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- July 30 2021
Global supply chain woes to keep pressure on cargo premiums
Delays are becoming more costly but can’t be insured at affordable prices.
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- July 23 2021
Asia’s renewable projects poised to squeeze capacity
The region is set for US$200bn of investment in wind farms over the next five years and often in nat cat prone areas.
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- July 19 2021
SE Asia supply chains face delta variant disruption
Standalone pandemic coverage and parametric triggers seen as possible de-risk solutions.
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- July 15 2021
Asia’s energy insurers eye green hydrogen boom
New plants and pipelines worth billions of US dollars will need innovative risk solutions.
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- July 9 2021
Australia’s insurers retain more risk as rates rise
Despite steep rises on loss-affected lines, reinsurance wordings and conditions are largely unchanged.
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- June 25 2021
Asia’s rising trade credit claims to be offset by growth
Insolvencies are up but an economic recovery should benefit insurers.
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- June 15 2021
Markel eyes collaboration to boost Asia capacity
Sharing risk is key to providing more local capacity for specialist classes, regional head tells IAN.
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- June 14 2021
Olympics ‘too big to fail’ for specialty contingency market
Estimates have put the total figure for a Tokyo washout at US$3bn.
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- June 8 2021
Asia fine art rates stable amid ‘flurry’ of activity
Regional collectors are looking beyond the traditional Lloyd’s market for cover.
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- May 31 2021
Ardonagh targets Asia specialty growth
The broking group aims to fill the void left by mega mergers such as Aon/WTW and Marsh/JLT.
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- May 25 2021
Shenzhen skyscraper wobble puts focus on construction liability
Professional indemnity insurance would likely be the focus of any claim.
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- May 24 2021
Peak Re to keep Asia focus amid global expansion
CEO Franz Josef Hahn tells IAN “Asia will always be our home" as other markets near 40% of GWP.
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- May 17 2021
Asia aviation premiums set for second half lift off
Brokers, insurers and reinsurers are set to recover some lost ground over the next six months.
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- May 10 2021
Asia’s commercial premium growth driven by financial and property lines
Marsh's pricing index shows a regional rise of 8% in Q1.
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- May 7 2021
India’s health players to face solvency pressures amid Covid surge—sources
Even well-capitalised insurers are facing strain as claims surge.
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- May 5 2021
Hong Kong’s ILS push builds momentum
IAN understands the first issuance will come by the end of Q3 2021.
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- May 4 2021
Asia’s satellite market the ‘hardest’ in a decade—source
Global reinsurers generally pick up losses in the region.
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- April 30 2021
Asia’s captives gain allure as market hardens
Singapore well-placed to benefit as premiums forecast to grow and placement becomes more difficult.
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- April 20 2021
D&O cover in spotlight as Asia eyes SPACs boom
Expert tells IAN the market has seen an increase in enquiries for cover from Asia-based funds.
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- April 19 2021
Reinsurers paid out 111% of earnings in 2020
Data from Willis Re shows the industry is still not earning its cost of capital.
