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Financing Climate Risks: Testing New Approaches
“Emerging market and developing economies face substantial...
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana@10: World’s Largest Financial Inclusion Mission
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Budget 2020:Indian Life Insurance Industry
To drive greater insurance penetration, the Union Government should help build a roadmap that includes GST incentivization, advancing tax benefits to life insurance consumers and bring greater parity in terms of benefits between life insurance products and other investment avenues.
Budget 2020:Indian General Insurance Industry
An index based scheme (Parametric Insurance) can be adopted which compensates for the damage caused due to catastrophic event, as per the pre-defined triggers for such events. The premium for the same can be collected along with the property tax and once the claim is triggered, amount can be directly transferred to beneficiary’s Jan Dhan Account linked to the home insurance policy. It will go a long way in bridging the protection gap between the economic losses and insured losses during Nat-Cat events
Promoting Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Insurance
When used for risk selection and pricing, trust in AI systems can be fostered by using data sources that are related to the insured risk in a way which is intuitively understandable to customers. The benefits of overly complex models may not always justify their reduced interpretability.
Cyber top peril for Asia-Pacific companies for the first time:Allianz Risk Barometer 2020
“For the first time, Cyber overtakes Business Interruption as the top risk for businesses in Asia Pacific. While 2019 saw no major global cyber-incidents in the vein of past events like WannaCry and NotPetya, businesses are increasingly cognizant of the costs associated with being a victim of a cyber-attack, with IBM estimating the average cost of a data breach being slightly under US$4m,” says Mark Mitchell, Regional CEO, Asia Pacific of AGCS.
Insurance industry calls for action to mitigate Climate Risk as Australia bushfires widen
“Globally, as our cities get bigger, we’re moving into more hazardous areas. Disaster mitigation is absolutely key,” said Andrew Gissing, head of risk and resilience at Risk Frontiers, a provider of catastrophe-modeling solutions. “We spend too much on disaster relief and recovery and not enough on mitigation.”
Climate Forecast for 2020s is warmer, stormier and more extreme
Over the last decade, climate researchers have been filling in gaps in their data on past temperatures, and improved models that are calibrated against the past to predict the future. That’s led to better predictions for weather as well, thanks to more complete data, better science, and more computer power.
Hackers target companies,posing as CEOs and other C-level Executives
A recent report reveals that 71 percent of all fraudulent transactions in the second quarter of 2018 came from mobile banking apps or more broadly used apps and platforms like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. By exploiting vulnerabilities in phone and message apps, hackers are expanding their reach
Is China winning the Insurtech Race
The funding gap between the US and China has become much smaller over the years: Whereas US insurtechs have raised EUR 5.8bn in total in 2018, total funding in China amounts to EUR 4.1bn – more than four times the European figure. The Chinese figure is even more amazing against the backdrop of the size of the Chinese insurtech landscape: Only 7% of the insurtech companies analyzed are located in China, but 55% are in the U.S. and 38% in Europe.
Insurers need profound transformation and the right talent, reveals EY Insurance Outlook 2020
Insurers agree that talent is the “secret sauce” to maximize returns on investments in technology, digital transformation and new business models. But with the industry struggling to attract the right talent, the report finds that insurers need to either reposition themselves as technology firms or proactively communicate on why the industry matters, what value it brings to society and the overall appeal of an insurance career.
5 risk trends company directors and officers need to watch in 2020:Allianz
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• “Bad news” events, impact of climate change, bankruptcies and political challenges have increasing risk implications for directors and officers (D&Os)
• Growth of securities class actions and third party funding globally means litigation against companies and their D&Os is on the rise. US, Canada and Australia see highest activity but these trends are developing around the world
• Profitability of D&O insurance sector impacted in recent years due to increasing competition, growth in lawsuits and rising claims frequency and severity. Further volatility anticipated