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- June 23 2022
Insurers seek profit and scale in lower-premium products
Capturing data is key to breaking Asia’s under-insurance cycle.
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- June 22 2022
India digital reinsurance upstart takes bold stance against incumbent
Competing with India’s national reinsurer GIC Re has proven tough for previous start-ups.
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- June 21 2022
Appraisal of Malaysian floods boosts case for digital claims
With 90% of economic losses uninsured more is required to persuade homeowners to buy cover.
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- June 16 2022
Modelling deficit highlights APAC reputational risk
With over 25% of a company's value linked to reputation, boards need to prioritise cover.
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- June 13 2022
Asia casts its eye over the Florida renewals
Munich Re, Swiss Re and RenaissanceRe have all withdrawn capacity from the market.
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- June 8 2022
Hong Kong’s ILS grant scheme gets the thumbs up
Peak Re's US$150m ILS bond is the first to use the incentive structure.
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- June 7 2022
Taiwan’s P&C capital levels under pressure from Covid claims
The situation shows the danger of underwriting policies for which there is inadequate data.
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- June 3 2022
Australian floods: modellers struggle with ‘a single consistent view of risk’
Flood risk has become a major catastrophic burden for the Australian market, highlighting the importance of accurate modelling.
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- May 25 2022
Marsh faces pressure over Chinese-backed oil pipeline
Staff at Marsh McLennan protested broker’s role on Cnooc East Africa oil project.
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- May 23 2022
Asian firms reach for cyber analytics tools as hard market makes cover more costly
With rising rates optimising insurance cover is essential.
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- May 19 2022
Are insurers modelling port risk in Asia in the right way?
Singapore and some other ports may be less of a risk than statistics suggest.
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- May 18 2022
Singapore’s (re)insurance sector looks beyond Covid
Overseas talent has remained in the Lion City although another partial lockdown could derail this.
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- May 17 2022
Cyber capacity in Asia keeps shrinking as rates harden
By some estimates capacity has shrunk by 50% over the past two years.
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- May 11 2022
AUB gains Asia, Lloyd’s scale with Tysers deal
Around 17% of Tysers' GWP last year came from Asia as it looks to double headcount in Singapore.
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- May 10 2022
Swiss Re upbeat on Asia despite Q1 losses
The reinsurer took a hit from nat cats in Australia, but Victor Kuk sees demand recovery in Asia.
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- May 6 2022
Allianz’s climate shift to be felt in APAC
Oil and gas capacity is set to shrink faster amid war in Ukraine and dire warnings from the IPCC.
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- May 5 2022
Hardening cycle keeps traditional insurers from Asian crypto
Lack of competition is an opportunity for brokers and insurers.
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- May 3 2022
Sompo targets Asian P&C expansion
Asia president Julian James discusses plans to develop in the region.
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- April 26 2022
Can Hong Kong bounce back as an insurance hub?
Overseas talent important to help keep underwriting authority and knowledge in the city.
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- April 22 2022
Capacity squeeze in coal has pushed rates up by a third in Asia
Asian (re)insurers asked to fill the void as European and US ones move out.
