Maritime Organization's framework was approved in April and was expected to be formally adopted at a special meeting in London earlier this month.
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- October 30 2025
Southeast Queensland hailstorm claims top 10,000 as clean up continues
IAG and Suncorp are dealing with claims and significant costs after the event struck the Brisbane region on Sunday.
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- October 28 2025
ICA declares ‘significant event’ in Queensland after severe hailstorms
The hailstorms in the greater Brisbane region on Sunday have led to over 11,000 claims so far, the industry lobby said.
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- October 27 2025
Australian insurers face wave of claims after severe thunderstorms
Suncorp said it has received thousands of claims from Queensland and Victoria following violent thunderstorms on Sunday.
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- October 20 2025
Australia prepares for ‘hotter-than-normal summer’: BOM
The Bureau of Meteorology also warned of increased risk of bushfires and increasing risk of powerful storms.
