South Korea’s ‘heaviest-in-200-years’ rain to lead to motor, crop losses
July 19 2024 by Ji Youn Lee
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Product recall market to swerve loss over Tesla’s China hidden door handle snafu
- August 27
Over four million vehicles are affected in China’s biggest-ever car recall, which also includes vehicles from Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely.
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US$750bn APAC data centre build forces underwriting rethink: Willis
- August 25
While capacity remains available, insurers are becoming more selective in assessing the risks, Lay See Ong, digital infrastructure industry leader for Asia at Willis, tells InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast.
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Typhoon Dolphin’s ‘salty’ cargo disruption bill only going one way as North Asian port congestion bites
- August 24
With over 2.4m TEU of capacity stranded across Shanghai and Ningbo after three storms in five weeks, Otonomi CEO Yann Barbarroux says the compounding congestion is reshaping the risk calculus for cargo owners just as peak season approaches.
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From Flores to Chiba, Asia’s nat cat spree exposes protection gap with insurers set to escape major losses
- August 20
Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and China have been hit with earthquakes, downpours, floods and typhoons over the last week, with loss adjusters telling InsuranceAsia News that the human toll is severe but insured losses remain surprisingly contained due to low coverage in affected areas.
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BHSI | The real risk begins underwater: How subsea risk is changing insurance
Asia's subsea industry is expanding and evolving rapidly, with the growing use of technology across the region changing the way risks are be assessed.
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Beazley | Clean marine: How aqua-innovators can ride the energy wave
Insurance is critical to clean marine progress, but new fuels bring risks traditional policies do not fully cover, presenting market players an opportunity to build new models.
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PartnerRe | Dementia the protection gap insurers can no longer ignore
Unlike acute illnesses, dementia creates a long tail of financial need and its impact extends well beyond patients.
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Sedgwick | Investing in people is shaping the future of loss adjusting in Asia
Sedgwick Asia says it is ready to meet the evolving challenges of Asia’s dynamic insurance markets.
