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AIG to pay Neal $2.7 million to compensate for “foregone incentives”
John Neal, forner CEO, Lloyd's AIG withdrew its employment offer to...
Russian oil cargo discharge at Indian port delayed due to insurance scrutiny, sources say
Since April, India has required online verification of insurance...
“For those businesses that are proactively investing in cybersecurity measures, we expect prices to remain stable”
In an exclusive interview with Asia Insurance Post, Teck Siong Ng, Underwriter, Cyber & Technology, Beazley speaks about the latest trends in Asia’s cyber insurance market and outlines his company's strategies to grow its business in the regionEdited Excerpts:...
Global insured losses from severe thunderstorms reach new all-time high of USD 60 billion in 2023, Swiss Re
Jérôme Jean Haegeli,Chief Economist, Swiss Re A high number of low-to-medium-severity events will aggregate to insured losses of more than USD 100 billion in 2023 Jérôme Jean Haegeli, Swiss Re's Group Chief Economist, says: "The cumulative effect of frequent, low-loss...
IFC,DFC and African Risk Capacity launch reinsurance fund to protect African smallholders impacted by climate crisis
Despite these increasing risks, subsidized agri-insurance is only available in four out of 54 countries across Africa, and currently only 3% of African farmers have insurance coverage for their farms. African smallholders - who face significantly more income shocks...
Oneglobal and Floodbase partner to develop parametric flood insurance programs across Asia
Connected through Lloyd's Lab, the two organizations recognized a massive opportunity to marry Floodbase's unmatched historical and near real-time flood data with Oneglobal's re/insurance expertise, leading market presence, and reputation for innovation BROOKLYN, N.Y:...
Hailstorm Claims Risk Undermining Solar Energy, Insurer Says
Insurers are beginning to reduce coverage for solar businesses due to the rising severity of hailstorms according to GCube, which insures more than 100 gigawatts of projects in 40 countries. That has also brought uncertainty to future solar projects, due in part to...
German firms diversify in Asia to reduce China risk – survey
Firms are building supply chains that are independent of China, shifting some operations away from the country and growing markets elsewhere in Asia, according to the survey of 566 companies conducted between Sept. 5 and Oct. 6 Nearly half of German companies...
War risk insurance rates edge up after surge in Red Sea ship attacks
Insurance industry sources said that war risk premiums had stayed firm on Monday at between 0.05% to 0.1% of the value of a ship, from around 0.03% estimated last week before the attacks. This translates into tens of thousands of dollars of additional costs for a...
Aon’s first-of-its-kind collaboration with AfDB and AI startup to catalyze regenerative agriculture in Africa
The collaboration intends to leverage first-of-its-kind, farm-level data produced by Amini that is intended to enable Aon’s support of the African Development Bank’s Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation to develop innovative de-risking solutions and...
Environmental resilience a critical concern for major Asian cities: Tokio Marine & Economist report
Asian cities perform comparatively well in disaster management, with Hong Kong, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo scoring high for culture of readiness Bangkok, Dhaka and Jakarta are poorly equipped to respond to flood, while New Delhi and Dubai are...
Markel hires Isaac Meek to lead the cyber portfolio in Middle East and North Africa
Isaac Meek,cyber senior underwriter, Markel In his new post, Meek will work closely with Priyesh Pradhan, Professional and Financial Risk (PFR) Senior Underwriter at Markel India, to drive the growth of Markel’s cyber offering in MENA and the broader Asia-Pacific...