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- September 22 2015
Fire premiums on the rise in Japan
The increase is being driven a number of large-scale natural disasters in recent years.
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- September 22 2015
Zurich abandons US$8.7bn RSA bid
It is puling out of a bid to acquire the British insurer due to a US$200m loss in Q3.
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- September 21 2015
Thailand launches SME loan insurance scheme
SMEs with outstanding debt payments will be able to insure loans for as much as US$2.8bn.
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- September 18 2015
Asia-Pacific outsourced insurance assets likely to surge
Growth is driven by regulatory clarity and innovations in accounting and risk controls.
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- September 18 2015
SE Asian risk managers urged to exploit low rates
Lloyd's chief says falling insurance premiums represent opportunity to boost coverage.
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- September 17 2015
Japan’s top insurers set to pay US$822m for typhoon damages
Payments for this fiscal year could mark the highest typhoon-related pay-out since 2011.
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- September 17 2015
Cargo losses from Tianjin blasts could reach US$6bn
Significant impact on the marine insurance sector should serve as wake-up call to all cargo insurers.
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- September 17 2015
Commercial rates continue to plunge globally
Declines are driven by the benign loss environment and abundance of global capacity, says Marsh.
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- September 14 2015
Indonesian insurers warned about economic outlook
Several insurance firms need close scrutiny in the face of the economic slowdown, says financial regulator.
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- September 11 2015
Reinsurance prices likely to drop in 2016, says Moody’s
Rates are forecast to fall by up to 10% in 2016, but the decline will be less than in the past few years.
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- September 9 2015
Tianjin’s insurance losses could reach US$3.3bn
The accident is likely to constitute one of the largest insured man-made losses to date in Asia.
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- September 4 2015
Asia is home to the world’s riskiest cities
The region's cities face diverse threats, ranging from storms and earthquakes to market crashes and pandemics.
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- September 2 2015
Tianjin blasts will not affect profit, say Chinese insurers
PICC and CPIC say the effect of the accident will be minimal due to reinsurance.
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- September 1 2015
Thailand to revive travel insurance for visitors
The tourism ministry is considering the proposal following the recent bomb attack.
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- September 1 2015
Macau casinos take out kidnap insurance to protect patrons
Alarmed by the rise in hostage-taking, casinos are turning to specialist insurance.
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- August 31 2015
AmCham urges China to open insurance sector
China's insurance industry lacks the experience of foreign insurers, says the US business group.
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- August 28 2015
Pakistan raises insurance capital requirements
Regulators have increased the minimum paid-up capital requirement for insurers by US$1.9million.
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- August 25 2015
Tianjin blast losses still difficult to estimate, says AM Best
Despite publicised estimates, residents within 3km of the blast site are yet to be assessed.
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- August 20 2015
Tianjin blast losses could be higher than estimates
Fitch says insurance losses from explosion could be more than US$1.5bn.
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- August 14 2015
Willis acquires Taiwan’s Elite Risk Services
Willis has paid an undisclosed sum for the Taiwanese specialist broker, doubling its presence in the country.
