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- December 4 2015
Chinese insurers consider multi-asset strategies
There is a need to look beyond trophy assets as Chinese insurers expand their overseas investments.
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- November 27 2015
Lessons from a cyber drill
A case study presented at the recent Parima conference in Singapore looked at a real-world cyber attack.
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- November 27 2015
Talking innovation with Stephen Cross
We spoke to Aon's chief innovation officer on the sidelines of the Parima conference in Singapore.
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- November 20 2015
China’s SOEs turn to captives despite soft insurance market
Chinese state-owned enterprises are increasingly interested in shifting more of their risk to wholly owned captive insurers.
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- November 13 2015
Managing natural catastrophes in South Asia
South Asia faces an immense challenge in trying to find ways of protecting communities from natural catastrophes.
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- November 13 2015
Asian insurers face QE conundrum
More than half of Asian insurers now say they are planning to increase their risk exposure, even as interest rates seem set to rise.
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- November 6 2015
The (very) long road to Asean integration
For all the fine talk about Asean, realists are acutely aware that cross-border integration is a long, slow process even in the best circumstances.
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- November 6 2015
The quest for scale
This year has already seen several industry-changing M&A deals, led by Ace’s US$28.3 billion acquisition of Chubb.
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- October 30 2015
In conversation with Parima’s Franck Baron
The founding chairman of Parima talks about risk management and the challenges facing the industry.
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- October 30 2015
The challenges of Japan’s wind revolution
Today, in the wake of a public backlash against atomic energy, Japan is increasingly turning to domestic renewable sources such as wind.
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- October 23 2015
China Re’s not-so-public offering
Fewer than half of the 5.77 billion shares on sale were actually offered to the public, with 56% going to cornerstones.
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- October 23 2015
HK insurance commissioner addresses industry
Speaking at the FT Asia Insurance Summit, John Leung sought to ease fears about the burden of new regulations.
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- October 16 2015
Solving the solar insurance conundrum
Investment in renewables is slowly increasing and insurers are being forced to come up with solutions for these nascent technologies.
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- October 16 2015
Raising health awareness, one step at a time
Sun Life Financial is on a mission to raise health awareness in the region — and its Asia president is leading by example.
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- October 2 2015
Disrupting employee benefits in Asia
Entrepreneur Rosaline Chow Koo's CXA offers a platform that combines an insurance exchange, flexible benefits and wellness vendors.
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- September 25 2015
VW sets aside US$7.3bn to clear the air
The diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen has raised fears of more widespread liabilities for auto exporters.
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- September 25 2015
Insurers target women’s market in emerging economies
Women spend twice as much on insurance as men and have a more natural appetite for protection, according to an AXA-sponsored study.
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- September 18 2015
Fed delays rate hike amid China concerns
Asian markets woke up on Friday to news that the US Federal Reserve would not be hiking interest rates.
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- September 18 2015
The risk is out there
It remains to be seen if the industry can extend the boundaries of insurability to new risks.
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- September 11 2015
Cat bond issues down as competition responds
Traditional and collateralised players are responding with lower pricing and expanded coverage.
