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- September 13 2021
Marine insurance doldrums to be short-lived
China's Belt & Road Initiative should boost both the cargo and hull markets in the years ahead.
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- September 10 2021
Lloyd’s webinar: IoT a ‘heaven for hackers’ without proper security
The Internet-of-Things has the power to upend the traditional 12-month policy life cycle.
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- September 6 2021
Indonesia’s disaster pool highlights need for government intervention
Accessing reinsurance markets collectively gives state entities economies of scale.
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- August 27 2021
Ping An’s net profit down 15.5% after China Fortune hit
The Chinese insurance giant promises to strengthen risk management after developer default impacts results.
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- August 18 2021
Reasuransi Maipark Indonesia’s underwriting ‘satisfactory’: Fitch
The national reinsurer posted an average combined ratio of 81% between 2018-20.
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- August 16 2021
Guy Carpenter appoints new APAC president
Australia-based Michael Harden joins from Willis Re, where he was the Asia Pacific president.
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- August 16 2021
Nepal’s Himalayan General and Sagarmatha to merge: report
If the deal goes ahead it could create the country's largest insurance firm.
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- August 12 2021
Asia’s forestry rates harden as capacity squeezed
Australia saw price hikes of 100-150% after fires generated insured losses of A$300m in 2020.
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- July 13 2021
Aon/WTW: EU approval highlights painful path to US clearance
Extensive divestments may need to be replicated across the pond to appease the DoJ.
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- July 12 2021
Aon/WTW offer to divest large local clients to secure NZ approval
Divestitures equal two-thirds of the GWP placed by WTW’s New Zealand CRB business.
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- July 9 2021
China’s Aon/WTW approval highlights a wide-open market
The antitrust regulator's ambivalence highlights a huge opportunity for foreign brokers.
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- July 8 2021
South Korea warehouse owners see rates rise after large-scale fires
E-commerce giant Coupang suffered a major fire on June 17 at a logistics centre.
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- June 30 2021
AIA bets big on red with China Post Life stake
The Hong Kong firm became China’s only wholly foreign owned life insurer last year.
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- June 29 2021
Munich Re’s Singapore syndicate eyes renewables, cyber
The specialty (re)insurer saw double digit growth in 2020 and is in expansion mode.
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- June 25 2021
Japan, US insurance regulators discuss climate and Covid
The Insurance Regulatory Dialogue brings together regulators from the FSA and NAIC.
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- June 22 2021
Aon/WTW falls foul of antitrust’s golden rule
US competition watchdogs will always be wary of any "Big Three" merger.
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- June 17 2021
Axa’s €300m BI offer won’t fly down under
Australia is by far the most amenable jurisdiction to class actions in Asia.
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- June 3 2021
HKIA’s ‘pandemic passport’ not enough for normality
Relaxed quarantine requirements for insurance execs are now in place.
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- May 27 2021
Australian litigation funder backs Melbourne BI claims
Court House Capital backs hospitality businesses in A$20m claims dispute.
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- May 18 2021
Axa’s Asia Assistance unit hit by cyber attack
The hack comes soon after the European insurer stopped underwriting ransomware payouts in France.
