Nat Cat events

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ICA declares insurance catastrophe after severe hailstorms hit South East Queensland

November 25 2025

The event has already generated over 16,000 claims across over 140 postcodes.

Cyclone Fina lashes Darwin causing outages and disruptions, but damage anticipated to be moderate

November 23 2025

Darwin’s strongest cyclone since Tracy in 1974 left thousands without power but caused limited damage, and is now on course for Western Australia.

Cyclone Fina intensifies to Category 2 as Darwin braces for impact

November 21 2025

BOM warns that Cyclone Fina may strengthen further as it nears Australia's northern coast.

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Megaquake risk in Nankai Trough, Tokyo weighs on Japanese non-life and life insurer ratings

November 21 2025

S&P Global Ratings warns that earthquake claims could far exceed those seen after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Typhoon Fung-wong drives significant economic losses across the Philippines, Taiwan

November 14 2025

Asia reels from another hard-hitting typhoon, which followed just days after the impact of Typhoon Kalmaegi.

Nepal insurers report over US$25m in claims from October floods and landslides

November 12 2025

The Nepal Insurance Authority said insurers received 734 claims across property, engineering, agriculture, motor and marine lines.

Typhoon Kalmaegi claims more than 200 lives in Philippines and Vietnam, economic losses expected in the hundreds of millions

November 8 2025

The Philippines recorded the highest casualty with 204 people killed and 141 missing, based on official figures as of Saturday, 8 November.

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ICA expands significant event declaration for SEQ hailstorm, as claims top 25,000

November 5 2025

The ICA has included more storm dates and regions in its event declaration following a surge in weather-related insurance claims.

Typhoon Kalmaegi triggers mass evacuations, infrastructure disruption across central Philippines

November 5 2025

Cebu bore the brunt of the storm, which displaced more than 1.1 million people across central Philippines.

IAG deploys advanced technologies to better support customers impacted by severe weather

IAG deploys new AI technology to improve storm response in Queensland

October 29 2025

The insurer said it used new artificial intelligence technology during the recent Brisbane hailstorm to find cases that need urgent emergency repairs.

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