Catastrophe & Flood

Typhoon Dolphin exposes the fleet cover gap China’s EV boom created

Typhoon Dolphin exposes the fleet cover gap China’s EV boom created

Why the broker is now first in line when an NEV floods

Roxanne Libatique Aug 12, 2026
Typhoon losses expose the gap Philippine crop insurance was never built to close

Typhoon losses expose the gap Philippine crop insurance was never built to close

A co-insurance pool launching next year is designed to address it

Six-year-low catastrophe losses aren't the reassurance they look like

Six-year-low catastrophe losses aren't the reassurance they look like

A quiet first half masks wildfire losses compounding at 8-11% a year and a hurricane period still to come - here's why brokers shouldn't read H1 numbers into renewal pricing

Dolphin is not one loss. It is an accumulation problem across two markets

Dolphin is not one loss. It is an accumulation problem across two markets

The storm has activated lines and geographies that many regional programs treat in isolation

IC claims rules activated as Philippines floods shut ports, halt business

IC claims rules activated as Philippines floods shut ports, halt business

A local calamity declaration puts non-life insurers under immediate regulatory obligation across affected localities

Regulator steps in as Assam floods expose India’s rural insurance gap

Regulator steps in as Assam floods expose India’s rural insurance gap

Government transfers are filling a void that the insurance industry has not

Kumamoto earthquake raises questions about contingent business interruption policy gaps

Kumamoto earthquake raises questions about contingent business interruption policy gaps

The disruption that matters most may not prompt the cover brokers think it will

Insurers prepare for claims as magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Kumamoto

Insurers prepare for claims as magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Kumamoto

Early analysis points to insured losses well below 2016 levels - but the aftershock sequence, semiconductor disruption, and a fault system with no recent rupture history are keeping underwriters watchful

Japan's corporate earthquake segment draws second parametric entrant in a year

Japan's corporate earthquake segment draws second parametric entrant in a year

A market that once had limited options now has competing products with different mechanisms

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