Hong Kong to foster marine insurance amid effort to consolidate global risk management centre status
October 16 2024 by Joana Nguyen-
PCRIC, WTW renew Pacific islands reinsurance portfolio
- November 7
The Pacific Islands captive has developed new policy designs with the support from WTW’s disaster risk finance and alternative risk transfer teams.
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HDI Global’s ART unit eyes Asia expansion under new leadership
- October 23
The carrier’s specialist unit HDI Enablers is looking to expand into Malaysia following the appointment of Eric Joly-Pottuz as head.
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Seadrif targets Asean expansion as it ramps up advocacy to tackle bottlenecks
- September 30
While it has achieved success in Laos, a significant protection gap persists in the region, highlighting the need for improved data management and government support for effective disaster risk solutions, chairman Yoshihiro Kawai tells IAN.
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Howden enters Japanese retail broking with Foresight acquisition, names Takuya Aibe CEO
- September 17
Tokyo-headquartered Foresight offers retail brokerage, captive consulting & management services. The newly acquired business will be led by Aibe, who was most recently CEO of Gallagher Japan.
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AXA XL | Low and no-cost cybersecurity actions for companies
Considering the increasing frequency of attacks, the evolving threat landscape, including the use of AI to launch more sophisticated attacks, companies today can’t afford to ignore the possibility of being targeted by cybercriminals.
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BHSI | Managing non-Asian exposure in long-tail lines
While US-exposed business can look attractive to Asian carriers, managing the volatility around the long-term results and the ability to model those losses are crucial, say BHSI’s Marc Breuil and Marcus Portbury.
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Sedgwick | To Handle CAT Claims Well, Multi-Step Preparation is Key
When it comes to risk, it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when” an event will occur.
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HSBC Asset Management | Is it time to relook at Asian currency bonds?
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.