All the headlines from our Asia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 29 2015 // The Geneva Association has released a 47 page report that details the particulars of insuring the risks from floods in Asia’s “high growth” markets.“In Asia, the insurance protection gap is yawning...
Jul 28 2015 // As he prepared to sign a Statement of Intent (SOI) between the British Government, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Lloyd’s in Singapore, UK Prime Minister David Cameron stressed that insurance is essential to...
Jul 24 2015 // Aon announced that Qin Lu has joined the group as CEO, Aon Benfield Greater China and CEO, Aon Risk Solutions, China, to take effect later this year. The bulletin said the new appointment would “help to align...
Jul 24 2015 // AIA Group Ltd., the third-largest Asia-based insurer by market value, posted a 21 percent increase in new business value as China became its second-largest market for the first time by that measure.The gauge of projected...
Jul 23 2015 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has reported net income of $9.5 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015 compared to net income of $151.9 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, for the...
Jul 22 2015 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that Michael Garrison has been appointed Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific for Allied World Global Markets. He will report to Julian James, President of Allied...
Jul 17 2015 // El Niño years bring disruptive weather, such as floods and drought, but have an added benefit of leading to fewer than average tropical cyclone landfalls, according to predictions issued by the Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific...
Jul 17 2015 // Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., fresh from its biggest acquisition in the U.S., is now looking for opportunities in China.The insurer plans to utilize its ties with Citic Group Corp., China’s biggest conglomerate, to...
Jul 10 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc announced two senior appointments to lead its Asia regional operations in Affinity marketing and SMEs, and human capital and benefits (HCB).David Chan is now Asia Head of Affinity and SMEs, and...
Jul 9 2015 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has released its latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that...
Jul 9 2015 // ACE Group announced the appointment of Peter van Ratingenas its new country president for its general insurance operation in the Philippines. He succeeds Daniel Daly, who will retire on July 31, 2015.In his role as country...
Jun 25 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc has appointed Simon Weaver as CEO of its Singapore office, and to the newly-created role of regional CEO for south-east Asia. He will be is moving from Miller, where he has spent two years as Head...
Jun 25 2015 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has launched its first regional marketing campaign within Singapore and Hong Kong entitled “Insurance. Straight Up.” The bulletin said the “business-to-business...
Jun 24 2015 // Gen Re announced that Andrew Flitcroft will assume the role of managing director of General Reinsurance Australia and regional treaty manager for the Asia Pacific region, effective July 31.He will take over for Pietro...
Jun 19 2015 // JLT Re, the London-based provider of reinsurance broking and capital solutions, has appointed Craig Brokenshire as global chief operating officer.Brokenshire was previously COO of JLT Re’s Asia Pacific region, having...
Jun 18 2015 // ACE Group has created a dedicated and centralized unit in Asia Pacific in response to increasing demand from corporate customers to deliver tailor-made risk transfer and risk managed solutions.Based in Singapore, this unit...
Jun 18 2015 // Malaysia’s Islamic insurers are seeking to double policyholders in five years by investing more in digital technologies to attract a younger audience, according to the industry association’s head.Takaful...
Jun 9 2015 // XL Catlin announced that its product recall insurance team in Asia has launched “Response XL Catlin,” a tailored network of expert crisis consultants, which will be supported in the region by global...
Jun 9 2015 // HSBC pledged a new era of higher dividends on Tuesday, laying out plans to slash nearly one in five jobs and shrink its investment bank by a third to combat sluggish growth across its sprawling empire.Chief Executive...
May 18 2015 // A coalition of more than 60 Asian-American groups filed a federal discrimination action against Harvard University, claiming racial bias in undergraduate admissions. The administrative complaint follows the filing of a...