Industry Segments: Pandemic Page 13 / 15
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- May 21 2020
Singapore’s (re)insurers and brokers set for phased June reopening
Customer facing staff are being prioritised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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- May 20 2020
South Korea’s P&C sector set for 2020 decline: report
Aviation, marine, motor and transit lines are all expected to be under pressure.
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- May 19 2020
How China’s insurers are stepping up to support the recovery
Critical protection for SMEs and their workers could be a model for the West.
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- May 15 2020
Zurich and Allianz reveal Covid-19 hits
The European giants will be hoping for quick recoveries in APAC markets.
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- May 15 2020
Covid-19 to challenge market “as never before”: Neal
Lloyd's players could be on the hook for US$4.3bn of claims alone.
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- May 11 2020
Covid-19 forces Australia to delay financial reforms
Insurers have been provided much needed additional time to comply.
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- May 8 2020
Time to modernise pandemic resilience
Insurance has a limited role in fighting the next deadly outbreak argues RMS.
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- May 7 2020
Asia Insurance’s Winnie Wong optimistic as virus fears abate
The crisis has been a protection "wake up call" as Hong Kong readies for business as usual.
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- May 5 2020
Rivals question Aon pay cut
Dividends take precedence over salaries as the broker anticipates the worst.
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- April 30 2020
ICA seeks reform delay from “immense disruption”
The Insurance Council of Australia wants a delay of Royal Commission reforms until July 2022.
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- April 29 2020
Is Covid-19 the market’s greatest ever challenge?
Chubb's Evan Greenberg and Lloyd's John Neal give stark warnings but we need to stay calm.
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- April 29 2020
Engagement levels high despite Covid-19 anxiety: Swiss Re
Asia CEO Russell Higginbotham says Chinese insurers stood out from a consumer survey.
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- April 28 2020
Covid-19: Irdai’s dividend challenge
ICICI Prudential has proposed no final dividend as firms respond to the crisis.
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- April 28 2020
Majority of Japan’s SMEs to survive Covid-19 threat: survey
The research from NN Life is welcome news for the market.
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- April 27 2020
Singapore’s P&C players brace for Covid-19 impact
The lockdown will further dampen the outlook - especially for new business.
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- April 22 2020
The complexities of risk modelling a pandemic
The market is a long way off from establishing a risk pool in Asia for such an event.
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- April 22 2020
IAG employs 400 to alleviate call centre closures
Outsourcing is under threat from Covid-19.
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- April 21 2020
P&C players on the hook as China returns to work
Hastily devised policies and limited data pose risk to underwriting stability post Covid-19.
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- April 21 2020
Motor claims in New Zealand drop by 90%
National insurers will save around US$60m and hand back premiums.
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- April 20 2020
World Bank’s pandemic bond is finally triggered
After criticism for being too complex, the bond will payout for Covid-19.
