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As Tokio Millennium Re (TMR) deploys its services and market propositions in the Asia-Pacific region, its insurance-linked securities (ILS) partners are following in its wake—at least in areas where there is sufficient quality of data and reliable risk models, TMR chief executive officer Stephan Ruoff told SIRC Today. 29 October 2018
Insurance
Various countries in south-east Asia are taking steps to facilitate insurtech business, following the route of Singapore and easing regulation to allow more innovation, Athistha Chitranukroh, partner in law firm Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group, told SIRC Today. 29 October 2018
Insurance
The underwriting performance of motor insurers in China has been further polarised since the introduction of motor de-tariffication in 2016, which is transforming the market, Christie Lee, director and head of analytics for North East Asia at AM Best, told SIRC Today. 29 October 2018
Insurance
Against a backdrop of consumer-friendly mobile technologies, fewer legacy system challenges and accommodating regulatory environments, Asia’s insurers are sprinting ahead of the rest of the world on digital customer experience, Stephen O’Hearn, global insurance leader at PwC, told SIRC Today. 29 October 2018
Insurance
An increasingly complex political environment is causing challenges for insurers as they grapple with the consequences of trade wars and sovereign uncertainties, says Philip Chung of S&P Global Ratings. 29 October 2018
Insurance
The quality of data in Asia-Pacific is gradually improving although this varies from market to market, and there is still some way to go, Darryl Pidcock, head of PERILS Asia-Pacific, told SIRC Today. 29 October 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
There is an oversupply of capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, which is driven in part by the success of Singapore as a regional reinsurance hub, according to Nick Orton, senior international treaty underwriter at Hiscox Re & ILS. 29 October 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Allianz has a comprehensive footprint across Asia, with its risks managed by a centralised buying strategy, as Amer Ahmed of Allianz Re tells SIRC Today. 29 October 2018
Insurance
Flood exposure data in Asia poses challenges due to the lack of precise location information, which in turn is making it difficult to underwrite this risk and close the protection gap, Iain Willis, managing director of JBA Risk Management Singapore, told SIRC Today. 29 October 2018
Insurance
Allied World’s acquisition of RSA’s operations in Hong Kong and Singapore as well as its takeover by the Fairfax group has strengthened the re/insurer’s capabilities and potential growth opportunities in Asia, Michael Garrison, president Asia-Pacific, told SIRC Today. 29 October 2018
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