Adrian Ladbury
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Asia
Blockchain-based Covid-19 compliance tool used in Singapore to return to work
International SOS and Singapore company Energy Drilling Management have announced a successful pilot of its ICC AOKpass mobile app, which…
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Asia
FM Global urges Asia-Pacific leaders to retain focus on climate risks
Recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and preparation for a potential second wave is clearly top of the agenda currently for…
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Asia
APRA eases restrictions on dividends for banks and insurers
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has updated its capital management guidance for banks and insurers, easing restrictions around paying…
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Asia
ADB calls for investment in smart agriculture as food risk rises
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called for an investment from governments across the region in post-Covid-19 agriculture sector reforms,…
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CRE Risk Management
CEE to benefit from post-pandemic supply chain risk reduction
Central and eastern European (CEE) countries are looking increasingly like beneficiaries of the impact of Covid-19 on global trade and…
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BI
AM Best affirms Lloyd’s rating on back of hardening market
AM Best has affirmed its financial strength credit rating on Lloyd’s despite the market’s estimated loss of up to £3.5bn…
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CRE Insurance
UK businesses braced for phishing attacks
A survey of UK cybersecurity, IT and business professionals, has found that 86% of businesses expect cyber threats to rise during the next…
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Association News
Airmic seeks new board members
The recently announced appointment of Tracey Skinner, group insurance director at BT Group, as chair of UK risk management association…
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CRE Insurance
Insurers’ risk and capital managers need to steer business planning
Risk and capital managers within insurance companies have been presented with an unprecedented opportunity to take centre stage as insurers…
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CRE Risk Management
Trust and reputation remain top risks, says KPMG
Covid-19 has forced businesses and organisations to battle to maintain operational continuity under some of the tightest restrictions our society…
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Asia
BMS follows new Asia chief with Australian energy expansion
BMS Group, an independent specialist (re)insurance broker, has announced the appointments of Richard Nunny, Ben Humphries and Serai Armstrong to…
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CRE Insurance
Atradius reports ‘huge’ rise in late payments as pandemic recession bites
New research from international credit insurance group Atradius reports that late payments have “soared” in the US, Mexico and Canada…
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Africa
Insurers face rapidly hardening reinsurance market that is set to last: Jefferies
Reinsurance rates are now rapidly firming, with prices rising 5% to 35% at the most recent renewals, according to Philip…
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Asia
EQC renews New Zealand $6.2bn reinsurance programme
The New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) has renewed its $6.2bn reinsurance programme for the forthcoming year and said that its…
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Asia
South Korea to relax reinsurance rules to promote competition
The South Korean government has revealed that it will lower reinsurance market entry barriers to promote greater competition for local…
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Asia
Australian directors resigning as D&O rates rocket by up to 500%
Broker Marsh has warned that corporate Australia could face a future in which directors and officers (D&O) cover is “no…
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Asia
Pandemic adds to pressure on Australian class action reform
Evidence is building that the rise of the Covid-19 pandemic is adding further pressure on the Australian government to make…
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Asia
Climate change remains top priority for Asian CEOs despite pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has clearly dominated the attention of CEOs of all companies across Asia in recent times, but evidence…
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Asia
Australian risk managers advised to check credit policies
Risk and insurance managers with business in Australia need to take a proactive approach with their trade credit risk as…
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Asia
China extends preferential treatment for Hong Kong insurers
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) has announced an extension of the preferential treatment accorded to Hong Kong…