All Australasia articles – Page 4
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Online onlyFitch: Japan losses will be "manageable"
AIR estimates insured property losses range from $15bn to $35bn
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Online onlyTokio Millennium authorised to write in Australia
Firm's new Sydney branch has $80m capital
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Country FocusJapan: Waiting for dawn
Insurers in the land of the rising sun are taking a while to recover from the financial crisis, but Japan remains the fourth largest non-life insurance market in the world, with opportunities for those who dare
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Online onlyPartnerRe Q1 Aus loss could be $110m
Reinsurer estimates damage from storms and flooding
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Online onlyCyclone Yasi intensifies to cat 4 storm
Bureau of Meteorology says "cyclone poses a serious threat to north Queensland communities"
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Country FocusAustralia: Dipping down under
With one or two notable exceptions, rates continue to fall in the Australian insurance and reinsurance market as competitive market forces and savvy buyers dictate renewal trends
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Online onlyCyclone Yasi threatens QLD
Major cities of Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Innisfail have been warned
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Online onlyQLD flood losses still uncertain for reinsurers
Policy wording regarding flooding versus flash flooding will reduce claims for insurers
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Online onlyInsurers told to develop standard flood clause in Australia
All households to be given access to insurance or face government intervention
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Online onlyReinsurers to be hit by flood claims
12,000 cubic metres per second expected to flow from Brisbane River
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Online onlyAon Benfield launches Asia life unit
Chief executive anticipates big growth in the region
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Online onlyEarthquake, tsunami hit Indonesian Islands
At least one dead, 150 homes detroyed and many missing
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SupplementsAsia perils: Bespoke modelling
Asia’s use of catastrophe models is increasingly sophisticated, but the industry still has some way to go to make the most of the concept
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SupplementsAsia perils: The next peak
China is vulnerable to every kind of natural disaster, especially in the new boom cities and on the coast. With recent disasters raising the profile of insurance, the rapidly maturing market is set to develop shared strategies
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SupplementsAsia perils: Aftershock alert
The catalogue of natural catastrophes in 2010, in Asia and elsewhere, seems unlikely to translate into firmer rates at the 1 January reinsurance renewals. But the rise of Asian megacities leaves the region vulnerable
