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- July 2 2015
Mers Attacks: Insurers consider pandemic protection
The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) in Korea has highlighted the limited insurance options for pandemic cover.
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- June 26 2015
Closing the protection gap
Catastrophes cost fewer lives and caused less economic damage than normal during 2014, but the protection gap remains stubbornly wide, especially in Asia.
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- June 23 2015
Buffett debuts in Australia, with eye on Asia
Warren Buffett’s IAG deal will give the Aussie insurer ammunition to buy assets in its Asian backyard.
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- June 19 2015
Insurers to save the planet?
Insurance funds are the world's biggest backers of green bonds, which are helping to build planet-healthy infrastructure around the world.
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- June 15 2015
HSBC targeting insurance in Asia pivot
HSBC has said that Asia’s insurance sector will be a significant source of growth as it transforms its business.
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- June 3 2015
Insurance firms stocking up on capital
Asian insurers have raised more than twice as much capital so far this year compared to 2014, according to Dealogic data.
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- June 1 2015
Doing the rounds: Technology
Having spent the past few weeks knocking on doors and talking to insurers, here's what they told us about technology.
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- May 22 2015
Reinsurers headed for catastrophe, say academics
The way that reinsurers are bundling catastrophe risk has echoes of the pre-crisis subprime mortgage market, warns a new book.
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- May 18 2015
Insuring against climate change
If the world cannot reach agreement on how to curb emissions, as seems increasingly likely, insurers may be the last line of defence.
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- May 13 2015
India’s creeping reforms could bring US$10bn investment
India has a history of disappointing foreign investors, but its latest reforms to the insurance industry are welcome progress.
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- May 11 2015
China’s insurers raising capital for M&A
Fosun is set to raise US$1b as mainland insurers increasingly look overseas for investment opportunities.
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- May 5 2015
Insurers’ digital transformation
Rapid changes taking place in the digital economy are creating opportunities for disruptors, which means that insurers need to learn how to innovate.
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- April 22 2015
Gearing up for Asian insurance M&A
Advisers to the insurance industry are gearing up for growth in Asia, in anticipation of a surge of M&A activity in the region.
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- April 21 2015
The bancassurance dilemma
With insurers continuing to pay high prices for bancassurance deals, execution is key to extracting meaningful value from such long-term agreements.
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- April 17 2015
Asian businesses ill-prepared for hacker risk
The attack on Sony’s movie studio again highlighted the risks that businesses of all types face from hackers. Yet appropriate cover is still rare.
