Analysis Page 53 / 71
-
- December 14 2018
Asia’s first sidecar
Peak Re launched Asia’s first sidecar transaction, attracting US$75m of international capital.
-
- December 7 2018
Weak stocks make for Asian bargains
Large valuation discrepancies could fuel further insurance acquisitions in 2019.
-
- December 7 2018
Renewals standoff
January reinsurance renewals are looking like a Mexican standoff between insurers, reinsurers and the retrocession market.
-
- November 30 2018
Axa and Allianz signal further China opening
China is following through with promises to liberalise foreign investment in its insurance industry.
-
- November 30 2018
Asian protection gap is world’s biggest
After a series of natural catastrophes this year, concerns about the region’s protection gap are bigger than ever.
-
- November 23 2018
Asia still driving growth
Most of the growth in insurance demand during the next two years will come from emerging Asia.
-
- November 23 2018
China set to open next year?
The regulator is reportedly accelerating plans to allow fully foreign-owned ventures.
-
- November 16 2018
Accounting relief
The IASB has proposed a one-year delay to IFRS 17 implementation, but more time may still be needed.
-
- November 16 2018
Lion Air crash raises complex liabilities
An automatic system new to the Boeing 737-Max may have been responsible.
-
- November 9 2018
Hong Kong still going strong
The Chinese territory is re-asserting itself as a super-regional insurance and reinsurance hub.
-
- November 9 2018
More promises from Xi
China's president promised to open the Chinese economy further and faster this week.
-
- November 2 2018
Making microinsurance profitable
New technology and approaches are making it a potentially sustainable and profitable business line.
-
- 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.
-
- October 26 2018
Seizing opportunity
Asia offers some of the best opportunities in the world for property-casualty insurers.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- October 19 2018
Storm front
Another costly hurricane season is piling up losses for the reinsurance industry, without much upward pressure on rates.
-
- 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.
-
- October 12 2018
The trouble with AI
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being deployed in risk departments, but caution is warranted.
-
- 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.
