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Understanding General Insurance
Spurred by the growing economy, Vietnam’s insurance industry has been on a steady growth path and has attracted sizeable foreign investment.
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Beazley’s political risk and trade credit underwriters have always had strong appetite for writing business in Vietnam. It is an economy that presents an alluring mix of investment opportunity, maturity and trade openness, but is sufficiently unpredictable for foreign participants to seek the comfort of an insurance policy. Mr Michael Lum and Ms Emma Whiteacre from the company assess the market.
Dr Iain Willis and Mr Ian Millinship of JBA Risk Management review the growing extreme flood risk in Vietnam.