Nat Cat events

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Japan issues tsunami warning after 7.1 quake; twin tremors hit western China

July 28 2026

Powerful tremors struck Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, while twin earthquakes measuring 5.7 and 5.8 hit China's Qinghai province.

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Munich Re Specialty launches parametric earthquake cover for Japan corporates via Lloyd’s platform

July 28 2026

The trigger-based product uses data from Kik-net and K-NET seismic monitoring networks.

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Typhoon Noul drives Shenzhen losses, Guangdong catastrophe prepayments

July 27 2026

In Shenzhen alone, insurers received 1,212 claims worth CNY18.37m (US$2.71m).

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APAC catastrophe losses remain subdued in H1 2026 as global protection gap widens: Aon

July 22 2026

The region's costliest event was seasonal flooding in China, which generated approx. US$4.9bn in economic losses.

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China insurers field 380,000 claims as July typhoon, flood claims approach US$1bn

July 17 2026

The figures cover losses from typhoons Maysak and Bavi and wider July flooding, with insurers having already advanced CNY2.89bn (US$427m) to policyholders across Zhejiang, Guangxi and Hubei.

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Typhoon Bavi: Zhejiang-based insurers pay US$11m as claims mount

July 16 2026

Ping An’s claim count surged more than fivefold in two days as insurers continued assessing losses from the storm.

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Asia nat cat insured losses ease in H1 2026, but cyclone risk clouds outlook — Gallagher Re

July 15 2026

Asia recorded its lowest first-half insured catastrophe losses since 2017, but more than US$6bn in flood-driven economic losses in China underscored the region's significant protection gap.

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PERILS raises January Victoria bushfire insurance loss estimate to A$860m

July 14 2026

The latest estimate is up from A$810m (US$570.6m) in April.

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Typhoon Bavi triggers 6,000 early claims as Zhejiang begins recovery

July 13 2026

China's insurers are processing thousands of claims following Typhoon Bavi's landfalls in Zhejiang, with Ping An, PICC and China Pacific reporting early losses and payouts.

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China's July floods drive 320,000 claims, US$323m in payouts so far

July 10 2026

Reservoir breaches from Typhoon Maysak drove much of the loss, with insurers bracing for more as Typhoon Bavi approaches.

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China's insurers fast-track claims after deadly Guangxi floods, Hubei tornadoes

July 10 2026

Ping An P&C alone has reported more than 10,000 claims worth an estimated CNY110m (US$16.17m).

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Philippine regulator orders faster claims processing after Mindanao earthquake

June 17 2026

The directive applies to regulated entities operating in areas declared under a state of calamity following the event.

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