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- October 3 2023
Opinion: Is APAC really a mature insurance market?
A healthy 12% CAGR across the bespoke and nuanced liability covers markets is a sign that the region is quickly catching up with the US and Europe.
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- September 15 2023
Opinion: Hong Kong’s insurance players should step up risk mitigation for clients and the city
While paying claims and looking after clients is the immediate priority, the market should spend more effort making sure buildings are better managed, rain or shine.
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- August 25 2023
Opinion: ‘Smart urbanisation’ is a ticking time bomb for APAC (re)insurers
Carriers are scrambling to manage high property value and cyber risks related to the growth of the digital economy and infrastructure across major APAC conglomerations.
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- August 17 2023
Opinion: India’s delayed insurance reforms will hurt growth agenda
With the much-anticipated parliamentary bill shelved, the government needs to act fast to ensure that the industry gets its due.
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- July 21 2023
Opinion: Australian flood inquiry needs to broaden scope to probe impact of state taxes, land use rules
A shortage of expert assessors, building labour and materials constraints, and the complexity of recovery and resilience programmes delivered by state governments exacerbate problems.
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- July 10 2023
Opinion: Australia’s cyclone pool helps ease pressure on cat limits
ACRP is set to assume more than 90% of the market’s cyclone exposure for household, strata and small business property policies.
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- June 28 2023
Opinion: When algorithms fail – the Australian pricing debacle
The ASIC review, which blames overreliance on technology, offers a cautionary tale for the wider (re)insurance markets.
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- June 19 2023
Opinion: AI – threat or opportunity for Asia’s (re)insurance market?
Insurers are at an early stage of AI adoption, and with the risks comes reward, so carriers should embrace the revolution without overlooking the perils.
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- June 1 2023
Opinion: Florida’s return to orderly renewals a welcome sign for APAC
Prospects of 30-40% rate hikes tempt reinsurers back to a normalised attitude towards the assumption of nat cat risk as 1.6 draws to a close.
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- May 17 2023
Opinion: Will the APAC trade credit market rise to the looming insolvency challenge?
With corporate risks expected to rise across Asia, carriers need to up their game and evolve more sophisticated methods of risk assessment.
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- April 21 2023
Opinion: Ransomware payments down under – to ban or not to ban?
Insurers suggest an outright ban on ransoms and extortion demands in data breach incidents could be a blunt, ineffective policy instrument.
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- April 13 2023
Opinion: India’s non-life players edging towards international systemic risk status
Home-spun big beasts GIC Re and New India will soon have more of an impact on the global stage.
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- April 7 2023
Opinion: Indonesia’s 1998 riots and their impact on the (re)insurance market
Peter Phillips, chief client officer South Asia at Marsh, gives his views on how the events shaped political violence and terrorism cover.
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- March 17 2023
Opinion: Lloyd’s investment losses flag risks for Asian (re)insurers
The US$3.6bn hole in the market's 2022 results and current banking turmoil show the need for carriers to revisit their portfolios and reassure investors.
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- February 28 2023
Opinion: Asia premium momentum paves way for strong 1.4, 1.7 renewals
2022 results and 1.1 renewals show there is still plenty of upside in Asia despite a myriad of challenges.
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- February 21 2023
Opinion: Asia’s mega rail projects to ignite premium boom
The China-backed infra projects set to generate US$14bn by 2030 come as a blessing for local and international carriers.
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- January 26 2023
Opinion: Australia’s (re)insurers are testing the limits of climate change
As the outlook worsens, the sustainability of the market picking up most of the risks might be called into question.
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- December 16 2022
Opinion: RACQ exit rumour calls into question CTP scheme
Demands for an overhaul of the state’s motor insurance framework have resurfaced with the reports of a possible sale of the club’s motor arm.
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- December 8 2022
Opinion : Why blockchain failed to transform Asia’s (re)insurance sector
The revolution may yet come for areas such as ILS. It will take time and look very different to originally imagined.
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- November 25 2022
Opinion: Can carriers take advantage of the Hong Kong crypto opportunity?
As insurers rush to amend policy wording and reinforce crypto exclusions, the city’s regulatory initiatives offer hope.
