Aaron Woolner

Beyond ‘death insurance’: firms look to tech to improve life and health products

March 6 2024

Harvesting app data will enable carriers to design tailored products with lower loss ratios and more granular pricing.

Philippines most exposed country globally to Nat Cat losses

March 1 2024

Asia Pac countries make up seven of the top 10 countries globally with the greatest economic exposure to climate change.

APAC insurance M&A activity down 13.6% in 2023 amid global slump

February 29 2024

India the outlier across Asia Pac as deal making numbers fall in most regions, off the back of geopolitical and macro uncertainty.

Data issues challenge the growth of voluntary carbon market insurance

February 28 2024

Gross written premiums for VCM insurance could hit US$1bn by 2030 and up to US$30bn annually by 2050.

Hong Kong Insurance Authority looks to build ILS market

February 23 2024

Alternative risk transfer and captive insurance are the regulator's twin priorities for the next 12 months.

ICA backs Australian plan to bring in climate disclosure standards by 2027

February 22 2024

Australian emissions disclosure plans would see standards implemented ahead of other Asia Pacific developed economies such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

Parametric agriculture insurance faces distribution hurdles in Asia

February 21 2024

Indemnity insurance fraud and problems with the bancassurance model mean creative approaches to distributing parametric insurance are needed.

Asean renewables sector boosted by Green Pool move

February 19 2024

Asean Renewable Energy Pool is a pivotal move to help insure and promote renewable energy development in a region highly exposed to the impacts of climate change.

Transitional measures give Korean insurers time to strengthen balance sheets

February 14 2024

Korean insurers capital ratios are 20% stronger thanks to transitional measures introduced by regulators, but these have a limited timespan.

CPS 230 means increasing focus on cyber risk for Australian insurers

February 8 2024

Insurers will need to focus on fourth and fifth party outsourcing as part of the new APRA standard.

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