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WTW launches an Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre in Singapore
Commenting on the set-up, Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and...
Israel’s ship industry urges government to help with jump in war insurance
The finance ministry said subsidizing the cost of additional war...
Global funds load up on Indian stocks as virus shelter in Asia
Some observers still see lingering domestic issues as a threat to the economic rebound. While Indian stocks have been more resilient than others, “worries over the slowing domestic growth, as well as concerns over the liquidity and solvency of the non-bank financing sector remain,” said Kristy Fong, an Asian equities investment director at Aberdeen Standard Investments in Singapore.
Britain’s Financial Conduct Regulator admits data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office, the body responsible for investigating and imposing sanctions on organizations found guilty of breaches of sensitive data, said the FCA had reported the incident and it would assess the information provided.
Markets are overreacting to threat of Coronavirus: Allianz CEO Baete
“There’s a lot of panic at that moment that’s not warranted,” said Baete. “Short-term economic activity will contract and it will have an impact on global GDP, but it’s not like the world will end tomorrow.”
Global recession likely if coronavirus becomes pandemic: Moody’s Analytics
“COVID-19 is battering the global economy in numerous ways. Chinese business travel and tourism has all but stopped; global airlines are not going to China and cruise lines are cancelling most Asia-Pacific itineraries. This is a huge problem for major travel destinations, including in the US, where some 3 million Chinese tourists visit each year,” Moody’s Analytics said.
Coronavirus fears drive up credit risk for Gulf crude exporters
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday suspended all flights to and from Iran due to the spread of the coronavirus in the Islamic republic, while Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman reported their first cases this week.
US expands its reinsurance program,transfers $400 mn in flood risk to capital markets
As part of the agreement, FEMA will pay $50.28 million in premiums for the first year of reinsurance coverage. Additionally, the agreement will cover 3.33 percent of losses for any single flood event with losses between $6 and $9 billion, and 30 percent if that same flood event has losses that rise to $9 to $10 billion.
WHO warns of pandemic risk after coronavirus peaks in China
The situation is worsening in other countries, with more than 2,000 cases and 30 deaths reported abroad, prompting a raft of restrictions on travellers from infected nations.
Aon aligns leadership team, appoints Andersen as President
Most recently, Aon has entered a new phase of its Aon United growth strategy with the rollout of a single colleague mission called the Aon Impact Model, the scaling of its Delivering Aon United client value and sales effectiveness program, the development of the Aon Business Services platform to improve delivery of middle- and back-office client services and the formation of the firm’s New Ventures Group to drive innovation at scale and expand its addressable market.
Dow plunges over 800 points as coronavirus cases spike outside China
On Monday, fears that the coronavirus outbreak in China will grow into a pandemic with disruptive and deadly consequences for countries across the globe spooked most equity markets. The virus, which has killed 2,442 people in China, has reportedly spread to 28...
Saudi Arabia’s regulator plans to raise capital requirements for insurers
-He declined to specify the new capitalization ratio but said it will be “definitely higher than the current one.”
-Asked about the economic impact of the global spread of a new strain of coronavirus, Alkholifey said it was “too early to assess.”