Industry Segments: Claims Page 28 / 46
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- October 8 2021
Insurers win landmark Australia BI Covid case
The closely watched trial examined issues such as disease definition, outbreak proximity and the impact of government lockdowns.
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- October 7 2021
Victoria earthquake claims rise to A$147m: ICA
9,850 claims have been lodged to date with insurers so far.
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- October 7 2021
Australia’s nat cat costs on upward trajectory
Natural disasters cost Australia around A$38bn per year but this figure is set to rise significantly.
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- October 4 2021
RGA’s premium growth gets Asia boost: AM Best
Higher mortality rates due to Covid-19 have put the global life reinsurer under pressure over the last 18 months.
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- September 24 2021
New Zealand insurers profitable despite nat cats
Report shows wildfires have also contributed to major claims along with heavy rainfall.
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- September 16 2021
Asia medical malpractice, clinical trials cover primed to grow
Newline Asia experts tell Lloyd's webinar that some claims costs are up 62% over the last nine years.
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- September 15 2021
February’s Fukishima earthquake claims rise to US$1.88bn: GIAJ
The industry association says the event has resulted in over 213,000 claims so far and has cost insurers nearly US$2bn.
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- September 14 2021
BMS appoints senior financial lines duo in Australia
Guy Van Dugteren and Andrew McKenzie have joined from Gallagher and Aon and are both based in Brisbane.
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- September 9 2021
CBIRC says motor insurance reforms meeting objectives
Regulator says auto insurance's share of the P&C market is nearing that of US and Japan after last year's regulatory changes.
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- September 9 2021
ICNZ says July storms cost US$87m
The extreme weather event has created over 5,000 claims so far as Covid-related restrictions slow repair work.
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- September 1 2021
South-East Asia’s reinsurers face underwriting challenge
Certain claims are down but pricing remains insufficient to improve profitability.
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- September 1 2021
Lloyd’s Asia eyes ESG, tech improvements: webinar
New underwriting guidelines on coal and oil sands come alongside an increased focus on digital claims.
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- August 26 2021
Asia energy rates feel the heat from oil prices, ESG and Covid
Lloyd's players highlight a moderate to stable market that has seen some double-digit increases.
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- August 24 2021
Asia claims process needs better information sharing: Lloyd’s webinar
Newline and Beazley executives highlight areas for improvement.
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- August 24 2021
Korea P&I Club’s balance sheet improves but risks remain
Rating agency report says the association bounced back to profitability in 2020 after some "unprecedented" claims in 2019.
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- August 24 2021
Australia’s hard market eases as risk appetite returns
D&O and property increases soften but cyber rates have jumped by up to 80%.
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- August 19 2021
Asia’s marine (re)insurers face ESG challenge
Retrofitting vessels to meet more stringent fuel standards creates new risk management challenges.
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- August 12 2021
China’s record floods dominate July’s Asia claims
Aon reports says US$1.7bn of insured losses is highest nat cat payout for the Chinese insurance industry on record.
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- August 11 2021
New Zealand’s ‘costliest’ tornado leaves a NZ$32m bill
The Insurance Council of New Zealand says NZ$24m of the claims were related to residential property.
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- August 6 2021
Henan flood claims surpass US$1.74bn
The local CBIRC office says insurers have received over 500,000 claims so far.
