Zurich-based catastrophe data aggregator PERILS has lowered its industry loss estimate for Cyclone Alfred to A$1.92bn ($1.2bn), down 14% from its second loss estimate of A$2.25bn issued in June 2025, three months after the event.
In Japan, across 11 cities, in the quarter century (1974 - 1998) the days of thunder and lightning were confirmed on an average 180 days annually. However, in the quarter century (1999 - 2023) the lightning incidences increased by 16.3% to 209 days per year according to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun's analysis of the Japanese Meteorological Agency's 50 years of data released by Yonhap News agency.
A new study that analysed the severe heatwaves that occurred over the past quarter century has revealed that these could not have happened without human-caused climate change.
The earthquakes felt in both Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia in recent weeks serve as a reminder that the country is not free from seismic activity and other natural disasters, the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) said in a statement.
The softening insurance market in New Zealand has continued through 1H2025, according to Gallagher Insurance's "Insurance Market Update", published in August 2025.
Aon has launched an end-to-end analytics solution to drive better informed catastrophe response.
SEADRIF Insurance has made a payout of $2m to the ministry of finance of Lao PDR under the new parametric insurance policy that was launched on 1 May 2025.
Without effective natural catastrophe (Nat CAT) modelling, global insurers may be limiting their insights and ability to shape better business decisions according to the latest edition of Aon Catastrophe Risk Survey published in August 2025.
A new joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that vulnerable groups in developing countries - including children, older adults, and low-income communities - face increasing dangers from more extreme and frequent heatwaves.
A study by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has assessed the financial implications of climate-related disasters for the financial system, including the broader macroeconomic impact, losses from business disruptions and insurance sector spillovers.