Asia Pacific – Page 20
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AnalysisMS Amlin names Robert Wiest CEO
Wiest joins from Swiss Re where he was most recently chief operating officer
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AnalysisThe ART of renewals
Alternative risk transfer and parametric solutions can offer more than just relief from a hard market
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AnalysisIda highlights impact of inland flooding
Record heat and drought conditions prompt extreme wildfire activity around the globe, according to Aon catastrophe report
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AnalysisGermany most exposed country to river/coastal flood - Marsh
Climate change, economic and demographic trends and a chronic shortfall in resilience investment are driving the risk higher
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AnalysisInsurer M&A dips in 1H 2021 - Clyde & Co
UK leads consolidation activity in Europe and is second most active worldwide behind the US, ahead of Spain and Germany
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AnalysisCOVID prompts supply chain ‘overhaul’
Automotive industry has taken the strongest hit as a result of production stoppages and trade restrictions - EIU
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AnalysisRecall rates remained high in Q2 - Sedgwick
Corporates with global supply chains and a heavy reliance on efficient manufacturing are feeling the brunt
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Analysis2021 on target for economic growth of 6.2% - Atradius
Pace of recovery is “generally surprising” among advanced markets, but new COVID variants pose a threat
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AnalysisBoards sharpen focus on external risks - McKinsey
Directors seeking to identify risks that can “test a company’s resilience”, including political risk and the climate crisis
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AnalysisLosses of $25 billion expected from July floods
Catastrophic damage in Western Germany is expected to be Europe’s most costly weather event on record - Impact Forecasting
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OpinionFuture proofing airports
There are clear risks and opportunities as airports repurpose for a post-COVID world
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AnalysisThe reinvention of supply chains
Near shoring and technology will shape the post-COVID supply chain, thinks AXA XL’s Pascal Matthey
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AnalysisPort closure signals further strain for global trade
Partial closure at China’s Port Ningbo adds to global supply chain woes, threatening $172 billion of goods - Russell Group
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AnalysisNat cats cost $77 billion in 1H
Insured losses are the second highest on record for a first half as climate change results in greater weather extremes - Swiss Re sigma
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AnalysisFlood exposures up by 24% since 2000
Population at risk of extreme flood is ten times higher than previously thought, finds WRN partner Cloud to Street
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AnalysisIPCC: Prioritise adaptation and resilience
New report is “code red for humanity” with many climate change effects now “irreversible”
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AnalysisAGCS: Bigger ships, bigger exposures
Suez Canal incident shows ever-increasing vessel sizes exacerbates marine and supply chain risks
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AnalysisCommercial insurance rates rise 15% in Q2
It is the 15th consecutive quarter of rate increases in the global commercial insurance market, finds Marsh
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AnalysisFERMA: Floods are a “wake-up call” ahead of COP26
Insured losses of €4 billion to €5 billion are expected for North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate
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AnalysisAon: Nat cat losses reach $93 billion in 1H
Fatalities due to temperature extremes were the deadliest type of disaster during the first six months of 2021
