Nicholas Pratt
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Asia
Cyber insurance take-up rises by 50% in India
The number of India-based companies that adopted cyber insurance in 2017 increased by 50% on the previous year, according to…
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Asia
Philippines government offers farmers payout over Typhoon Tembin
More than 20,000 Filipino farmers whose crops were destroyed by the recent Typhoon Tembin, also known as Typhoon Vinta in…
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Asia
Cunningham Lindsay hires new head for Singapore
David Seng has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Singapore office of loss adjusting firm Cunningham Lindsay.…
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Asia
Iranian oil tanker continues to blaze off China’s coast
The Iranian oil tanker that crashed off the east coast of China continues to blaze for the third consecutive day,…
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Asia
Chubb strikes distribution agreement with DBS in Singapore
Global insurer Chubb has entered into an arrangement with Singapore-based bank DBS that will see its general insurance products distributed…
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New head for XL Catlin’s APAC energy, property and construction team
XL Catlin has appointed Todd Wilhelm as the regional product leader for its energy, property and construction division in Asia-Pacific.…
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Parima announces details for 2018 conferences
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (Parima) has revealed the dates and locations for next year’s conferences as well as the…
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HDI Global makes leadership changes in Australasia
Industrial lines insurer HDI Global has announced a number of executive changes in its Australasian business. The new appointments cover…
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Asia
Product recalls growing in size and number, warns AGCS
Exposure to product recalls has increased significantly during the past decade, bringing the potential for larger and more complex losses.…
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Allied World appoints new Australia head
Switzerland-based insurer Allied World has appointed Iain MacLeod as its new country manager for Australia. Mr MacLeod, who joined Allied…
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Asia
2018 will be pivotal year for insurtech in Asia: Clyde
The next year will see technology transform Asia’s insurance industry as insurtech comes to the fore in many of the…
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Asia
UK’s Institute of Risk Management makes maiden voyage to China
A delegation from the UK’s professional body for enterprise risk managers, the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), has made its…
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Asia
Global rates fall again but rises on the way for cat risk: Marsh
Global commercial insurance rates fell for the 18th consecutive quarter in Q3 2017 according to data from Marsh. However, the…
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Big data and analytics are risk managers’ top tech concerns: Parima/MMC report
A report into emerging technology has revealed that risk managers expect data analytics and process automation to transform their industry.…
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Asia
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions hires new Southeast Asia head
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (SRCS) has appointed Didier Bélot as head, Southeast Asia, replacing Jonathan Rake who was promoted to…
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Asia
New marine insurance syndicate launches to protect Asian shipowners from war
A new marine insurance facility designed to protect Asian shipowners from war-related risks has been launched in Hong Kong. The…
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AGCS expands Asia presence with China and Indonesia offices
Corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has commenced new operations in Indonesia and China, thereby making Asia the…
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Asia
China’s captive market gathers steam with Yudean approval
The long-awaited emergence of a healthy captive insurance market in China and the wider Asian region could finally be picking…
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Asia
Fitch welcomes Chinese government’s decision to lift foreign capital limits
Fitch Ratings has maintained its 2018 rating and sector outlooks for China’s non-life insurers at stable, because it believes the…
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Asia
Less is more to ensure BI claims certainty, says Swiss Re
A broadening of coverage in business interruption (BI) insurance due to price pressure and competition is leading to concerns about…