Insurance
Pressures mount for less desirable energy insurance placements
Pressures mount for less desirable energy insurance placements
Industry experts eye offshore investments as most attractive, yet more expensive.
Philippines' microinsurance premiums jump to $240m in 2023
The year saw 56.62 million Filipinos covered under microinsurance policies.
Insurance incentives sweeten EV deal for consumers
Tax incentives and the introduction of charging stations are boosting the EV market.
How are Insurance-Linked Investments profitable?
Schroders says ILS is primarily driven by natural events rather than corporate factors.
Which pet breeds are the most expensive to insure?
Southern Cross Pet Insurance paid a total of AU$30m in claims last year.
Four key policies to change Vietnam’s health insurance law
93 million Vietnamese individuals have health insurance.
The global insurance market projects a 4.5% CAGR increase by 2027
Demand for car and travel insurance is increasing, amidst mandatory coverage.
Korean insurers immune from overseas CRE decay: Fitch Ratings
Fitch believes robust capitalisation will enable insurers to absorb shocks from losses.
Hong Kong and Macao discuss cross-market insurance issues
Discussions included topics such as the sale of life insurance products to MCVs.
Heavy rains in Southwestern Asia reveal insurance shortfall
Dubai saw its heaviest rainfall in more than 70 years.
Allianz sells 51% stake in Saudi unit
Abu Dhabi National Insurance is the buyer.
Asia bears $17b of Q1 natural disaster economic loss
Less than half of the global economic losses were insured during Q1’24.
AXA Mandiri’s Shariah insurance fosters mutual assistance amongst participants
Risks are shared and covered collectively by all Participants (Takaful) to mutually help one another.
InterContinental is saving insurance for a rainy day
NUS Professor Charoenwong discusses the effectiveness and value of a Singaporean hotel’s rain insurance offer.
Financial firms lead LinkedIn’s top companies in Singapore
LinkedIn unveils companies list where professionals advance the most.
Japan's life insurers shift focus to domestic bonds: Report
In recent years, high hedging costs have kept insurers from investing in foreign debt.
Conduct risk puts 54% of insurance CROs on high alert
38% of APAC insurers are implementing AI tools, higher than the global average of 22%.
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