AON Asia Market Review 2016
February 18 2016
Last year saw continued pricing pressures across most classes and a challenging investment environment that forced underwriters to focus on improving underwriting performance.
While both insurance and reinsurance markets continue to be very competitive, there is a growing recognition that continued reduction in rates and broadening of terms and conditions is not sustainable in the medium term, particularly in the current economic environment. However, market capacity generally remains plentiful.
Another relatively benign year saw very few significant insurable losses despite some regional and global insurers sustaining large losses, such as the Tianjin China port explosion. However, this seemingly had little effect on the local Chinese market or the region as a whole. Coupled with more than adequate capacity in the region, the current competitive environment appears very sustainable.
Whether the recent El Niño effect causes any change of note during 2016 remains to be seen; and how the industry deals with fast-emerging risks continues to be a challenge for the market. Where emerging risk is concerned, the more data and analytics that can be brought to bear is of immense importance to all involved.
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AIG’s McMurdo to join Steadfast MGA as CUO personal lines
- August 20
The move comes as the broking group's MGA division acquires AIG's HNW home and contents portfolio.
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QBE’s Hammond on transformation and growth
- July 2
The Asia chief executive discusses Covid-19, going digital and restructuring.
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Swiss Re: Nat cats and man-made disasters in 2018
- April 10
Climate change, increased urbanisation and a growing concentration of assets were on the risk agenda for 2018.
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Willis Towers Watson: 2019 Asia Market Report
- March 19
Economic uncertainty, more complex risks and tighter underwriting are all influencing Asia's markets.
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AXA XL | Low and no-cost cybersecurity actions for companies
Considering the increasing frequency of attacks, the evolving threat landscape, including the use of AI to launch more sophisticated attacks, companies today can’t afford to ignore the possibility of being targeted by cybercriminals.
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BHSI | Managing non-Asian exposure in long-tail lines
While US-exposed business can look attractive to Asian carriers, managing the volatility around the long-term results and the ability to model those losses are crucial, say BHSI’s Marc Breuil and Marcus Portbury.
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Sedgwick | To Handle CAT Claims Well, Multi-Step Preparation is Key
When it comes to risk, it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when” an event will occur.
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HSBC Asset Management | Is it time to relook at Asian currency bonds?
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.
