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- November 9 2021
Tower appoints QBE exec as chief claims officer
Steve Wilson is leaving the Australian firm after over five years and joining the New Zealand insurer in January.
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- October 21 2021
Asia’s cyber market needs to learn its limitations
Systemic attacks on critical infrastructure have been described as "beyond the industry's capacity to insure".
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- September 28 2021
CBIRC wants mainland insurers to use HK as cat bond hub — report
The move comes soon after China’s Henan province saw devastating flooding in July.
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- September 23 2021
Flood insurtech Previsico raises US$2.5m
The insurtech tells IAN it is currently targeting China and Hong Kong in the Asia Pacific region.
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- September 15 2021
Renewable energy risks climb in Asia: Lloyd’s webinar
Solar and wind farms are more susceptible to nat cats than traditional forms of energy.
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- September 9 2021
Lloyd’s Asia players highlight property, manufacturing risks: webinar
The ability to add extra protection through ownership seen as a key factor affecting an insured's risk profile.
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- September 2 2021
Asia’s debt burden heightens political risk: Lloyd’s webinar
Insurers warned that economic conditions are set to determine the claims environment in the years ahead.
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- August 6 2021
Moody’s buys RMS for US$2bn to bolster climate risk analytics
The rating agency flagged the risk modelling firm's P&C and life (re)insurance capabilities.
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- August 5 2021
Cyber insurance pricing hardens as attacks escalate
Lloyd's webinar told that cyber cover has been underpriced for many years.
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- August 4 2021
Lloyd’s players highlight strong demand for political violence cover
Strikes, riots and civic commotion (SRCC) rates generally flat in Asia except for distressed regions such as Myanmar.
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- August 3 2021
APRA stress tests show (re)insurers’ resilience amid Covid-19
The regulator says there is room to improve stress testing capabilities across the insurance industry.
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- July 30 2021
Liberty Specialty Markets makes two APAC leadership changes
Vanessa Maher takes on Australia chief risk role as Rob Mercer becomes regional claims head.
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- July 28 2021
Asia’s A&H market faces distribution and pricing challenge
TMK underwriter Dylan Lim tells Lloyd's event every country has a different risk profile.
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- July 22 2021
China and Europe floods a wake up call for (re)insurers
The historic downpours highlight the need for more localised data and early-warning systems.
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- July 19 2021
APRA asks general insurers to self-assess amid BI concerns
The regulator wants insurers to review the soundness of their risk management frameworks.
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- July 15 2021
Asia’s energy insurers eye green hydrogen boom
New plants and pipelines worth billions of US dollars will need innovative risk solutions.
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- July 9 2021
Sompo International creates APAC global risk team
Trey Martino to lead Singapore-based team targeting China, HK, India, Japan and Macau.
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- July 7 2021
Improving risk management in India
To improve risk management, the first step is to create a risk-intelligent workforce.
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- June 4 2021
New Zealand’s EQC secures ‘record-high’ reinsurance cover
Aon has helped secure a US$5bn agreement -- a much larger deal than 12 months ago.
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- June 3 2021
Water shortages: an underappreciated risk
Andrew Vigar, AXA XL's country leader for Japan, discusses the availability of adequate supplies of clean freshwater.
