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- August 3 2015
Japan insurers seek 19% hike in earthquake premiums
The new increase could take effect by January 2017 but will be introduced in phases.
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- July 20 2015
Typhoon Chan-hom claims predicted at US$350m
Insured losses are unlikely to exceed US$354.3m, according to AIR Worldwide's catastrophe risk modelling.
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- July 16 2015
Deaths from natural disasters up sharply
Munich Re biannual review supports industry's claim that much of the world continues to be under-insured.
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- July 15 2015
Guy Carpenter hails Panda bond as “historic”
Cat bond exemplifies the benefits of convergence between reinsurance and capital markets, says David Priebe.
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- July 10 2015
Chinese monsoon losses almost US$4bn in June
The amount is the largest impact of the month, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting unit.
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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 1 2015
China Re set to launch first Chinese earthquake catastrophe bond
Bond is expected to be launched today and will provide cover to debut sponsor China Re on an indemnity basis, according to sources.
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- June 29 2015
Japan raises quake insurance premiums
Commencing Jan 2017, premiums to be raised by an average of 19%.
