Typhoon Yagi triggers first-ever insurance payout for Red Cross’ global disaster fund
September 27 2024 by Joana Nguyen
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Next Queensland government should axe stamp duty: ICA
- September 26
ICA forecasts an 8% reduction in premiums if the next state government removes a 9% stamp duty on insurance, which is imposed after a goods and services tax.
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Reinsurers pivotal to supporting China’s cat insurance system: Taiping Re’s Sheldon Yu
- September 26
The Chinese government has stated its intention to promote a catastrophe insurance system that will run along market principles, as regulators seek to improve the country’s response to natural catastrophes, which have caused direct economic losses of US$12.8bn in H1 2024.
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Rising cat losses in Greater China put risk exposures under the lens
- September 25
(Re)insurers in the region are increasingly focusing on understanding and analysing risk exposures and are more willing to invest in data collection, says Guy Carpenter’s Kitty Bao.
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Typhoon Yagi to drive reinsurance premium, deductible increases in Vietnam and beyond
- September 23
Premiums increases that will allow the carriers to cover costs and mitigate future risks are likely to be particularly evident in high-risk areas, such as coastal provinces in the north.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
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CCi | LEG3/06: A delay analyst’s perspective on defect exclusions
Tackling contentious issues by applying the learning from the industry’s collective experience is key to improving the claims experience, writes CCi’s Steven Horne.
