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- November 4 2024
SIRC diary: Think Small
Given Asia's huge population and prospects for continued economic growth, it remains the case that insurance penetration rates across a swathe of product lines remain too low.do it
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- November 1 2024
SIRC diary: Stormy weather
Flooding, of course, is nothing new, but even to the most casual observer, it would now appear unarguable that the severity and intensity of flood losses is a serious problem
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- October 29 2024
Tokio Marine-backed ICEYE plans continued rollout across Asia as demand for satellite risk data continues
Appetite for granular catastrophe-related information is now crucial in a market keen to keep a greater handle on cat exposures.
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- October 25 2024
Opinion: Are we finally transitioning to a new era for energy risks?
It’s important to mind the downsides when we think of the hard choices that need to be made on the road to net-zero.
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- October 10 2024
Hurricane Milton’s strength and track makes a revision of APAC renewals a near certainty
Insured losses from the “catastrophic” storm is predicted to top US$60bn as it heads for populous Tampa, which will complicate the upcoming renewals.
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- October 9 2024
Alternative risk solutions on the table for non-modelled perils at 1.1 renewals
The APAC reinsurance market is transitioning from a market of corrections to a market of solutions, Tony Gallagher, CEO, Asia Pacific, Guy Carpenter tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- October 3 2024
Opinion: What has happened to the ESG agenda?
While financial services jargon changes with each decade, time has shown that it is the policy that matters, not the presentation.
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- September 26 2024
Better cat data key to easing region’s growing capacity pressures: Perils’ APAC head
As insurance penetration and cat exposure rise in APAC, the availability of better quality data must go hand-in-hand with the growth of alternative capital sources. That leads the cat loss specialist to expand its loss data coverage in Japan & South-East Asia, said Darryl Pidcock.
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- September 20 2024
APAC reinsurers need to grasp ‘mighty cocktail’ of connected risks, says Russell Group
Asia underwriters are warned that they need to be on top of their risk exposures and fully appreciate the connection between loss events and all perils in a volatile trading environment.
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- September 16 2024
RVS Monte Carlo: Market can expect return to calmer waters
After a bruising couple of years, this year’s Rendez-vous de Septembre indicated that the hard market is over, with alternative forms of capital and risk solutions here to stay.
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- September 13 2024
Opinion: Taiwan specialty market on edge as US presidential election rolls closer
Following the the recent presidential election debate and the sparring over regional policy, attention is once again focused on the island nation due to the potential risk of disruption posed to its semiconductor sector and supply chains.
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- September 6 2024
RVS Monte Carlo: Reinsurer returns will remain attractive despite expected softening of rate – Aon
In a briefing ahead of the Monte Carlo reinsurance summit, the broker forecasts an increase in pricing competition in 2025, and that insurers will begin to see greater flexibility around capacity provision and coverages.
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- August 29 2024
APRA warns against inadequate security testing coverage amongst insurers
The regulator urges insurers to reassess new cyber vulnerabilities and threats. Its second missive sent out on cyber security coincides with the country's recent alliance with New Zealand to deal with future attacks as concerns about Chinese state-backed cyber hacking grow.
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- August 27 2024
Opinion: Mpox cases with deadlier strain send jitters across Asian P&C market
While the number of cases is still limited in the region, a potential spreading of the virus, especially the mutated clade 1b strain, could disrupt fragile supply chains already impacted by the curtailment of shipping in the Red Sea and result in potential BI losses.
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- August 19 2024
Billion-dollar losses from hail and wildfire put pressure on East Asian carriers
With Japan's Hyogo hail-related insured losses pegged at US$1bn and economic losses from Siberian wildfires estimated at US$84bn, regional underwriters are forced to reassess their exposures to secondary perils.
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- August 14 2024
Canopius CEO highlights strong pipeline for APAC H2 growth
With a new regional CEO in place, the carrier is optimistic about growth prospects for the remainder of the year.
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- August 9 2024
Opinion: WHO’s call for concerted push to prepare for next pandemic a timely warning
As infectious diseases remain a key risk for the region, having learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, insurers must not take eyes off the ball.
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- August 2 2024
DDoS attacks expose Asia’s healthcare sector cyber defence loopholes: CyberCube
Cyberattacks are forecast to increase across APAC with India, China and Taiwan most targeted, with the recent attack on a Singaporean health tech firm showing that the country is increasingly under threat, according to CyberCube.
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- July 30 2024
Asian renewables underwriting witnessing ‘positive shift’ in expertise and capacity
With more large-scale projects now “fully placed” in the region, the market needs to address regulatory and financing hurdles for local underwriting to flourish.
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- July 26 2024
Opinion: China’s onshore oil & gas expansion throws spotlight on risks for insurers
With China's new exploration projects, questions remain over which (re)insurers will benefit at a time when the backlash against failure to exit from fossil fuels underwriting grows louder.
