Nicholas Pratt
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Asia
HK to open Belt and Road insurance exchange
Hong Kong’s insurance regulator has announced plans to open an insurance exchange dedicated to providing coverage for projects connected to…
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Asia
Asia suffers huge September cat losses but protection gap persists
September saw Asia suffer thousands of fatalities and billions of dollars in insurance losses in the costliest month of natural…
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Artemis founder to join Peak Re
Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Re has recruited the founder of Artemis Specialty, an advisory firm for (re)insurers and insurtechs, to…
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ArgoGlobal hires new APAC underwriting head
Specialty insurer ArgoGlobal has appointed Michael Scala as chief underwriting officer for Asia-Pacific. Mr Scala has more than 35 years’…
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India considers 100% FDI in insurance brokers
The Indian Government is reportedly considering removing a cap on the level of foreign ownership of its domestic insurance brokers,…
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Canopius raids Swiss Re for new head of Asia-Pacific
Speciality (re)insurer Canopius has appointed Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong as its new head of reinsurance, Asia-Pacific. Based in the (re)insurer’s Singapore office…
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Asia-Pacific sees rise in political risk
Social fragilities and a proliferation of autocratic governance in Asia have led to a rise in political risk that could…
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Asia
Sompo signs tech deal with ZhongAn
Japan-based property insurer Sompo has agreed a deal with China’s ZhongAn, to jointly develop technology-led models for the Japanese market.…
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Asia
Lloyd’s China suffers 30% drop in premiums
The value of premiums written on the Lloyd’s China platform has dropped by 30% during the past year, as a…
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Asia counts the cost of Typhoon Mangkhut
The clean-up from Typhoon Mangkhut has begun as the devastated areas of the Philippines, China and Hong Kong assess the…
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Asia
Canopius Asia CEO steps down
Specialty reinsurer Canopius has parted company with the chief executive of its Asia division, Linus Phoon. Mr Phoon, who was…
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Asia
China Re to acquire Chaucer Group for $950m
China Reinsurance is set to spend close to a billion dollars acquiring specialty insurer Chaucer from Hanover Insurance. The deal,…
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WTW appoints head of corporate risk for Asia
Global broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has promoted Scott James Burnett to head of its corporate risk and broking (CRB)…
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Asia
Insured losses from Typhoon Jebi estimated between $2.3bn and $4.5bn
The estimated insured property losses from Typhoon Jebi, which hit Japan on 4 September, could reach somewhere between $2.3bn and…
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Asia
Risk managers have key role in rise of the robots
Very few professions have been left unchallenged by the rise of new technology, in particular the prevalence of automation and…
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Asia
Reinsurers bemoan lack of rate change in Asian insurance market
Despite the fact that 2017 was a severe year of natural catastrophes, the Asian insurance market has seen little impact…
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Asia
Former Anbang boss jailed for 18 years
A Shanghai court has sentenced the former chief executive of Anbang Insurance company to 18 years in jail. The sentence…
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Asia
BMS Group makes Australian appointments
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has appointed a CEO and COO for its Australian business. Andrew Godden has…
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Asia
Japan set to back Asean parametric disaster insurance fund
The Japanese government is set to fund the launch of a parametric disaster insurance pool designed to provide Asean nations…
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Asia
Parima recruits EB provider Maxis as a partner
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Managers Association (Parima) has announced a partnership with employee benefits provider Maxis GBN that will…