Ping An P&C has launched a new typhoon risk map and catastrophe model to strengthen disaster resilience and support risk management, marking the 36th International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) on 13 October.
While it is general perception that New Zealanders know more and more about the hazards they live alongside, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)'s latest Annual Preparedness survey for 2025 suggests they are not taking steps to prepare themselves.
Early investments in social protection and resilience can slash India's climate-related losses by over 80% according to a new study.
According to an estimate by Moody's the global economic impact of physical risk from Nat CATs and climate change could reach $41.4tn by 2050.
Nigeria's insurance regulator, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has urged West African countries to strengthen financial instruments and deepen regional collaboration to address escalating climate change risks.
In marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, New Zealand's government and private sector organisations are calling for more coordinated resilience-building to help protect people, property and communities across the country.
Notable seasonal monsoon flood activity in parts of Asia, such as China, Japan, Pakistan and India in 3Q2025 drove a large portion of the globe's economic flood loss total to date of $28bn, according to Gallagher Re's report, titled "Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report".
The West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA), a regional association of insurance institutions in English-speaking West Africa, can help boost cooperation in the region, said Nigeria's Minister of State for Finance, Ms Doris Uzoka-Anite.
Pricing insurance coverage for ecological restoration is a challenge and "super tricky", according to SCOR head of P&C product and innovation, Mr Henri Douche.
New data released by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) shows that Australia has consistently taken the silver medal for extreme weather losses over the last 45 years - beaten only by the US.