South Korea allocates record US$1.38bn for unprecedented Yeongnam forest fires

Myanmar, China earthquakes push Q1 global insured losses to second-highest on record: Aon

Losses resulted primarily from the California wildfires, with the total significantly higher than the 21st-century Q1 average of US$17bn.

South Korea to expand insurance coverage for uninsured crops following wildfires: report

Government plan to introduce US-style disaster guarantee system for small farmers and forest crops.

Insurance claims from South Korea wildfires near 5,000, mostly for crops: report

Insurers have paid out at least US$131,800, while assessing damage for crop-related claims is expected to take time.

South Korea wildfire claims to ‘pour in’, Japan to see minimum insured losses

Some 48,000 hectares were burned in South Korea, with just over 1,000 hectares impacted in two Japanese prefectures.