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Benelux
Tokio Marine Kiln sells European MGA business to Cooper Gay France
Cooper Gay France (CGF), part of the London-based Ed broking group that renamed itself in 2016, has revealed that it…
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Asia
Risk managers need to think long and hard about coal-supporting insurers
US and Asian insurers including AIG and MS&AD are coming under increased pressure to play their role in the fight…
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Asia
Zurich welcomes legal validity finally given to financial interest cover in Adidas Indian case
A potentially big step forward has been made towards giving risk and insurance managers at multinational companies assurance about the…
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Asia
Parima members urged to focus on business travel risk as concerns over geopolitical shifts rise
Security threats, civil unrest and geopolitical unrest are the three top risks that may persuade business travel managers to change…
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Asia
Indian crash landing on moon sparks hunt for space cover for domestic launches
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is on the hunt for insurance cover for the first time for a domestically…
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Asia
Philippines government and IBRD forge path ahead for cat risk transfer to capital markets
The World Bank's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has issued two tranches of catastrophe-linked bonds (cat bonds) to…
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Asia
Cyber remains top of the list for Indian risk managers finds RIMS-Marsh survey
Large-scale cyberattacks remain the top risk for corporations across India, according to a joint study conducted by Marsh, the world’s leading…
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Asia
Fitch retains stable rating on Korean insurers despite sharp drop in profits at half year
Fitch Ratings has maintained a stable outlook for the Korean insurance sector despite a sharp drop in profits reported by…
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Asia
MS&AD takes $1.6bn write-down as MS Amlin fails to deliver on acquisition promise
Japanese insurance giant Mitsui Sumitomo & Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance (MS&AD) will not retreat from its recent pan-Asian and international…
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Asia
Asian risk managers struggle with new experience of hardening market: Baron
Risk and insurance managers across the Asia-Pacific region are struggling to deal with the new experience of having to deal…
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Asia
Future for Lloyd’s in Asia remains bright but efficiency reforms needed: Neal
John Neal, chief executive of Lloyd’s, appeared to give Lloyd’s Asia a welcome vote of confidence at the end of…
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Asia
Single cyberattack on Asia-Pacific ports could cost $110bn, with 57% ‘silent’
A single cyberattack on major ports across Asia-Pacific could cost $110bn, which is roughly equivalent to half of all losses…
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Asia
National approach needed to combat devastating climate change impact in Australia
Rising temperatures will lead to “dramatic changes” in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather in Australia, according to a…
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Asia
Single coordinated cyberattack could cause $40bn insured losses
Asian risk and insurance managers need to prepare for some challenging converations with their insurers in coming renewals, as the…
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Asia
Swiss Re confirms potentially significant investment in second-biggest P&C Chinese insurer
Swiss Re has confirmed that it has been exploring a possible investment in Shanghai-based China Pacific Insurance Group, the second-largest…
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Asia
Baron opens Parima conference with call to members to learn language of the c-suite
Risk and insurance managers across the Asia-Pacific region need to up their game when in communication with the c-suite and…
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Asia
Beazley boosts Asia-Pacific expansion plan by taking 30% stake in Hong Kong’s Pegasus
Specialist Lloyd’s-based insurer Beazley has followed up its announcement made earlier this week about its Asian expansion plans, by revealing…
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China’s fast-growing insurtech sector supports record global growth so far in 2019
Total new worldwide funding in the insurtech sector so far this year has already exceeded the total for 2018, and…
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Asia
China drops restrictions on foreign investment in insurance and banking firms, moves closer to deal with EU
The international risk management and insurance community appears to be one of the potential beneficiaries of the recent slight thawing…
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Asia
Hagibis insured losses could rise as high as $16bn according to AIR
Industry insured losses from Typhoon Hagibis, which hit Japan on 12 October, will be between JPY865bn ($8bn) and JPY1,730bn ($16bn),…