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- December 20 2021
Omicron threatens reinsurance outlook
Sudden and virulent emergence of the new variant is weighing on sector forecasts.
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- December 17 2021
Nat cat toll shows no sign of slowdown
Insurers hit by US$105bn losses in 2021, making it the fourth worst year on record.
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- December 14 2021
Fixing reinsurers’ big data problem
A more open ecosystem approach to data is urgently needed to expand the universe of insurable risk in Asia.
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- December 6 2021
Lloyd’s expands cyber war exclusions
New wording narrows the scope of standalone policies, excluding cover for losses attributed to a nation state.
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- December 2 2021
Reinsurance rates to rise as large cat losses hit: S&P webinar
Panelists predict any new lockdown measures would have only a limited impact on the global P&C market.
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- December 1 2021
Gallagher closes Willis Re deal
The US$3.25bn acquisition will give the US broker a significantly expanded APAC reinsurance footprint.
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- November 29 2021
Record broker M&A in 2021 will be tough to beat
The Gallagher/Willis Re deal won’t be the end of the consolidation but favourable conditions are ending.
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- November 24 2021
UK competition authority approves Gallagher/Willis Re deal
The US$3.25bn sale received phase 1 approval from the London-based antitrust watchdog.
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- November 24 2021
Can insurers help ‘keep 1.5 alive’?
A lack of data could hamper the industry’s efforts to play its part in achieving net zero.
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- November 15 2021
SIRC 2021: Lloyd’s chair calls for action on sustainability
Bruce Carnegie-Brown says measured but urgent action will help mitigate the region's multiplying risks.
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- November 8 2021
Thirst for scale driving broker consolidation
M&A activity among (re)insurance brokers grew by 13% during H1 — led by Gallagher and Ardonagh.
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- November 4 2021
COP26: (Re)insurers not aligned with net zero goal
While insurers have taken action on coal, campaigners have criticised the industry's failure to move away from oil and gas.
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- November 1 2021
Reinsurers turn to cat bonds for growth
China Re’s Greater Bay Re represents a growing third-party capital trend.
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- October 29 2021
Covéa and Exor agree PartnerRe sale for US$9bn
A proposed deal collapsed last year amid the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- October 25 2021
ESG primed for Asia’s insurance mainstream
Sun Life Malaysia has just launched the country’s first investment-linked ESG fund.
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- October 25 2021
Risk transfer needs reinventing to address climate crisis
Current pricing relies on models that have consistently come up short.
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- October 21 2021
Asia’s cyber market needs to learn its limitations
Systemic attacks on critical infrastructure have been described as "beyond the industry's capacity to insure".
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- October 19 2021
Beazley readies Lloyd’s ESG syndicate-in-a-box
It is designed to offer additional capacity to businesses that perform well against ESG metrics.
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- October 18 2021
Shinhan Life joins net-zero climate push
Commitment to limit emissions of underwriting portfolio is first for an Asian insurer and comes ahead of COP26.
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- October 13 2021
Munich Re Ventures raises US$500m, seeks insurtech opportunities
The reinsurer's VC arm has already invested millions of dollars into Indian insurtech Acko.
