Nicholas Pratt
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Analysis & Opinion
Beyond the tech revolution
Later this month there are a number of events that will showcase the use of technology in the risk and…
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Asia
Regulatory reforms to boost demand for local reinsurance—Fitch
Asia’s reinsurance market could be set for revolutionary change, thanks to a series of regulatory reforms and a number of…
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Asia
Going parametric – specialty risk
The use of parametric insurance products is on the increase in Asia, as insurers and reinsurers strike deals with not…
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Asia
State of the art
Commercial Risk Asia talks to Stefano Tranquillo, FM Global senior vice-president, Asia-Pacific division, about the insurer’s new Singapore training facility…
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Asia
How to avoid getting a bad rep
Recent high profile corporate crises, such as BP’s Deepwater Horizon and Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH370, have highlighted the importance of…
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Asia
Typhoon Nepartak adds to rising nat cat losses
Taiwan and mainland China are counting the cost of Typhoon Nepartak, which struck in early July. Meanwhile, the reinsurance industry…
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Analysis & Opinion
Launch of the CR Asia Risk Frontiers survey
This month we are pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural Commercial Risk Asia Risk Frontiers survey, in partnership…
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Asia
Insurers look to the future
The global insurance industry convened in Singapore for the annual IIS congress. Nicholas Pratt was there.
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Asia
We live in interesting and ageing times
The keynote speaker at the IIS Global Insurance Forum 2016 in Singapore was the country’s senior financial official – deputy…
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Asia
The appliance of science – risk manager profile
Nicholas Pratt talks to Dr Guan Seng Khoo, director of risk management at Changi Airports International, about what a true…
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Asia
Focus on malicious threats and extortion at Parima Hong Kong breakfast
Asian companies and their risk and insurance managers need to pay more attention to the fast-rising risk of extortion and…
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Asia
Risk managers rail against insurers
A panel of risk managers has spoken out about the lack of understanding and organisation among insurer counterparts during a…
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Asia
Parima joins Insurance Development Forum project
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (Parima) has been invited to participate on the Insurance Development Forum (IDF).
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Asia
Insurers target Asia for trade credit insurance
Trade credit insurance has seen rapid growth since the global financial crisis and the Asian market is no exception. Nicholas…
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Asia
AGCS warns of fast-rising cyber threat to industrial firms
International insurer Allianz Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) warned earlier this month that the rising cyber threat to industrial concerns needs…
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Asia
WR Berkley hires Chubb pair to launch Asian insurance operation
US insurer WR Berkley Corporation has announced the formation of Berkley Insurance Asia to extend its offering from reinsurance to…
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Asia
HDFC ERGO continues Indian expansion with L&T acquisition
HDFC ERGO, the Indian joint venture insurance company of home loan major HDFC and German insurer ERGO International, has agreed…
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Asia
Healthy growth reported by Vietnamese insurers but more professionalism needed
The Vietnamese insurance market has reported premium revenue growth of 20% in the first quarter of this year, compared with…
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Asia
Looking beyond the numbers
Managing risk in banks is not simply a numbers game, as Nicholas Pratt discovers a greater focus on non-financial risks…
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Asia
Bangladesh Central Bank, The Federal Reserve of New York, Swift and the hackers
Confidence in the international banking system was rocked earlier this year when money was stolen from the Central Bank of…