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- August 12 2016
Asian ports are world’s riskiest
Ports at Nagoya in Japan and Guangzhou in China pose the biggest risk of financial loss in the world.
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- June 28 2016
Taiwan regulator warns on Brexit
The FSC says that the country’s insurance industry is the most exposed financial sector to the UK after its EU referendum.
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- June 15 2016
Insurance Development Forum begins work in Singapore
Public and private sector participants engaged in eight working groups at the IIS Global Insurance Forum.
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- June 10 2016
Can a supercomputer forecast India’s monsoon?
More data is certainly a good thing, but investment in flood defences and urban planning are also crucial to building resilience.
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- May 10 2016
Lloyd’s and Parima team up to train risk managers
The programme will offer a series of two-day training sessions to be held in cities around Asia.
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- April 25 2016
Nearly US$4bn of losses for Japan, Ecuador quakes
Property losses may reach as much as US$2.9 billion for the earthquakes in Japan alone.
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- April 15 2016
UN chief urges insurers on climate change
Ban Ki-moon has urged the industry to take a leadership role in managing and reducing climate change risks.
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- April 4 2016
Lloyd’s to apply for Indian reinsurance branch
Application for onshore branch follows IRDAI’s recent publication of the regulations governing the Lloyd’s market.
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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.
