ICA declares significant event for northern Queensland floods

30 years after Kobe earthquake, Japan seeks to improve data amid ‘megaquake’ warning

Space agency signs deal to estimate extent of damage to buildings caused by earthquakes using high-definition satellite images.

Australia opens applications for US$125m disaster mitigation grant

Third round of Disaster Ready Fund focuses on large-scale infrastructure that will deliver disaster risk mitigation, resilience and safety benefits and put downward pressure on insurance costs.

APAC records nat cat insured losses at US$8bn in 2024, the lowest since 2012: Gallagher Re

Three events – China seasonal floods, Typhoon Yagi, and Japan’s Noto Peninsula Earthquake – drove 68% of economic losses, or US$88bn, in the region.

Australia twin event losses to remain below major cat level, adjuster says

Carriers received 5,400+ claims from severe weather events on the east coast, while Cyclone Sean caused record rains and port disruptions in Western Australia.