Taiwan non-life sector returns to profitability in 2023
February 5 2024 by Georgina Lee
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Better cat data key to easing region’s growing capacity pressures: Perils’ APAC head
- September 26
As insurance penetration and cat exposure rise in APAC, the availability of better quality data must go hand-in-hand with the growth of alternative capital sources. That leads the cat loss specialist to expand its loss data coverage in Japan & South-East Asia, said Darryl Pidcock.
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Gen AI prophecy turns reality as insurers count cost benefits
- July 1
Artificial intelligence, blockchain and embedded solutions are delivering tangible cost savings and enabling more competitive premium rates, senior insurance executives told an industry forum.
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Australia’s 2024 insured nat cat losses top US$1bn: ICA
- June 13
The country saw three weather events this year leading to 144,772 claims with the Christmas and New Year storms accounting for AU$1.3bn, data from the industry body shows.
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Unwillingness to deploy capacity comes from too many surprises in the covers: Allianz Re’s Steimen
- November 17
The (re)insurance industry needs to make sure that it understands the risks via the use of models and has to invest more into better data as economic growth in Asia keeps driving losses up.
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HSBC Asset Management | The hunt for diversification and performance revitalizes appetite for Asian currency bonds
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
