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- October 30 2015
Swiss Re declares profit rise despite Tianjin losses
The Zurich-based re-insurer posted a 13% rise in Q3 profit even after US$250m Tianjin losses.
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- October 30 2015
ACE names political risk manager amid Japan expansion
Hiroya Takagi joins from Euler Hermes in Japan as the insurer broadens its insurance offering.
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- October 29 2015
Insurers take brunt of Indonesia’s haze disaster
Indonesia's regulator foresees a rise in claims related to forest fires in the country's provinces.
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- October 23 2015
Transactional risk insurance buoyed by bigger deals
Marsh says that demand rose 15% year-on-year during the first six months of this year.
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- October 21 2015
Ace launches terrorism insurance coverage in Asia
ACE Political Violence and Terrorism Plus provides integrated coverage for terrorism perils.
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- October 15 2015
Global businesses step up cyber protection
A survey conducted by PwC, CIO and CSO shows growing interest in specific cyber policies.
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- October 12 2015
Cyber insurance market continues growth
Growing number of attacks and increasing reliance on technology is boosting demand for cyber cover.
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- October 12 2015
Disaster protection gap hits US$1.3tr
Disaster risks are increasing while insurance is not keeping pace, according to a report released by Swiss Re.
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- October 8 2015
Zurich Insurance downgraded to negative by AM Best
The insurer faces high losses form the recent explosions at the port of Tianjin in China.
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- October 6 2015
Financial fundamentals of Taiwan’s insurers still sound
The FSC has responded to an IMF warning about potential liquidity risks in global markets.
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- October 6 2015
World’s biggest insurers need to raise capital buffer
New IAIS rules have been finalised to prevent too-big-to-fail insurers from needing bailouts.
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- October 5 2015
Cambodia urged to insure bank deposits
Cambodia and Myanmar are the only countries in Asean that do not insure deposits.
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- October 5 2015
Quake insurance could rise by up to 50% in Japan
Japanese nonlife insurers plan to raise quake insurance premium rates in 36 prefectures.
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- October 2 2015
Imported luxury cars pose liability risk in Korea
A consumer group has called for a cap on insurance payments on expensive imported cars.
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- October 1 2015
China’s insurance premium growth slowing
CIRC data shows growth slowed to 19.5% during the first eight months of the year.
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- October 1 2015
Contamination in Tianjin to push up cost to insurers
Chemical contamination in the Chinese port of Tianjin is likely to add to the total losses.
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- September 30 2015
China removes life insurance interest-rate cap
The new policy will return pricing power to insurers and encourage market-based products.
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- September 29 2015
China eyes Bermuda reinsurance market after Tianjin
The explosions in Tianjin are spurring China to consider new sources of insurance.
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- September 24 2015
Japanese insurers’ face US$165m claims for Tianjin blasts
The country's top-four nonlife insurers will pay out claims for damage to finished automobiles.
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- September 24 2015
Interest for RSA Insurance likely to come from Asia
CEO Stephen Hester says the insurer will get other approaches after Zurich pulls out.
