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- January 6 2023
Pricing softens across Australia’s engineering PI market, for now
While in 2022 rate on line stayed flat year-on-year, anticipated prolonged economic challenges may lead to an uptick in claims.
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- December 23 2022
Retro exits deal another blow to fraught Asian renewals
Cutbacks are causing delays further down the line and retro-dependent carriers are no longer confident of obtaining adequate capacity.
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- December 16 2022
Opinion: RACQ exit rumour calls into question CTP scheme
Demands for an overhaul of the state’s motor insurance framework have resurfaced with the reports of a possible sale of the club’s motor arm.
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- December 2 2022
IRDAI’s liberalisation agenda raises risk of insurer failures
Wide-ranging reforms will ease the path to markets, but excess capacity could also lead to greater competition.
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- November 25 2022
Opinion: Can carriers take advantage of the Hong Kong crypto opportunity?
As insurers rush to amend policy wording and reinforce crypto exclusions, the city’s regulatory initiatives offer hope.
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- November 18 2022
Australian ransomware payment ban offers relief to hardening cyber market
A series of high-profile cyber attacks on major institutions to likely cause a surge in H2 loss ratios for cyber programmes.
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- November 11 2022
FTX collapse puts the focus on crypto insurance
Hong Kong could lead the way for much-needed regulation of the digital asset space.
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- November 8 2022
India eyes parametric alternatives for crop insurance scheme
The market seeks to introduce greater efficiency in the oft-criticised agri insurance scheme through new technologies.
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- October 26 2022
Canopius’ Newman: APAC demand and economic fundamentals ‘still very strong’
The APAC CEO tells IAN about the carrier’s regional expansion as it embarks on its next five-year plan.
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- October 20 2022
Robust deal pipeline spurs demand for Asia M&A cover
Excess capacity seems to be readily available despite volatility and over-reliance on a small group of insurers.
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- October 13 2022
Opinion: Can reinsurers step up to Japan’s offshore ambitions?
Carriers are reluctant to provide capacity for offshore wind farm construction and operational risk covers.
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- September 30 2022
Nanmadol insured losses could hit US$6bn
Japanese cat bond issuers are under scrutiny as losses will likely attach some higher-risk reinsurance layers.
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- September 23 2022
Market braces for Nanmadol loss creep
Secondary perils could play a major role after mid-single digit billion loss estimates.
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- September 16 2022
RVS Monte Carlo: Indian stand-alone cyber on a growth spurt, says Guy Carpenter’s Cordonnier
Data protection legislation really driving growth around Asia for more comprehensive cover.
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- September 13 2022
Opinion: Japanese majors swept up in Lloyd’s legacy zeitgeist
RiverStone’s run-off acquisition of Sompo's Endurance at Lloyd’s marks the end of an era.
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- August 25 2022
Australian market braces for ‘triple-dip’ La Niña
Carriers are buckling up for yet another summer of severe nat cat claims.
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- August 19 2022
IRDAI sets out ambitious capital reform plan
Proposals to facilitate fundraising part of new chairman’s modernising agenda
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- August 12 2022
China’s property crisis weighs on (re)insurers
Amid a slow growth environment, losses on corporate bond portfolios raises questions about the wider threat to market.
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- August 5 2022
Chubb bullish on Asia prospects after US$5.75bn M&A deal completes
CEO Evan Greenberg eyes cross-selling opportunities as Asia becomes a US$7.5bn region after Cigna deal.
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- July 29 2022
Analysts raise silicosis market concerns as IAG strengthens reserves
As claims related to the lung disease rise, the years ahead could prove tricky for Australia's casualty sector.
