Industry Segments: Risk Page 16 / 23
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- March 18 2016
Taiwan further loosens offshore investment restrictions
Domestic insurers will be allowed to allocate up to 40% of their assets to offshore investments.
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- March 16 2016
Environmental risks ignored by Asian business leaders
Long-term environmental risks seen as secondary to more immediate economic risks, says Zurich.
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- March 11 2016
Putting political risk on the map
China's "anti-corruption" efforts are setting the stage for better growth, according to Aon's latest political risk map.
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- March 9 2016
Marsh names former AIG exec John Doyle as president
Doyle will oversee Marsh’s global brokerage businesses and join its executive committee, effective April 15.
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- February 25 2016
Sompo Japan to merge health, risk-consulting units
The move is aimed at strengthening marketing capabilities as well as product and service development.
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- February 17 2016
Korea to fast-track claims for Kaeseong firms
Payments will be made within a month for companies affected by the closure of the North Korean industrial complex.
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- February 17 2016
Cyber incidents among top threats to businesses, says Allianz
An Allianz survey shows that more businesses now consider cyber incidents among the major new threats to business.
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- February 17 2016
Bangladesh orders MetLife to raise capital by almost 500%
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority arrived at the figure using its new solvency margin rules.
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- February 15 2016
AIG Indonesia launches trade credit insurance
The company is cashing in on the government's plan to boost non-oil and gas commodity exports.
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- February 15 2016
Winter weather triggers US$2bn economic losses in Asia
Bulk of the economic losses were from China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Thailand, which were all unusually cold.
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- February 3 2016
China sets new capital requirements for firms
C-ROSS has now been officially implemented to ensure rational growth of the country's insurance industry.
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- February 3 2016
Aon forms insurance broking JV in India
The partnership with Indian technology firm Catamaran provide risk management and insurance broking.
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- January 29 2016
JLT launches first renewable energy cover in the Philippines
Policy offers security to small and mid-sized renewable energy developers against project risks.
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- January 28 2016
Chaoyang Life placed under receivership in Taiwan
The life insurer has consistently failed to meet the required capital adequacy ratio of 200%.
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- January 26 2016
Firms still see huge potential in emerging markets
During the Davos forum, major insurers discuss the paucity of insurance taken out in developing markets.
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- January 25 2016
Inefficiencies threaten disruption to insurance industry
Expensive cost structures and the high cost of capital are weaknesses that disruptors will exploit.
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- January 22 2016
Global risks: the view from Davos
The World Economic Forum released its Global Risks Report 2016 at the annual meeting in Davos this week.
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- January 22 2016
Hawaii’s Servco Pacific looks for opportunities in Asia
The state's fourth-largest insurer said it is focused on finding growth in Asia.
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- January 22 2016
XL Catlin to open reinsurance branch in India
The decision to pursue a licence is part of a strategy to expand its presence in emerging markets.
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- January 22 2016
S&P assigns A+ rating to Metlife Hong Kong
Standard & Poor's has assigned an "A+" rating with stable outlook to MetLife Hong Kong,
