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Hong Kong plans new crypto,infrastructure rules for insurers
The insurance regulator would impose a 100% risk charge on...
AI,cyber, and climate change will be key insurance themes in 2026, predicts GlobalData
Cyber and climate change/natural catastrophes are also key themes....
WTW launches an Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre in Singapore
Commenting on the set-up, Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore, and Chairman of MAS said, “I welcome the launch of the WTW APAC Climate Risk Center in Singapore. This Centre will develop risk advisory, analytics and risk financing...
Israel’s ship industry urges government to help with jump in war insurance
The finance ministry said subsidizing the cost of additional war risk premiums was not being considered as of now, adding it was examining “additional solutions that will provide an insurance defense for vessel owners,” without giving details Ships sailing for Israel...
New Swiss rules set to overhaul $20 billion bond market
There are nearly $20 billion of subordinated notes that Swiss insurers have been able to use as capital under a previous regime that will be grandfathered until the end of 2033, based on data compiled by Bloomberg. Swiss Re AG has kickstarted the process of dealing...
As devastated Acapulco rebuilds, other Mexico resorts urged to heed its lessons
As Acapulco rebuilds after the deadly Category 5 hurricane, climate experts, architects, engineers and politicians recommended steps Mexico should take. These include tougher building standards, improving flood water management and enhancing storm detection to avoid...
Boeing says ‘cyber incident’ hit parts business after ransom threat
Lockbit was the most active global ransomware group last year based on the number of victims, and it has hit 1,700 U.S. organizations since 2020, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Boeing, one of the world’s largest defense...
Fitch raises India”s medium-term growth estimate, cuts China”s
Fitch made upward revisions to Brazil, India, Mexico, Indonesia, Poland and Turkey relative to its previous estimates. Fitch attributed the higher growth forecast for India to a swift recovery in labour force participation rates, following significant declines in 2020...
World Bank signs financing agreements to strengthen Nepal’s health system
The program emphasizes improving the readiness of the health system for delivery of quality healthcare, enhancing coverage of health insurance, and strengthening health emergency preparedness and response capacity at the selected provincial and local levels Kathmandu:...
Nepal earthquake kills at least 128, toll could rise, officials say
Officials feared the death toll in Friday's quake could rise as they had not been able to establish contact in the hilly area near the epicentre, some 500 km (300 miles) west of the capital Kathmandu, where tremors were also felt. The district has a population of...
Australian companies, directors face new liability for nature-based risks
Directors could be held personally liable for breaching their “duty of care and diligence” under the Australian Corporations Act by not identifying and disclosing nature-based risks. The most egregious violations of director duties can carry large fines or lead to...
Q3 InsurTech investment surpasses USD1 billion on P&C surge
With wealthy backers writing enormous checks, InsurTechs could ignore the importance of loss ratios or customer retention. They – and their investors – could instead focus on metrics like growth and divergence and miss the extremely important lessons that ultimately...