News – Page 161
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BMS appoints US property reinsurance broking chief
Broker’s new chief property officer for US reinsurance previously led Willis Re’s Atlanta office
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AM Best discusses revised stable reinsurance outlook
Rating agency used the third day of the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC) to discuss its global reinsurance outlook
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Broker role under threat? - SIRC panel debate
A panel debate at the end of the SIRC conference asked whether traditional broking is dead and how it should evolve
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Non-life ILS amounted to $27.3bn in Q3 – Willis Re Securities
Willis Re Securities expects growth in catastrophe bond issuance from the fourth quarter and into 2020
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Argo changes reporting structure for the Americas
Bermudan re/insurer Argo Group announced a reshuffle, including a new senior hire from AIG
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RMS puts $7-11bn insurance estimate on Japan’s Hagibis
Cat modeller thinks flooding will represent about 60% of the Japanese typhoon’s total insured loss
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Asia remains “pivotal” to Neal’s Future at Lloyd’s plan
Lloyd’s CEO John Neal addressed SIRC 2019 about Asia’s place within the Blueprint One strategy for the future at Lloyd’s
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Singapore pushing itself as ILS hub; new lines added to Belt & Road consortium
A government minister’s speech at SIRC 2019 emphasised three issuances so far, encouraging more Asian cat bond business to come to the Southeast Asian city-state
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GR at SIRC 2019: Day 3 live & free to read
Catch up with all the news on the third day of the 16th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC)
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Pointless continuing reinsurance relationships on bad terms – PartnerRe’s Beedle
Pricing inadequacy means saying no to some business, stresses PartnerRe’s Asia Pacific CEO
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Q&A with TMK: Cyber risk does not recognise borders
There has never been a better time to buy cyber insurance. Despite this, there is still a concerning lack of take-up among Asia’s insurance buyers, according to Alex Jomaa (pictured), cyber underwriter at Tokio Marine Kiln
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Al Zain’s mission to rebuild Trust Re
Transparency for investors and clients together with “institutionalising” corporate governance, are at the centre of Trust Re’s new chief executive’s plan to return the reinsurer to a growth trajectory
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GR at SIRC 2019: Day 2 live & free to read
Catch up with all the news on the second day of the 16th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC)
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The future of the industry - SIRC 2019 opening debate
This year’s event is “the largest SIRC ever”, organisers boast, welcoming 1,130 delegates from more than 400 organisations and 53 countries to Singapore
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Hong Kong situation highlights competing regional hubs
Tony Gallagher, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter’s CEO of Asia Pacific answers GR’s questions, as the region’s reinsurance players meet for the annual SIRC rendezvous in Singapore
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Axis Re targets Asian health business, sets new priorities amid shifting standards
China, India and Vietnam represent health reinsurance opportunities
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New Dawn Risk focusing on fac to treaty transformation
Smaller Asian insurers have had limited provision under reinsurance treaties to write professional lines business, relying on fac placements, something broker New Dawn Risk is trying to change
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Emerging Asia dominates Aon study of geographic opportunities
Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore were ranked in top positions in a country opportunity index
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Aon: Developing the Asian modelling landscape
Catastrophe risk poses one of the big challenges for Asia Pacific’s economies. Modelling solutions need to keep up with the reinsurance market’s developing exposures, Brad Weir, Head of Analytics for Asia at Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions business tells GR.
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GR at SIRC 2019: Day 1 live & free to read
Catch up with all the news from the first day of the 16th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC)