Nicholas Pratt
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Asia
Insurers target Asia for trade credit insurance
Asia has become a key market for the growing number of insurers looking to expand their trade credit and political…
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Asia
Asia will remain “engine” for global insurance growth: Munich Re
Asia will remain the engine for the global insurance market over the next couple of years as double-digit insurance sector…
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Asia
TMK launches Asian aviation consortium
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has launched its first general aviation consortium on the Lloyd's Asia platform. The launch is designed…
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Asia
Risk managers back anti-bribery standard
A new standard for managing anti-bribery programmes has received the support of risk managers, underlining the growing seriousness of corporate…
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Asia
SWISS RE. Insurers targeting frontier markets must be in it for the long haul: Swiss Re
Swiss Re has urged international insurers to make a long-term commitment to attractive emerging frontier markets in the Asia-Pacific region…
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Asia
Keeping up with Drones
As drone technology improves at breakneck speed, so do the potential commercial use cases for so-called unmanned aerial vehicles. Can…
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Asia
Rare breed showcased – risk manager profile
Commercial Risk Asia talks to Antonio Kam, head of insurance for Asia-Pacific at BASF, about his views on risk management…
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Asia
Parima targets software market
The pan-asian risk and Insurance Management Association (Parima) has extended its partnership programme to include service and technology providers.
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Asia
Asian shipping companies face concern from insurers over safety
Out dated standards, economic pressures and the emergence of new cyber exposures are threatening to scupper any advancement in shipping…
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Asia
Unmitigated natural disasters
A high rate of natural and man-made catastrophes has not been matched by a take-up of insurance, creating concern about…
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Asia
Keep calm and carry on abroad
Concern about terrorism and natural catastrophes has highlighted the need for corporates to have robust travel policies in place to…
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Effective risk management ‘needs top-level support’: NASA
Risk management needs to be properly structured, constantly reviewed and have the backing of senior management to really be effective,…
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Asia
Asia-Pacific must recognise link between economic and environmental risk: Zurich
Environmental and social risks pose just as much danger to the continued growth of Asia-Pacific (APAC) businesses as economic factors,…
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Asia
Time insurers stepped up technological game
Technology was to the fore at the recent Asia CEO Insurance Conference in Hong Kong. But, as Nicholas Pratt discovers,…
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Asia
Risk management goes viral
Health scares such as the Zika virus offer risk managers the opportunity to demonstrate their value by presenting a sensible…
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Asia
Bang the risk management drum – risk manager profile
Commercial Risk Asia deputy editor Nicholas Pratt talks to Parima board member and Hong Kong-based PCCW risk manager David Ralph…
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Climate Change
Risk managers unprepared for major risks and underestimating others: Aon survey
Corporate risk managers are struggling to identify their major risks and are less prepared to manage them according to research…
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Benelux
Proposed Dutch flood pool could provide breakthrough for commercial buyers
A proposed industry flood insurance pool in the Netherlands could prove to be a much needed breakthrough for commercial buyers,…
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Association News
Airmic global database for international programmes moves ahead
A second Request for Proposal (RfP) for companies interested in the creation of a global database of international insurance requirements…
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Europe
Round up of insurance laws and regulations in Qatar
Companies operating in fast growing Qatar are required to procure their insurance locally. Here, Jason Majid, a partner at Clyde…
