by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 15, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
In its latest midsummer outlook, the National Climate Centre forecast that as many as six tropical cyclones would hit China this summer, a higher number than average. These storms “are expected to be strong overall” and to affect mainly coastal areas of southern and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2025 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The typhoon could cover two-thirds of the Southeast Asian archipelago with its 1,800-kilometre-wide rain and wind band, forecasters said. It approached from the Pacific while the Philippines was still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 22, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Packing winds of 215 kph (134 mph) and gusts of up to 295 kph (160 mph), Ragasa slightly intensified as it brushed Babuyan Island and headed for possible landfall over Calayan Island, raising the risk of storm surges exceeding three metres (nine feet), the state...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 16, 2024 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Typhoon Yagi hit China’s southern Hainan island earlier this month and has caused devastation in Southeast Asia. In Myanmar, Yagi caused at least 74 deaths with dozens missing. Four deaths were reported in Hainan, at least 10 have died in Thailand and 20 in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2024 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The meteorological agency issued an emergency warning saying the typhoon could bring flooding, landslides and wind strong enough to knock down some houses Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit...
