Asia
Manila casino attack has "doubtful" links to terrorism, says Philippines police
A deadly attack in casino Resorts World Manila has left many dead and injured.
Suncorp adopts AI for claims
Brisbane-headquartered insurer Suncorp is using artificial intelligence to help it create self-service claims for at fault car crashes.
Hong Kong digital roundtable: five thoughts
In May Insurance Post held a roundtable with senior digital leaders from brokers, insurers, reinsurers and start-ups in Hong Kong in association with global interconnection platform and colocation provider Equinix.
Interview: Andrew Horton, Beazley
Beazley CEO Andrew Horton speaks to Post about the company's UK, Europe and international expansion programme.
Post to launch Mumbai Insurance Club
The inaugural Mumbai Insurance Club will be on 15 June.
New South Wales defers fire and emergency services levy
Australia's insurers are calculating the cost of a political decision to delay the introduction of a fire and emergency services levy in New South Wales on 1 July.
Verisk rolls out property data tool for Hong Kong
US-headquartered data and technology firm Verisk Analytics is offering access to detailed property data for Hong Kong.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Rake as CEO Asia-Pacific
Swiss Re's insurance arm has promoted its head of South East Asia Jonathan Rake to head of Asia-Pacific.
Japan's earthquake gap
Despite being in a major earthquake zone the take up of insurance in Japan is relatively low. David Worsfold examines why.
McAdams promoted at XL Catlin to global role
XL Catlin UK and Ireland marine leader Rob McAdams has been promoted.
Start-up Acko raises $30m for India digital disruptor
Mumbai-based start-up Acko has raised $30m (£23.3m) in seed funding to launch a digital-only general insurer.
AIA extends Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship
Hong Kong-headquartered Asia life and health insurer AIA has extended its sponsorship agreement with English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur until the end of the 2021/22 season.
21 Uber drivers arrested in Hong Kong
21 people have been arrested in Hong Kong for driving without insurance and illegally driving a car for hire while working for Uber.
Aon's Rory Moloney on why tackling risk takes the whole company
Rory Moloney, CEO of Aon Global Risk Consulting, explains why helping a company tackle risk in today’s world requires a new way of thinking.
QBE appoints head of negotiated lines for Australia and New Zealand
QBE Australia and New Zealand has appoined Alex Green as head of product – negotiated lines.
Lloyd's insurers join forces to form political risk consortium in Asia
Beazley, Chaucer and Talbot have joined forces to form a political risk consortium in Asia offering increased capacity for a wide range of political and contract frustration risks.
No plans to reopen legal challenge against shuttered North Korean insurer
A long-running legal dispute between North Korea’s state-run insurance firm and a group of reinsurers will not be reopened, even as the insurer’s assets were frozen by the UK government.
Shah to leave JLT Asia
Ronak Shah, regional director of financial lines for Asia at JLT, will soon be leaving the UK-headquartered broker for an international insurer.
London failing to stem reinsurance decline, says LMG
The London market is losing ground as a global centre for reinsurance and faces significant challenges in emerging markets and diversity, according to the London Market Group
Blog: Seven Indian insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017 and beyond
Incisive Insight Insurance Division content director and chair of the Post Digital Insurance Collective Jonathan Swift looks at the burgeoning insurtech scene in India and highlights a few start-ups to keep an eye on.
Claims Conference Hong Kong returns; Asia app launched
The fifth annual Claims Conference Hong Kong returns this week on 18 May at the Harbourview Renaissance.
Chinese firms targeted in global cyber attack
Over 29,000 firms in China and other countries in Asia-Pacific have become victims of the WannaCry global ransomware attack.
Allianz's global P&C profits fall 12.7% in Q1
Munich-headquartered insurer Allianz saw global property and casualty pre-tax profits decline 12.7% to €1.26bn (£1.01bn) in the first quarter of 2017.
Zurich falls to Q1 £105m GI loss in UK after Ogden hit
Global insurer Zurich posted a UK pre-tax loss for general insurance of £105m, which now includes global corporate, in the first quarter of 2017 compared with a profit of £49.6m in Q1 2016.