All Global Reinsurance articles in On-Line Archive – Page 5
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Online onlyGR 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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News AgendaThe 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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ViewpointsHong 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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ViewpointsAxis Re targets Asian health business, sets new priorities amid shifting standards
China, India and Vietnam represent health reinsurance opportunities
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ViewpointsNew 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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News AgendaEmerging 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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ViewpointsAon: 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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Online onlyGR 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)
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News AgendaThe Hong Kong protests: What if the government labels them terrorism?
Defining the pro-democracy protests as terrorism could impact insurance policies, as the cost of the demonstrations continues to rise
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ViewpointsWinds of change: 16th SIRC welcomes delegates with 2019 theme
Q&A with Marc Haushofer, SRA chairman and honorary advisor to the organising committee for the 16th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC)
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ViewpointsAXA XL: Addressing emerging Asia’s protection needs
Q&A with Peter Schmidt, chief executive, MEA, APAC, LATAM, Credit & Surety, AXA XL Reinsurance, a division of AXA
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News AgendaInsurance should cater to Asia’s emerging middle class – Peak Re
The insurance protection gap in emerging Asia has been exasperated by insufficient protection through social security, according to Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Re
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ViewpointsGIC Re: Pricing has not matched growth
Q&A with GIC Re General Manager Satyajit Tripathy, who explains that even after significant loss events Asian prices have barely budged
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News AgendaBeazley reveals Asia Pacific growth strategy amid underwriting expansion
Beazley is expanding its Asia Pacific underwriting footprint. The specialist insurer said it has made a strategic investment in the region to facilitate its expansion. More roles and product launches will follow in the next 12 months, Beazley said. An increased presence in Asia Pacific enables the ...
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ViewpointsAon: Matchmaking for life
Asia’s life and health (L&H) reinsurance market is changing, with fresh entrants and a change of products being sold on the primary side, according to Pierre Vende, Head of Accident, Health and Life, Aon Reinsurance Solutions.
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News AgendaAIG endorses Lloyd’s with new $1bn high net worth Syndicate 2019
The insurer plans to launch a new syndicate at Lloyd’s serving the US high net worth market, writing up to $1bn in gross written premiums by 1 January 2020
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News AgendaInsurtech investments this year surpass 2018 already – WTW report
Deal numbers were up 20% in Q3 and marked the first quarter since Q2 of 2018 when investments in business-facing insurtechs outnumbered investments in distribution-focused ventures
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News AgendaJapan’s Typhoon Hagibis to cost insured losses of $8-16bn, according to AIR
Catastrophe risk modeller AIR Worldwide said more than half of the losses would come from inland flooding
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News AgendaGreenpeace climate protest in Baden-Baden over reinsuring dirty energy
The industry’s role reinsuring energy business relating to coal attracted Greenpeace activists to Baden-Baden this year
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News AgendaBermuda reinsurers’ performance improving – Fitch analysis
The 22 Bermuda reinsurers in Fitch’s sample reported a 99% 2018 combined ratio on aggregate, better than 108% in 2017 but higher than the 93% average over the past five years
