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- August 7 2015
Ultra-low rates are here to stay
Many insurers are hoping the Fed will hike interest rates in September, but this is wishful thinking.
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- July 31 2015
Alibaba and the disruption of China’s insurance industry
Jack Ma's empire is vying for a significant share of China's insurance industry through disruptive online innovations.
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- July 30 2015
Insurers join Cameron on SEA tour
Executives from Aviva and Lloyd’s are accompanying the UK prime minister on his four-country trade tour of South-East Asia.
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- July 24 2015
Breeding insurance innovation in Singapore
Singapore’s efforts to become a 21st century insurance hub are paying dividends as insurers set up innovation centres in the Lion City.
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- July 24 2015
Bigger is better for global insurers
The quest for scale shows no signs of diminishing, according to AM Best, with M&A activity set to continue during the coming months.
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- July 17 2015
D&O still a tough sell in Asia
But with regulatory enforcement becoming more aggressive, companies in Asia are likely to start buying more cover.
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- July 16 2015
Climate models predict fewer typhoons for 2015
El Nino conditions in the Pacific are predicted to reduce the number of tropical cyclones in Asia this year.
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- July 10 2015
Fixed-income ETFs gaining popularity among insurers
Asian insurers are increasingly turning to fixed-income exchange-traded funds to achieve diversification and higher yields.
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- July 10 2015
China’s insurers spend billions to buy shares as stock market tumbles
Purchasing spree comes after emergency rescue measures were launched to save the country's stock market from crashing.
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- July 3 2015
China leads the way on catastrophe risk
China's Panda bond is an important step in developing better tools for transferring risk—and should also serve as a model for India.
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- July 2 2015
Mers Attacks: Insurers consider pandemic protection
The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) in Korea has highlighted the limited insurance options for pandemic cover.
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- June 26 2015
Closing the protection gap
Catastrophes cost fewer lives and caused less economic damage than normal during 2014, but the protection gap remains stubbornly wide, especially in Asia.
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- June 23 2015
Buffett debuts in Australia, with eye on Asia
Warren Buffett’s IAG deal will give the Aussie insurer ammunition to buy assets in its Asian backyard.
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- June 19 2015
Insurers to save the planet?
Insurance funds are the world's biggest backers of green bonds, which are helping to build planet-healthy infrastructure around the world.
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- June 15 2015
HSBC targeting insurance in Asia pivot
HSBC has said that Asia’s insurance sector will be a significant source of growth as it transforms its business.
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- June 3 2015
Insurance firms stocking up on capital
Asian insurers have raised more than twice as much capital so far this year compared to 2014, according to Dealogic data.
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- June 1 2015
Doing the rounds: Technology
Having spent the past few weeks knocking on doors and talking to insurers, here's what they told us about technology.
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- May 22 2015
Reinsurers headed for catastrophe, say academics
The way that reinsurers are bundling catastrophe risk has echoes of the pre-crisis subprime mortgage market, warns a new book.
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- May 18 2015
Insuring against climate change
If the world cannot reach agreement on how to curb emissions, as seems increasingly likely, insurers may be the last line of defence.
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- May 13 2015
India’s creeping reforms could bring US$10bn investment
India has a history of disappointing foreign investors, but its latest reforms to the insurance industry are welcome progress.
