Japanese carriers walk a thin line on ESG underwriting: Fitch
June 20 2024 by InsuranceAsia News
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Opinion: What has happened to the ESG agenda?
- October 3
While financial services jargon changes with each decade, time has shown that it is the policy that matters, not the presentation.
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Tokio Marine sets US$317m decarbonisation premium target for FY 2026
- September 30
The new interim target is part of the carrier's goal to achieve net zero by 2050 and is 27% higher than its previous target set for FY 2023.
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Q&A: Global warming is creating uncertainty in valuation of physical assets
- September 26
Chelsea Jiang, Axa’s chief technical and innovation officer, general insurance for Greater China, shares her views on parametric, how companies can guard against convective storms, and HK’s role in narrowing China’s protection gap.
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Insurers need a multipronged approach to carbon transition: Zurich’s Hui
- September 26
Beyond underwriting and investment initiatives, insurers can serve as advocates for climate action, leveraging their expertise to influence public discourse on sustainability, says Zurich HK chief executive Eric Hui.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
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CCi | LEG3/06: A delay analyst’s perspective on defect exclusions
Tackling contentious issues by applying the learning from the industry’s collective experience is key to improving the claims experience, writes CCi’s Steven Horne.
