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- February 10 2026
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell downgraded after crossing Western Australia coast
It is the seventh cyclone of Australia’s storm season after tropical cyclones Fina, Grant, Hayley, Jenna, Koji and Luana.
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- February 8 2026
ARPC declares cyclone event as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell tracks along Western Australia coast
Mitchell has been lowered to category 2 intensity as of 5:00pm Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) on Sunday, with sustained winds near the centre of 110km/h and wind gusts of 155 km/h.
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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 26 2026
Australia braces for heavy rains as Cyclone Luana’s remnants track inland
Severe weather persists across the country as temperatures reach nearly 50°C, elevating the risk of bushfires.
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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
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 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 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 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 11 2025
Typhoon Odette survivors in the Philippines sue Shell seeking corporate liability for climate-related losses
The lawsuit, filed in London, argues Shell’s historic emissions materially intensified Super Typhoon Odette’s landing in December 2021.
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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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- September 12 2025
Perils cuts Cyclone Alfred loss estimate to US$1.25bn
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Afred struck Australia's Southeast Queensland and northeastern New South Wales in February and March, leaving over 300,000 homes and businesses without power.
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- August 25 2025
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Kajiki, but losses set to be less than Yagi
PVI Insurance chairman Duong Thanh Danh says the typhoon is forecast to hit areas that are less industrialised than those affected by Typhoon Yagi last year.
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- July 21 2025
Vietnamese (re)insurers brace for Typhoon Wipha, Hong Kong facing US$255m bill
Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected across northern Vietnam, posing risks of flooding and damage, particularly in coastal areas.
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- May 30 2025
Typhoons predicted to match 30-year average, but more intense hurricane season likely: Munich Re
In Northwest Pacific, an initial study estimates 25 named cyclones, 16 typhoons and nine severe typhoons in the highest 3–5 category in 2025.
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- April 25 2025
Myanmar, China earthquakes push Q1 global insured losses to second-highest on record: Aon
Losses resulted primarily from the California wildfires, with the total significantly higher than the 21st-century Q1 average of US$17bn.
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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 21 2025
Downpours, hail, flash flooding expected as Cyclone Tam continues wreaking havoc across New Zealand
Yellow severe thunderstorm watch in place for the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupō, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, and Taihape.
