Update: China’s Financial Hub of Shanghai at Virtual Standstill as Typhoon Makes Landfall July 26, 2021 Typhoon In-Fa, the powerful storm battering regions around Shanghai, has forced some of the world’s biggest shipping ports to halt...
Typhoon Lekima Roars Through Eastern China, Killing at Least 32 August 12, 2019 The death toll from a typhoon in eastern China rose to 32 on Sunday, with 16 people missing, state broadcaster...
China Braces for Typhoon Lekima as Strongest Storm to Hit Region in 2019 August 9, 2019 By Samson Ellis Flights and high-speed train services were canceled in Shanghai as the strongest typhoon to hit the region this year swept...
Insured Losses from China’s Typhoon Mangkhut Estimated at US$1B-US$2B: AIR September 26, 2018 Industry insured losses from Typhoon Mangkhut in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau will be between US$1 billion and US$2...
Super Typhoon Mangkhut Targets China After Killing More Than 50 in Philippines September 16, 2018 By James Pomfret and Enrico Dela Cruz A super typhoon made landfall in China’s Guangdong on Sunday, the country’s most populous province, after wreaking havoc in Hong...
Swiss Re, Ping An Offer China’s 1st Mobile-Enabled Parametric Insurance Cover July 7, 2017 Swiss Re has partnered with Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Co. of China Ltd. to launch China’s first mobile-enabled...
Typhoon Haima Hits China as Weaker Storm; AIR Worldwide Comments October 21, 2016 By Dominic Lau and Eduard Gismatullin Typhoon Haima made landfall in China after it brushed past Hong Kong, forcing the city’s stock exchange to cancel trading...
Typhoon Megi Hits Taiwan, Bringing 20 Foot Waves, Power Cuts; RMS Comments September 27, 2016 By Chinmei Sung Typhoon Megi lashed Taiwan with wind and rain on Tuesday, bringing 20-foot-high waves and knocking pedestrians off their feet in...
China’s Fujian Province Braces for Super Typhoon Meranti September 12, 2016 Already equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane with maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 115 knots (212 km/h, 132 mph), super...
Typhoon Kalmaegi Approaches Hong Kong September 15, 2014 By Bonnie Cao Hong Kong issued its third-highest storm signal for the first time this year as Severe Typhoon Kalmaegi sweeps past China’s...