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Willis expands into specialty lines, hires talent in Japan
The Japanese general insurance market is projected to grow from...
Turkish ports asking ships to declare they are not linked to Israel, shipping sources say
The guarantee letter should state that vessel owners, managers, and...
Global reinsurers pull back from natural catastrophe cover, says Fitch
Natural catastrophe business has become largely loss-making in recent years as prices have failed to keep pace with increasingly frequent, severe and volatile weather-related losses due to climate change. This has reduced reinsurers’ appetite to provide natural...
Pandemic, inflation push 68 million more in Asia into extreme poverty – ADB
In a new report released on Thursday, the ADB said an estimated 155.2 million people in developing Asia, or 3.9% of the region's population, lived in extreme poverty as of last year, 67.8 million more than would have been the case without the health and cost-of-living...
AstraZeneca facing two London lawsuits over COVID-19
Anish Tailor, whose wife Alpa died in March 2021 after receiving her first dose of the vaccine, filed a product liability claim against AstraZeneca at London’s High Court on Aug. 4, according to court records AstraZeneca is facing a similar lawsuit from Jamie Scott,...
Cryptoassets increase risk in developing economies: BIS study
“Cryptoassets hold out the illusory appeal of being a simple and quick solution for financial challenges” especially in emerging markets, but “have so far not reduced but rather amplified the financial risks in less developed economies,” the BIS report showed...
More than one-third of desks in offices around the globe are unoccupied all week: Report
“It’s time to rethink the humble desk.They dominate space in our offices, they’re expensive and we’re just not using them the way we were pre-pandemic. Companies just need less of them now that people do the majority of their focus work at home. Companies should...
Insurers raise premiums for Black Sea tankers as tensions mount – traders
The war risk premium was increased from around 1% of the cargo’s cost to some 1.20-1.25%, the traders said The increase means every voyage will cost $200,000 per one Suezmax tanker (can carry 120,000-200,000 tonnes) more if Russian oil is delivered to India. The rise...
Munich Re remains world’s largest reinsurer in AM Best’s Top 50 Ranking, followed again by Swiss Re
According to the report, total reinsurance gross premiums written by the top 50 reinsurers increased by 2.6% to USD 363.6 billion in 2022 “For many reinsurers, premium growth was driven primarily by strong rate increases, not exposure growth,” said Christopher...
Australia’s spending on public pensions to be lowest in OECD as private system takes strain
The number of Australians aged 65 and over will double by 2063 but spending on public pensions will decline to 2% of GDP over the same period, from 2.3% today, thanks to the private pension system, according to excerpts from the "Intergenerational Report 2023" seen by...
Moody’s RMS estimates $4 to 6 billion in economic losses from Hawaii Wildfires
Michael Young, Vice President, Product Management, Moody’s RMS, noted: “When the rare situation of high wind and wildfire ignitions do occur again in the future, we need to be sure all the buildings comply with scientifically proven risk reduction features highlighted...
Miller announces new leadership roles in Asia
Ron Whyte, Head of Miller Asia, said: “Asia forms an important part of Miller’s international growth strategy and these new appointments provide us with greater focus as we continue to expand in the region'' London: Miller, an independent specialist (re)insurance...