Five years on: Asia’s lessons from Nepal’s 2015 earthquake
May 11 2020 by Yvonne Lau
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Seadrif, UN World Food Programme launch US$1.1m parametric disaster cover for Laos
- May 7
Impact-based disaster insurance policy, which is valid for 12 months from May 1, spans multiple hazards, including floods, tropical cyclones, earthquakes and landslides.
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Chinese insurers pay US$2.2m in aftermath of deadly Hunan fireworks factory explosion: reports
- May 7
PICC, Ping An, China Life, Taiping and Sunshine Insurance face the most exposure and have activated emergency response plans and sped up claims settlement.
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New Zealand faces ‘pockets of vulnerability’ from rising home insurance costs: RBNZ
- May 6
Rising premiums due to increasing rebuild costs, climate change and better modelling and retreat of insurers from certain areas are likely to cause financial instability, central bank says.
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Global insurers resilient under 1-in-250-year catastrophe stress, but capital gaps emerge: S&P
- May 5
Top 50 insurers face roughly US$430bn in gross exposure under a severe cat scenario, which would result in an 8% capital loss on average, the rating agency said.
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PartnerRe | Understanding ageing in APAC: why perception, planning and protection don’t always align
Ageing is shaping finances, family dynamics and insurance needs of the caregiving ecosystem, but current product propositions and underwriting frameworks are not keeping pace with protection needs, finds PartnerRe survey.
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BHSI | D&O in Asia in 2026: navigating geopolitics, insolvencies, and digital crackdowns without breaking the bank
A soft market presents organisations with opportunities to strengthen resilience, although the abundance of capacity is unlikely to persist.
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QBE | Elevating customer experience, humanising claims: QBE Asia’s ‘Solutions in a Box’
Vastly improving turnaround times and personalising service delivery, QBE Asia’s award-winning, end-to-end bundled claims solutions is a game-changer for the insurance industry.
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Beazley | What does cyber protection look like from day 1 to day 600 and beyond?
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern, but a governance issue that belongs on the boardroom agenda.
