Competition worrying Asia’s risk community
May 30 2019 by Andrew Tjaardstra-
Korea’s lithium fire sparks calls for global safety standards
- July 16
Underwriting guidelines must consider various factors to price battery risks, including the quality of manufacture, testing and certification, and the separation and containment of units, especially in light of the Aricell factory fire.
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ARPC appoints Karin Rathbone as new chief risk officer
- July 16
Sydney-based Rathbone was most recently chief risk officer with Colonial First State.
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Peak Re promotes David Menezes as chief risk officer
- July 15
Hong Kong-based Menezes has been serving as the deputy chief risk officer at the global reinsurer since September 2022.
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Asia Pacific reinsurance market finds a new equilibrium
- July 12
While the market is ‘finely balanced’ for now, its sustainability will depend on the loss activity in the remaining six months of 2024, according to reinsurance experts and analysts.
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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.