International

Typhoon Hagibis brought torrential rainfall and flooding to Japan at the weekend, killing more than 30 people, washing away roads and flooding thousands of homes and businesses...

Last month was the costliest for natural disasters, thanks to Hurricane Dorian and Typhoon Faxai, says Aon’s latest Global Catastrophe Recap report...

The US wildfire season experienced below-average fire activity this year after abundant spring moisture and below-average temperatures across western states, although large fire potential is expected to persist in California until December...

Risk assessment methods need to be overhauled to protect companies from global supply chain disruptions as virtual and physical interconnection increases, Lloyd’s and modelling firm Air Worldwide say...

Global insurance industry mergers and acquisition deals worth $US4.04 billion were announced in August, according to analyst GlobalData...

Personal lines insurance in the US continued to record rate increases in the third quarter of 4.5%, insurance exchange MarketScout says...

Munich Re has spent $US250 million to take its stake in Californian start-up Next Insurance to 27.5%...