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- September 12 2024
Data crucial for Asia’s renewable drive as offshore wind power gains momentum
With the region prone to nat cat risks such as earthquakes and typhoons, demand for data is rising as (re)insurers are looking to better understand the risk profiles of the growing numbers of renewable projects such as offshore wind farms.
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- September 9 2024
RVS Monte Carlo: Reinsurers and primary markets continue to have ‘attachment issues’
As Asian cedents, especially loss-hit players, are pushing for lower attachment points, reinsurers resist, determined to defend their hard-earned gains, note S&P Ratings analysts.
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- September 3 2024
Port congestion cover demand surges as geopolitical tensions lead to Asian terminals overload
As Red Sea attacks continue, the blockages in Singapore and Malaysia’s Port Klang and Tanjung Pelepas has led to supply chain disruptions, with nat cats making the regional risk landscape more complex.
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- August 26 2024
Complex claims in Asia set to dictate future adjusting demand: Crawford’s Reichelt
The growing scale and complexity of losses in Asia mean that the global loss adjuster is ready to respond to the demand for assessing high-value, technical claims as it continues to build out technical expertise in Singapore and tailor claims processing for clients in Japan.
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- August 12 2024
Robust regulations key to insuring next-gen aviation systems
Insurers are gearing up for the dawn of a new era for aviation with advanced air mobility solutions but it necessitates updates to policy wordings, development of unique programs and adapting to changing regulatory environments.
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- August 6 2024
Insurers urge BI planning as Asian shippers buckle under supply chain pressure
Cascading impacts of geopolitical conflicts, extreme weather events and the Baltimore bridge collapse are testing the resilience of supply chains, with carriers warning of significant impact on the risks they cover.
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- July 31 2024
Cyber market is in need of more buyers, says QBE’s Serene Davis
The market is at an inflection point amid predictions that it will undergo significant growth as the world recovers from the CrowdStrike outage, but underwriters will have to look at new countries and clients to hit those projections.
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- July 24 2024
London seeks to offer specialist capacity for ‘high-risk exposed’ Asia renewables
(Re)insurers are ready to step in to provide expertise for renewables in emerging regional economies as some of the capacity currently on offer is "naive".
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- July 18 2024
Market dynamics positive despite geopolitical, climate risks headwinds
Severe weather events, projected to rise by 5-7% every year, geopolitical unrest, and supply chain disruption are the main systemic perils that put pressure on the insurers, according to SwissRe Corso CUO Kera McDonald.
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- July 16 2024
Korea’s lithium fire sparks calls for global safety standards
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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- July 11 2024
Asia carriers looking to extend renewables capacity as projects soar
Large and complex regional projects exposed to nat cat risks could still find it hard to secure insurance as they require specialist underwriting expertise from London markets.
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- July 8 2024
Insurers tap voluntary carbon market as Asia set to plug supply shortfall
With the global market projected to reach US$1trn by 2037, carriers are seeking ways to meet the growing demand for managing climate risks and consider the region crucial in bridging the carbon credit gap.
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- June 24 2024
London’s digitalisation dream threatens to turn into nightmare
With Lloyd's delaying the implementation of Blueprint Two yet again, there is a growing feeling that the heralded change to the way the market works will come to nothing.
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- June 21 2024
Cyber insurers need to ‘byte the bullet’ as naivety and claims test sustainability
The market is poised for a significant correction, however, Asia is likely to be at the tail-end of the change, says Xavier Marguinaud, head of cyber at Tokio Marine HCC International.
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- June 14 2024
Opinion: Brokers keen to see underwriters back in the market
The post-pandemic hybrid environment and the development of AI means that queries and placements are significantly lacking in any human interaction for increasingly commoditised risks.
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- June 11 2024
Asian geopolitical threats cast a shadow in boardrooms
Demand for political violence coverage continues to increase while reinsurance capacity and appetite are reducing over fears that escalation in the South China Sea could disrupt supply chains and trigger civil unrests.
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- June 7 2024
Risk managers need to look beyond the immediate as boards and brokers call for change
Geopolitical uncertainties, AI, growing complexity of risks and the need for the industry to adapt dominated discussions at Airmic 2024.
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- June 3 2024
‘Grey zone aggression’ risks loom amid ongoing political uncertainties
While catastrophic scenarios are unlikely, risk managers see the possibility of “escalating pressure” in the South China Sea as a major concern.
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- May 27 2024
Asta looks to regional underwriters as it seeks new Lloyd’s Asia syndicates
The third-party managing agent is keen to develop a local syndicate directly onto the Lloyd’s Asia platform, says group director Simon Norton.
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- May 24 2024
Revival in property treaty appetite promises favourable outcomes for cedents mid-year
Key renewals for Australia and New Zealand are likely to follow the experience of 1.1 and 1.4, with growing demand for catastrophe risks at current pricing and terms.
