Dali ship owner declares general average for Baltimore bridge allision
April 17 2024 by Heather Ng
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Lockton Australia expands claims offering with Gallagher hire
- September 16
Sydney-based Adam Squire, who has 38 years of industry experience, has joined the broker as head of claims.
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Super typhoon Yagi hit Vietnamese insurers with US$285m in claims payout
- September 13
PVI Insurance, the largest non-life carrier, called it "a historically undesirable loss for Vietnam’s insurance industry" and for the company. The 9,000 claims filed are expected to keep rising, Ministry of Finance said.
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China braces for typhoon Bebinca as Yagi slaps US$11bn economic losses on Hainan: report
- September 13
The country’s meteorological bureau issued a blue alert for its 13th typhoon of the year warning of heavy rain in Zhejiang, and Shanghai. This followed local media reports pointing to escalating economic losses that super typhoon Yagi caused to Hainan.
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Japan, Australia are top two APAC markets most sensitive to rise in nat cat claims: S&P
- September 11
Insured annual catastrophe losses averaged US$6.6 billion in Japan, and US$2.5 billion in Australia over a ten-year period. China ranked third in Asia, at US$1.7 billion, according to the rating agency.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
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CCi | LEG3/06: A delay analyst’s perspective on defect exclusions
Tackling contentious issues by applying the learning from the industry’s collective experience is key to improving the claims experience, writes CCi’s Steven Horne.
