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- March 28 2017
New framework launched to help city officials and insurers improve infrastructure resilience
Cities will need to overhaul their approach to risk management if they are to make their infrastructure more resilient to catastrophic events, says a new report published by Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, and global engineering consulting firm, Arup today.
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- February 9 2017
Chinese insurers invested in 651 projects in 2016
Investments mostly went specifically to transport, energy, real estate, health care and elderly care.
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- December 8 2016
Indonesia’s larger infra budget to benefit insurers
Indonesia will see a bigger infrastructure budget for 2017 and it will be favourable to many insurers.
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- November 18 2016
AIA eyes infrastructure investments in Indonesia
The country needs US$400b to fund projects until 2020, most of which will come from private investors.
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- November 8 2016
ICIEC, K-sure agree on mutual cooperation
The partnership comes at a time when Korean companies are increasingly investing in ICIEC member countries.
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- October 28 2016
Asahi Mutual Life to focus on overseas infrastructure
The Japanese insurer is moving away from domestic bonds to invest in overseas projects for the first time.
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- October 17 2016
Global catastrophe market to grow 5.49%
Climate change and natural and man-made disasters will be a key driver for the market's continued growth.
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- July 15 2016
Losses from disasters up in first half of 2016
Deaths from natural catastrophes decreased sharply worldwide during the first half of 2016, but financial costs increased.
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- July 8 2016
China draws on insurers to fund One Belt One Road
CIRC has made it easier for mainland insurers to invest in infrastructure as part of a bid to direct capital to projects.
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- July 6 2016
China eases rules on infrastructure investment
A slow economy and low returns have prompted China to ease regulation governing insurers' investments in projects.
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- April 27 2016
Samsung Life signs infrastructure co-investment deal
The Samsung group aims to invest US$500 million over five years into loans originated globally by Natixis.
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- April 11 2016
One Belt One Road spurs marine insurance demand
Zurich has predicted a rise in demand after the initiative raises the number of overseas projects.
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- April 6 2016
Japanese government to cover Asian state projects
It will fully cover projects sponsored by regional governments against unrecoverable costs caused by wars or natural disasters.
