Chinese natural disasters News

Economic Losses From China Disasters Reach $42B in First Nine Months of 2023

China suffered direct economic losses of 308.29 billion yuan ($42 billion) over the first nine months of 2023, the government said, from natural disasters such as torrential rains, deadly landslides, freakish hailstorms and a string of typhoons. The emergency management …

China’s Extreme Weather Provides Wake-Up Call for Under-Insured Local Authorities

BEIJING – Devastating summer floods in the populous province of Henan in central China are a wake-up call for local authorities to seek better insurance cover against natural disasters, potentially opening up a huge market for insurers in the country. …

China Regulator Urges Insurers to Expand Natural Disaster Coverage

BEIJING – China’s banking and insurance regulator said on Thursday that it will guide insurers to increase investment in natural disaster insurance and enrich product offerings. It also plans to raise public awareness of risks, to let natural disaster insurance …