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- May 31 2022
Despite a hardening market in Asia, DLT is still not catching on
Cultural resistance is one of the obstacles standing in the way of wider adoption.
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- May 30 2022
Are Asian insurers doing enough to prepare for climate liability?
A Philippines inquiry finds companies liable for climate change - insurers should take note.
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- May 26 2022
China marine profitability won’t bounce back on its own
With large state-backed companies aggressively growing market share, competition is fierce.
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- May 10 2022
Is the Chubb and Dual deal incidental or the start of a wider trend?
The US insurer bought Dual’s cyber and financial lines book in Asia back in March.
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- May 9 2022
Adani CEO plea proves power of (re)insurers in climate battle
43 firms have excluded themselves from the Carmichael coal project.
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- April 25 2022
China P&C market to shrug off Covid disruption
Sunshine's Hong Kong listing points to a robust market.
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- April 19 2022
APAC broker M&A to stay on the boil
Xenia, WTW, AUB Group and Gallagher are just some of the firms looking to expand in the region.
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- March 28 2022
Governments should step up nat cat market outreach
Recent flooding in Malaysia and Australia reinforce urgency in setting up protection schemes.
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- February 8 2022
Tackling Australia’s affordability crisis won’t be easy
Government signs off reinsurance pool design days after prudential regulator lists 2022 priorities.
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- February 3 2022
Asia cat modelling ripe for insurtech funding
After recent fundraisings at Reask and Descartes Underwriting, expect more over the next 12 months.
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- January 14 2022
WTW rebrand signals new era after Aon drama
The Willis name has had a long history with roots going back to 1841.
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- December 31 2021
Japan’s ‘Big Three’ primed for SE Asia growth
Sompo, Tokio Marine and MS&AD have all launched a number of initiatives in Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore this year.
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- December 22 2021
Munich Re, WTW’s sovereign debt ‘cat wrapper’ a model for SE Asia
The demand for similar style debt protection in the region is likely to grow.
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- December 16 2021
Australia’s cyclone risk pool a first step
The US$7bn reinsurance scheme needs to be backed up by other initiatives to address a rapidly changing risk environment.
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- November 2 2021
Cover fine print key for Asia’s eager travelers
Travel insurance will need to be a far more nuanced offering post-pandemic.
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- October 25 2021
ESG primed for Asia’s insurance mainstream
Sun Life Malaysia has just launched the country’s first investment-linked ESG fund.
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- October 21 2021
Asia’s cyber market needs to learn its limitations
Systemic attacks on critical infrastructure have been described as "beyond the industry's capacity to insure".
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- October 14 2021
Australia’s P&C players told to up their risk game
APRA's deputy chair Helen Rowell describes BI issue as a “significant mis-step” by the country’s general insurers.
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- September 27 2021
India should welcome Chinese investment in LIC
Rumoured plans to ban mainland investors from IPO risk turning the deal into a political hot potato.
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- September 21 2021
GIC Re’s underwriting losses remain the elephant in the room
The reinsurer has been overly reliant on investment returns to turn a profit.
