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Lloyd’s return to profit sees Neal positive on capital
Strong investment returns and corrective action last year should give clients in Asia confidence.
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Cyber market exposed to home working amid Covid-19
Hackers are taking advantage as millions take on remote working worldwide.
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Surge in Thailand L&H purchases due to Covid-19
Two million coronavirus-related policies were sold in March alone.
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Australian SMEs hard hit by virus, forced to cancel policies
- March 27
- Business Interruption
- Australia
SME aggregator BizCover has seen cancellations increase by 51% over the last month.
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Hannover Re’s Eberhardt on Australia’s long, hot summer
- March 26
- People
- Catastrophe
- Australia
Unprecedented claims from recent bushfires is showing the value of reinsurance.
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KB Financial likely acquirer of Prudential Life Korea
- March 26
- M&A
- South Korea
The US$1.8bn move would send a sign to rival Shinhan Financial, who acquired ING Life last year.
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World Bank’s pandemic bond under scrutiny
Despite thousands of deaths and financial turmoil, it still isn’t clear if the facility will trigger.
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Asia’s life players face major headwinds
Chinese and South Korean firms are particularly exposed to the economic uncertainty.
A virus-side chat about Covid-19
Greg Solomon, Peak Re
Staying competitive through digital transformation
Erik Bleekrode, KPMG-
What are the implications of Covid-19 for the insurance industry? And what longer-term trends might the outbreak drive?
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Alexander the Great and logistics risk management have more in common than you might think!
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Digital channels aid April renewals amid travel chaos
- March 25
- Reinsurance
Covid-19 is disrupting travel but tech is helping the reinsurance market.
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Covid-19 compounds South Korea’s P&C challenges
- March 23
- P&C
- South Korea
The market has been under pressure for years with poor growth and underwriting results.
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BEA’s assets attractive after investor feud enters truce
- March 16
Strategic review, supported by Elliott Management, could see insurance arms sold.
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How digital is shaping Asia’s P&C claims
Tech such as AI is transforming personal lines which could translate to commercial.
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Aviva’s departure from Indonesia adds to shake-up
Maurice Tulloch's move comes after six years amid market turbulence and differs from foreign rivals.
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Covid-19 rattles supply chains and reveals BI shortfall
- March 4
- Business Interruption
- China
'Just in time' supply and lack of diversification bring greater risks which aren't necessarily well covered.
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Hannover Re’s Eberhardt on Australia’s long, hot summer
- March 26
- Q+A
- Catastrophe
- Australia
Unprecedented claims from recent bushfires is showing the value of reinsurance.
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Sompo International promotes Christopher Donelan to Re CEO
- March 23
- Reinsurance
- Global
Donelan replaces Stephen Young who has resigned after 17 years.
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Swiss Re hires Jolene Loh in South-East Asia L&H push
Loh joined from Pacific Life Re earlier this month.
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Sedgwick’s James Ong on claims handling in Asia
The global loss adjuster is seeing a spike in regional demand.
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Swiss Re India appoints Hadi Riachi as CEO
- March 12
- Reinsurance
- India
Riachi will succeed G. Satish Raju on April 1.
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Vinod Krishnan to exit Guy Carpenter
Krishnan will leave the broking giant at the end of the month.
The lessons from Travelex’s cyber troubles
Patrick Rozario, Moore Advisory Services