Catastrophe & Flood
Flood emergency hits Bangkok days before new national scheme takes effect
Structural gaps in contingent business interruption cover mean commercial clients carry uninsured supply chain exposure that no government scheme addresses
By Roxanne Libatique 28 Sep 2026
Flood emergency hits Bangkok days before new national scheme takes effect
Sun Life among insurers directing funds to Mindanao earthquake relief
The divergence between economic and insured losses in high-CAT markets signals a coverage shortfall that brokers can no longer treat as background noise
By Roxanne Libatique 28 Sep 2026
Sun Life among insurers directing funds to Mindanao earthquake relief
Typhoon Dujuan exposes gaps in Japan’s property insurance cover
Uneven protection leaves households exposed as catastrophe risk reshapes underwriting and reinsurance assumptions
By Roxanne Libatique 23 Sep 2026
Typhoon Dujuan exposes gaps in Japan’s property insurance cover
Japan’s non-life insurers report residential claims after Kumamoto earthquake
Limited household take-up leaves brokers assessing whether protection matches clients’ catastrophe exposure
By Roxanne Libatique 23 Sep 2026
Japan’s non-life insurers report residential claims after Kumamoto earthquake
Japan’s soft reinsurance market faces a new catastrophe test
Typhoon Dujuan puts recent pricing and programme decisions under renewed scrutiny
By Roxanne Libatique 22 Sep 2026
Japan’s soft reinsurance market faces a new catastrophe test
Most Philippine farm losses fall outside the insured pool
A sovereign insurer absorbing total underwriting risk without risk transfer creates fiscal exposure that grows each time weather events cluster across multiple regions
By Roxanne Libatique 12 Sep 2026
Most Philippine farm losses fall outside the insured pool
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