Munich Re, SBI General Insurance to lead Indian state’s parametric rainfall cover
August 7 2024 by Mithun Varkey
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India’s Shriram General Insurance plans to list in 2-3 years: report
- November 7
The firm is also planning to re-enter the crop insurance market, seven years after it exited the business, and intends to reduce reliance on motor line.
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Typhoon Yagi losses may drive up rates, tighten treaty terms in Vietnam
- September 10
Insured losses are climbing as carriers in China, Vietnam and the Philippines count the damages after the region's strongest storm this year destroyed houses, factories, infrastructure and crops across the three countries.
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Typhoon Gaemi losses to weigh on Taiwan, Philippines reinsurance market
- August 5
While China losses are the most significant out of all three markets, the local reinsurance market is unlikely to be affected as agricultural sector is covered by the government.
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Typhoon Gaemi triggers flooding and landslide in mainland China, leads to US$50m agri losses in Taiwan
- July 29
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in multiple provinces of China with hundreds of chemical and mining companies suspending operations and train services stopped.
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BHSI | Managing non-Asian exposure in long-tail lines
While US-exposed business can look attractive to Asian carriers, managing the volatility around the long-term results and the ability to model those losses are crucial, say BHSI’s Marc Breuil and Marcus Portbury.
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Sedgwick | To Handle CAT Claims Well, Multi-Step Preparation is Key
When it comes to risk, it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when” an event will occur.
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HSBC Asset Management | Is it time to relook at Asian currency bonds?
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.
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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.
