Catastrophe – InsuranceAsia News https://insuranceasianews.com/industry_segments/catastrophe/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:15:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 ARPC declares cyclone event for Tropical Cyclone Jenna in the Indian Ocean https://insuranceasianews.com/arpc-declares-cyclone-event-for-tropical-cyclone-jenna-in-the-indian-ocean/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:15:51 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=208068 Fourth cyclone of Australia’s storm season is not expected to impact Indian Ocean territories or the Western Australia mainland.

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The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has declared that a cyclone event has begun in relation to Tropcial Cyclone Jenna after it formed in the Indian Ocean on Monday.
The ARPC specified t...

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]]> IAG integrates RACQI into cat reinsurance program https://insuranceasianews.com/iag-integrates-racqi-into-cat-reinsurance-program/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:32:20 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=208064 RACQI is now covered by IAG's main catastrophe cover, whole of account quota share (WAQS) arrangements, and aggregate stop-loss protection.

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IAG has successfully integrated the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Insurance (RACQI) into its main catastrophe reinsurance program following its acquisition in September.
In a statement on Tuesda...

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]]> ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Grant after 282 hours https://insuranceasianews.com/tropical-cyclone-grant-ends-after-282-hours/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:52:03 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207914 It had passed the remote Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean last week. 

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The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has declared an end to the cyclone event in relation to Tropical Cyclone Grant after 282 hours after it had formed in the Indian Ocean before Christm...

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]]> Tropical Cyclone Hayley hits Western Australia, ARPC declares end of event https://insuranceasianews.com/tropical-cyclone-hayley-hits-western-australia-arpc-declares-end-of-event/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 02:31:39 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207749 Multiple severe weather warnings have also been issued for New Year's Eve in Queensland.

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Tropical Cyclone Hayley made landfall in Western Australia on Tuesday, bringing significant rainfall and damaging winds before weakening and being downgraded.
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]]> Tropical Cyclone Hayley hits Western Australia, ARPC declares end of event https://insuranceasianews.com/tropical-cyclone-hayley-hits-western-australia-arpc-declares-end-of-event/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 02:31:39 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207749 Multiple severe weather warnings have also been issued for New Year's Eve in Queensland.

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Tropical Cyclone Hayley made landfall in Western Australia on Tuesday, bringing significant rainfall and damaging winds before weakening and being downgraded.
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]]> ARPC declares cyclone event after Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Indian Ocean https://insuranceasianews.com/arpc-declares-cyclone-event-after-tropical-cyclone-grant-forms-in-indian-ocean/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:06:38 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207589 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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The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has declared a cyclone event in relation to Tropical Cyclone Grant after it formed in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday.
The ARPC considers 12:56pm Austral...

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]]> ARPC declares cyclone event after Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Indian Ocean https://insuranceasianews.com/arpc-declares-cyclone-event-after-tropical-cyclone-grant-forms-in-indian-ocean/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:06:38 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207589 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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The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has declared a cyclone event in relation to Tropical Cyclone Grant after it formed in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday.
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]]> Kiwi broker Donaldson Brown elevates Racheal Greer to GM for fire and general https://insuranceasianews.com/kiwi-broker-donaldson-brown-elevates-racheal-greer-to-gm-for-fire-and-general/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 03:52:59 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207513 Auckland-based Greer assumes day-to-day leadership of the division, with founders Alex Brown and Dan Donaldson continuing to focus on the broader strategic direction of the group.

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Kiwi insurance broker Donaldson Brown has appointed Racheal Greer as its general manager for fire and general division, according to an announcement on LinkedIn.
Auckland-based Greer (pictured) has wo...

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]]> Wang Fuk Court fire insurance payouts exceed US$33m: HKIA https://insuranceasianews.com/wang-fuk-court-fire-insurance-payouts-top-us33m-hkia/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 23:29:59 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207488 General insurers have processed 1,038 clams with total payout of around US$26m in the three weeks since the fire, the regulator said.

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In the three weeks since the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, total insurance payouts by insurers have exceeded HK$257 million (US$33 million), according to the Hong Kong Insurance Authority (HKIA).
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]]> Sri Lanka flood claims manageable for insurers, reinsurers to absorb non-motor losses: Fitch https://insuranceasianews.com/sri-lanka-flood-claims-manageable-for-insurers-reinsurers-to-absorb-non-motor-losses-fitch/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:05:08 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207252 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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Insured losses arising from recent flooding due to Cyclone Ditwah are likely to be limited for most rated insurers in Sri Lanka because of low retention levels in the non-motor segment and reinsurance...

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