Wild weather hits China as Typhoon Maysak floods Guangxi, deadly storms tear through Hubei, Super Typhoon Bavi loom
July 7 2026 by Mithun Varkey
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Typhoon Maysak claims top 11,000 in China, insured losses hit US$16m
- July 9
Ping An, Taiping, China Life P&C, CIC China Insurance, and China Continent Insurance have all reported claims related to the typhoon and the subsequent thunderstorms and tornadoes.
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Insured losses from late-November storms in Australia trimmed: Perils
- May 27
Personal lines property losses represent 67% of the loss, while commercial lines property losses represent 21% and motor losses 12%.
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Australia’s 2025 extreme weather insured losses upped to US$3.4bn, ICA says
- April 21
Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says the increase was due to increased costs and further lodged claims.
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Australian insurers facing elevated US$2.1bn bill from late-November storms: Perils
- February 27
Compares to an initial loss estimate of AU$2.6 billion by in January following the severe convective storms which hit Queensland and New South Wales.
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Sedgwick | Captives in Asia: From Niche Solution to Strategic Risk Platform
Captive insurance has evolved from niche tool to strategic risk infrastructure in Asia, with connected claims data seen as key to unlocking its full value.
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BlackRock | Rethink the rules: how TAA and ETFs are reshaping portfolio construction
BlackRock's Daniel Caderas and MSCI's Raman Aylur Subramanian explain why tactical asset allocation (TAA) and exchange-traded funds (ETF) have become essential as global markets fragment and static allocations lose their reliability.
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BlackRock | Infrastructure comes of age for insurers
Are insurers capturing full value from the asset class? BlackRock shares its perspective.
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PartnerRe | The missing life stage: why caregiving is reshaping the future of protection in APAC
To stay relevant, insurers should engage caregivers earlier with solutions that combine protection, navigation support, and preventative planning.
