Victoria bushfire losses rise to US$570m: Perils
April 13 2026 by Andrew Mullen
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Victoria bushfire losses reach US$560m: Perils
- February 26
Initial estimate reflects significant property and motor losses after extreme heat and fast‑moving fires swept across rural areas of the Australian state in early January.
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Losses from Victoria bushfires pass US$140m: ICA
- January 28
Insurers have received over 3,123 claims from the Victoria bushfires.
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Victoria bushfires won’t shift market, Howden says, with losses set to be less than ‘Black Summer’
- January 26
Broker tells InsuranceAsia News reinsurance recoveries under cat XoL programs ‘unlikely to be material’.
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Victoria bushfires declared by ‘insurance catastrophe’ as claims top 2,300
- January 16
Aon says expected economic losses are still pending proper assessment, but 'will reach' the hundreds of millions of US dollars.
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