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- April 8 2016
Data: Q1 share performance
Asian insurers' shares had a terrible start to the year, with all four indices dropping more than 20% by mid-February.
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- April 1 2016
Improving healthcare benefits
Providers are trying to design benefits that keep a lid on costs while maintaining convenience.
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- April 1 2016
Fed caution sends mixed message for Asian markets
Fed chair Janet Yellen's cautious stance gave Asian markets respite this week, but weaker US growth is hardly good news.
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- March 18 2016
Can insurers plug Asia’s infrastructure gap?
With stable cash flows, competitive returns and long maturities, infrastructure and insurance capital are a natural fit.
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- March 16 2016
Environmental risks ignored by Asian business leaders
Long-term environmental risks seen as secondary to more immediate economic risks, says Zurich.
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- March 11 2016
Disrupting India’s insurance industry
PolicyBazaar co-founder Yashish Dahiya discusses the challenges of bringing transparency to Indian insurance buyers.
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- March 11 2016
Putting political risk on the map
China's "anti-corruption" efforts are setting the stage for better growth, according to Aon's latest political risk map.
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- March 4 2016
Indonesia’s healthcare dividend
The ambitious universal healthcare scheme booked another deficit last year but is headed in the right direction.
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- March 4 2016
US-listed companies under D&O scrutiny
Securities regulators in the US are increasingly targeting foreign companies, and especially Chinese businesses.
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- February 26 2016
Property is king for China’s acquisitive insurers
China’s domestic insurers are increasingly buying up stakes in the country’s listed property developers.
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- February 26 2016
Mounting challenges converge in 2016
Insurers in Asia are facing a broad range of challenges in 2016 that are forcing them to consider new models.
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- February 19 2016
IAG’s creeping NZ losses highlight ILS quake risks
The lingering losses are a stark reminder that catastrophe claims can drag on for years. ILS funds beware.
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- February 19 2016
Time for a fintech moonshot to spur innovation
An analyst at Citi has made the “audacious” suggestion that Google should shake up the industry by buying AIG.
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- February 12 2016
China’s inevitable devaluation will pour more pain on industry
Flood of money leaving China is bad news for international insurers that have focused on Asia as a source of growth.
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- February 12 2016
Add Zika to the list of risks for 2016
China revealed its first Zika case this week, shortly after the WHO declared an international public health emergency.
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- February 5 2016
Closing India’s protection gap
Devastating flooding in India in December again highlight the problem of under-insurance in India.
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- February 5 2016
China takes aim at Hong Kong offshoring practice
The government is concerned that purchases of insurance in Hong Kong are being used to move money offshore.
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- January 29 2016
Reinsurers face more consolidation
Life in Bermuda isn’t all rum cocktails and afternoon tea these days as reinsurers face cloudy outlook.
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- January 29 2016
Terrorism threats on the rise in 2016
Even so, the market for terrorism and political violence cover is extremely soft at the moment.
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- January 22 2016
Standardising cyber exposures
Models for cyber risks are developing as the industry works to come up with standardised terminology.
