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- December 23 2021
Asia ILS posts record year
2021 saw more deals, more capital raised and more domiciles than ever before.
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- December 20 2021
Omicron threatens reinsurance outlook
Sudden and virulent emergence of the new variant is weighing on sector forecasts.
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- December 14 2021
Fixing reinsurers’ big data problem
A more open ecosystem approach to data is urgently needed to expand the universe of insurable risk in Asia.
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- December 10 2021
Argenta’s Lloyd’s China exit puts spotlight on costs, scale
Broker tells IAN poorer margins are squeezing some players out who can write Chinese business elsewhere.
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- December 9 2021
China Re bullish on Hong Kong P&C market
The reinsurer's CFO tells IAN the local non-life market is still at an "early" stage of development.
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- December 6 2021
Lloyd’s expands cyber war exclusions
New wording narrows the scope of standalone policies, excluding cover for losses attributed to a nation state.
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- November 29 2021
Record broker M&A in 2021 will be tough to beat
The Gallagher/Willis Re deal won’t be the end of the consolidation but favourable conditions are ending.
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- November 23 2021
Asia’s reinsurance brokers in data, analytics push
The region’s P&C insurers are demanding better and faster information to help hedge their growing, ever more complex risks.
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- November 12 2021
Insurtechs take on catastrophe protection
Tackling Asia’s US$134bn protection gap requires innovative approaches.
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- November 9 2021
IAG, Suncorp recalibrate cat claims after October hailstorms
Hannover Re's Australia head Michael Eberhardt tells IAN the revisions have come "very early" in the year.
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- November 8 2021
Thirst for scale driving broker consolidation
M&A activity among (re)insurance brokers grew by 13% during H1 — led by Gallagher and Ardonagh.
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- November 4 2021
COP26: (Re)insurers not aligned with net zero goal
While insurers have taken action on coal, campaigners have criticised the industry's failure to move away from oil and gas.
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- October 29 2021
IAG faces up to ‘historical failures’ despite pushback on bonuses
A shareholder revolt greeted the insurer's executive compensation plans after posting a US$313m loss.
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- October 26 2021
Hong Kong’s brokers urged to plan renewals early amid hard market
CIB event told that property risk models can fail to estimate the true scale of losses.
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- October 19 2021
Thailand’s insurers ‘wake up’ to digital amid muted growth
Local expert tells IAN the industry needs to embrace change post-pandemic.
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- October 18 2021
Shinhan Life joins net-zero climate push
Commitment to limit emissions of underwriting portfolio is first for an Asian insurer and comes ahead of COP26.
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- October 15 2021
Asia’s political risk market adapts to Zurich exit
The Swiss insurer is no longer a major market player and capacity in unlikely to be affected, but talent could leave.
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- October 12 2021
Plenty of capacity to meet record LNG prices
Insurance market can meet rising limits despite a price surge of almost 900% this year.
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- October 11 2021
Trade credit claims to spike in 2022
Withdrawal of support for businesses predicted to fuel 18% spike in insolvencies.
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- October 4 2021
Covéa strikes out for third time with XL Re bid
The ambitious reinsurance deal would have given the French mutual a significant Asia presence.
