From Editor-in-Chief
Allianz Re: Sustainability for success
Partner Re: Just the right size
Aon Benfield: Capital, changes and choices
Peak Re rising to the Asian challenge
JLT Towers Re sees more targeted approach
RIMS venturing into Asia with new base in Australia
Financial covers: A growing necessity
Financial covers: D&O Insurance: Protecting and providing solutions
Financial covers: Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) Insurance: An important consideration for Asian M&A deals
A market that compels greater hopes
Prospects continue to be good
Non-life insurance: Current challenges and long-term opportunities
Building databases and models
Slowly and steadily towards WTO's commitments
2013 Asia Insurance Industry Awards: Cheers to the Winners!
The FSB Objective: Never waste a good crisis
Privacy Law Updates - Hong Kong and China
SIRC report: Constant change to tackle challenges
Liability: Bridging the liability insurance gap in Asia
Bancassurance: Impact of trends and recommendations for financial intermediaries and bancassurance providers
Indonesia rendezvous: Indonesia looks for solutions to price competition
Agriculture insurance: Huge potential for real business
Are weather-related CATs becoming uninsurable?
Gulliver's travels: The journey ahead for Asian reinsurers
Annuity: Could Underwritten Annuities work for Japan?
Pet insurance: Unleashing the potential of pet insurance in Asia
The benefits of contributory databases
IAIS: Global insurance capital standard for the future
PIC Report: The magic to life
EAAC Takes: New normal offers expanded role for actuaries
EAIC News: 27th EAIC set for 2-5 Nov 2014 in Taipei
3rd World Pensions & Investments Forum
Brokerslink Conference - Preparing for new realities
Asia: On the trail of Super Typhoon Haiyan
Asia: Demand for CAT reinsurance in Asia Pacific at record high this year
Asia: BRICS nations keen to set up a reinsurance company
Asia: No area in Eastern Asia immune from flooding
Asia: Microinsurance benefitting more than 170 mln Asians
Asia retirement gap raises the prospect of future hardship
Asia: China and India will lead global urbanisation wave
Asian insurers turning to higher yield, less liquid assets
SCOR launches Actuarial Prize in Asia Pacific
Australia: RMIA to put greater focus on education and accreditation
Brunei Insurance and Takaful Association launched
China: Shanghai FTZ throws down offshore insurance gauntlet
India: Government plans to launch universal cover for CATs
India: IRDA to set up Insurance Clearing House
Indonesia: Modelling tool quantifies local rioting threat and risk
Malaysia: Concept paper likely to raise family takaful penetration
Pakistan: Takaful and conventional players agree to windows
Singapore: Robust 27% growth for life insurance for first nine months
Taiwan's financial sector to continue pursuing opportunities in China
World Bank opens Global Islamic Finance Center in Istanbul
Global insurance leaders call on governments to act on disaster risks
Diary of events
People on the move
The rapid growth of the finance sector has spurred the demand for more insurance tools against numerous risks present in any financial or business transaction in Asia. And driven by the greater awareness of corporate governance and shareholder activism, tools such as D&O Insurance and Warranty & Indemnity Insurance are becoming a growing necessity. Read on.
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Mr Patrick Ko of AIG Insurance Hong Kong says the expanding regulatory landscape and increasing awareness from corporate governance and shareholder activism in Asia is making D&O insurance a necessity for companies, whether they are listed or private. It also protects the balance sheets of companies and provide solutions to the board of directors when disaster strikes.
Mr Ronak Shah of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Asia gives an update on the Warranty & Indemnity insurance which is now seen as a more efficient financial tool in releasing capital and enhancing returns in an M&A transaction.