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- November 23 2018
Asia still driving growth
Most of the growth in insurance demand during the next two years will come from emerging Asia.
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- November 23 2018
China set to open next year?
The regulator is reportedly accelerating plans to allow fully foreign-owned ventures.
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- November 16 2018
Accounting relief
The IASB has proposed a one-year delay to IFRS 17 implementation, but more time may still be needed.
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- November 16 2018
Lion Air crash raises complex liabilities
An automatic system new to the Boeing 737-Max may have been responsible.
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- November 9 2018
Hong Kong still going strong
The Chinese territory is re-asserting itself as a super-regional insurance and reinsurance hub.
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- November 9 2018
More promises from Xi
China's president promised to open the Chinese economy further and faster this week.
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- November 2 2018
Making microinsurance profitable
New technology and approaches are making it a potentially sustainable and profitable business line.
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- November 1 2018
Singapore launches US$1bn cyber risk pool
The initiative will bring together reinsurance and ILS markets to provide bespoke coverage for companies in Asia.
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- October 26 2018
Seizing opportunity
Asia offers some of the best opportunities in the world for property-casualty insurers.
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- October 26 2018
Coordination needed to fix underinsurance
Asia has the dubious distinction of leading the world in underinsurance, headed by Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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- October 19 2018
Breaking down barriers
In Malaysia and India international players are asserting their right to compete on a level playing field — with mixed success.
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- October 19 2018
Storm front
Another costly hurricane season is piling up losses for the reinsurance industry, without much upward pressure on rates.
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- October 12 2018
Hong Kong targets ILS business
The city is set to introduce laws to allow special purpose vehicles to issue insurance-linked securities.
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- October 12 2018
The trouble with AI
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being deployed in risk departments, but caution is warranted.
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- October 8 2018
Redefining healthcare roundtable
Generali Global Health and a select group of brokers sat down to discuss the international private medical insurance industry in Hong Kong.
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- October 8 2018
Aussie commission highlights conflicts
A long-running investigation into the financial services sector has criticised the practice of cross-selling.
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- September 28 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut losses could hit US$2bn
The strongest storm in the world this year could be one of the region’s most costly ever for insurers.
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- September 28 2018
Asia’s digital protection gap
A data breach at SingHealth shows that even Asia’s richest nations are vulnerable.
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- September 21 2018
Stars align for Marsh and JLT
The US$5.6bn deal will significantly expand Marsh & McLennan’s footprint in Asia Pacific.
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- September 21 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut’s wake-up call
The damage caused in Hong Kong last weekend could cost the insurance industry more than US$1bn.
