Catastrophe & Flood

Insurance moves: Bupa, Barry Nilsson and Moray & Agnew

Insurance moves: Bupa, Barry Nilsson and Moray & Agnew

A Bupa promotion, a Perth legal raid, and a pro bono partnership - three moves with more insurance market significance than they first appear

Jhoanna Hines Aug 08, 2026
The flood cover gap a broker witnessed is now a Suncorp research priority

The flood cover gap a broker witnessed is now a Suncorp research priority

What went wrong in Bloomfield points directly to the problem Suncorp’s program is designed to solve

Brick by digital brick: Can AI rebuild trust after a disaster?

Brick by digital brick: Can AI rebuild trust after a disaster?

As catastrophe claims rise, AI is helping insurers and restoration specialists rebuild faster

Multi-state winter storm opens concurrent claims window for brokers

Multi-state winter storm opens concurrent claims window for brokers

The system arrives as Australia’s nat-cat loss trajectory runs above long-run averages

How Super El Niño could shuffle global catastrophe risk

How Super El Niño could shuffle global catastrophe risk

Expert says Atlantic hurricane threat eases as Pacific, wildfire and flood exposures rise

El Niño threatens to extend Australia’s bushfire liability window

El Niño threatens to extend Australia’s bushfire liability window

New claims data points to a risk profile that has outgrown the calendar

Europe is burning. Should carriers be worried?

Europe is burning. Should carriers be worried?

Spain declared its first-ever wildfire emergency today. A major French region has been evacuated. Is catastrophe diversification starting to break down?

The earth has stopped being as shiny. Insurers are worried

The earth has stopped being as shiny. Insurers are worried

Ready for a major black swan event? Maybe you should be

Scientists say this year's El Niño could break records, and the models may not be keeping up

Scientists say this year's El Niño could break records, and the models may not be keeping up

Ocean temperatures are already brushing record territory months before this El Niño is expected to peak, and researchers say the climate models insurers rely on may be underestimating how fast the planet is actually warming

IB TALK

Why brokers can't ignore environmental risk anymore

How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape

Underwriters under the microscope

Do they really deliver on speed, flexibility and claims service?

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