Nat cat toll shows no sign of slowdown
December 17 2021 by Nick Ferguson-
Daniel Rombach joins Great Eastern as VP for digital distribution platforms
- October 5
Singapore-based Rombach makes the switch from Chubb, where he was most recently the accident and health product owner for Asia Pacific since April 2024.
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South Korea’s nat cat claims under public insurance schemes top US$1bn in 2025: Korean Re
- October 5
Claims paid under storm and earthquake insurance, crop disaster insurance, and livestock disaster insurance rose by 16.5% year on year.
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Bajaj Finserv picks ex-GIC chairman Ramaswamy Narayanan to lead reinsurance foray: report
- October 5
He stepped down from GIC Re in September following almost three years as chairman and managing director.
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Japan watchdog moves to suspend Prudential Life Insurance over fraud scandal
- October 4
Financial Services Agency plans to halt new policy acquisitions and sales activities by the life insurer for more than three months after 107 employees defrauded about 500 customers of roughly US$23.4m over a 34-year period.
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Sedgwick | Captives in Asia: From Niche Solution to Strategic Risk Platform
Captive insurance has evolved from niche tool to strategic risk infrastructure in Asia, with connected claims data seen as key to unlocking its full value.
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BlackRock | Rethink the rules: how TAA and ETFs are reshaping portfolio construction
BlackRock's Daniel Caderas and MSCI's Raman Aylur Subramanian explain why tactical asset allocation (TAA) and exchange-traded funds (ETF) have become essential as global markets fragment and static allocations lose their reliability.
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BlackRock | Infrastructure comes of age for insurers
Are insurers capturing full value from the asset class? BlackRock shares its perspective.
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PartnerRe | The missing life stage: why caregiving is reshaping the future of protection in APAC
To stay relevant, insurers should engage caregivers earlier with solutions that combine protection, navigation support, and preventative planning.