Nicholas Pratt
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Asia
APAC insurance pricing remains competitive: Marsh
Insurance rates in Asia-Pacific remained “generally competitive” across most major coverage lines during 2016, according to the Global Insurance Market…
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Asia
China denies claims of clampdown on cross-border cash flows
The foreign exchange authorities in China have countered claims that foreign companies are struggling to repatriate profits under China’s restrictive…
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Asia
Asia faces $26trn infrastructure hole: ADB
Risk managers’ interest in mitigating the exposures in large infrastructure projects could be set to rise after the Asia Development…
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Asia
Parima signs three more partners
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (Parima) has recruited a further three additions to its roster of corporate partners. …
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Asia
Zurich restructures its APAC business
International insurer Zurich has announced a major overhaul of its Asia-Pacific business, merging its corporate and commercial units into a…
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Asia
Landmark case in HK could push up price of D&O insurance
Risk managers and insurers are eyeing the progress of a landmark Hong Kong tribunal that could have massive implications for…
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Asia
Vietnam hosts APEC forum on disaster insurance
Experts from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and a number of international financial institutions met in Vietnam this week,…
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Asia
Australia passes new data privacy law
Companies in Australia will soon face mandatory notification obligations in the event of a data breach, after the federal parliament…
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Analysis & Opinion
Managing a product recall in Hong Kong
As the recent Samsung and VW product recall issues have shown, the consequences of a recall can be globally significant.…
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Asia
IAG plans insurtech hub in Singapore
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) is the latest insurer to launch an insurtech centre in Singapore, in a bid to spread…
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Asia
Navigators assembles new management team for Asian expansion plan
US-based specialty insurer Navigators has appointed a new management team for its Asia division. The team, which will be based…
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Asia
Scandals highlight rising D&O risk in corporate Asia
High level executives in Asia corporates face a much greater risk of litigation and liability due to more stringent regulation,…
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Asia
Parima passes 1,000 member milestone
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (Parima) has announced that its membership has exceeded the 1,000 mark. The milestone…
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Asia
‘End of globalisation’ biggest threat to APAC corporates: report
The potential end of globalisation is the number one threat to Asian companies, according to report from risk consultancy Control…
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Asia
ADB calls for public/private disaster insurance scheme
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a cooperative of financial institutions dedicated to reducing poverty in the region, has called for…
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Asia
Asia-Pacific to spearhead growth of IoT insurance market
A report has placed Asia-Pacific at the forefront of the multi-billion-dollar Internet of Things (IoT) insurance market. According to market…
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Asia
Pressure mounts on Chinese insurers to de-risk investments
Chen Wenhui, vice-chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), has warned Chinese insurers that they need to take a…
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Asia
A good year ahead for Asian insurance buyers: Aon
Overall, 2017 should be a positive year for risk managers and insurance buyers, thanks to abundant capacity and decreasing rates,…
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Analysis & Opinion
Risk in spotlight for Chinese regulators
China has been undergoing significant legal and regulatory reform in the (re)insurance sector for some time and this is set…
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Asia
International reinsurers flock to Mumbai to tap “huge opportunity”
International reinsurers continue to announce the creation of onshore reinsurance operations in India following the recent relaxation in rules designed…