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Howden estimates up to US$1bn in insurance losses for CrowdStrike global IT outage event

August 23 2024

Insurance losses triple previous record NotPetya event, but segment is still on track to achieve a sub-100% combined ratio in 2024.

Australian insurers look to private debt as risk appetite returns

August 23 2024

Australian insurers are looking to revamp their strategic asset allocation in 2024 as recessions fears abate.

ASIC targets insurance misconduct as complaints soar and climate risks intensify

August 23 2024

The watchdog names insurance misconduct as a priority for the year ahead.

High loss multiples highlight investor’s ‘persistent’ cyber cat bond uncertainty

August 22 2024

Loss multiples on cyber cat ILS are as much as three times higher than those found in similar nat cat linked securities.

Surging medical inflation ramps up Malaysian insurers’ health claims

August 15 2024

The impact of rising medical procedure costs in Malaysia was worsened by a decline in the value of the ringgit last year.

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Rising repair costs threaten to dent aviation insurers' profits

August 13 2024

Aviation repair costs are on the rise but a drop in ‘mask rage’ has seen cabin disruption claims fall since the Covid 19 pandemic ended.

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Japan P&I Club reports lowest level of claims in five years

August 9 2024

Claims fell in 2023 but a challenging global macro and geopolitical outlook means the association raised member premiums in 2024.

Nat Cat risks main concern for Australian renewables insurers

August 5 2024

The rise of secondary perils globally is also impacting coverage provision for Australian renewables projects.

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Reinsurers' reluctance to underwrite Asia Pac cyber risk is limiting market growth

August 1 2024

Few global reinsurers ‘willing’ to underwrite Asia Pac cyber risk, says Greg Carter of AM Best.

Accounting challenge for Japanese insurers from a ‘disorderly’ JGB yield rise

July 31 2024

The use of a mixture of market and book values for Japan’s current accounting and solvency regulatory regimes could put short terms strain on insurers’ balance sheets.

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