S&P Global Ratings states that, issuing green or sustainability-linked hybrids helps banks and insurers spotlight their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies, but investors are still exposed to the risks of the broader businesses.
South China Morning Post (SCMP) has released its China Healthcare Report 2020, which features the latest innovations and trends expected to impact the global market, as well as reforms that will reshape the country’s domestic healthcare market.
Global average commercial insurance prices rose by 19% in the second quarter of 2020, according to a new report by Marsh. The increase, the largest since Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index was released in 2012, follows average year-over-year increases of 14% in Q1 and 11% in the fourth quarter of 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a “defining moment” for the insurance industry in that it has illuminated insurers’ inefficiencies in both their inward and outward facing digital capabilities.
The 2020 Risk Maps report published by Aon in partnership with the Risk Advisory Group and Continuum Economics has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic will likely transform the geopolitical landscape and have profound socioeconomic implications.
Swiss Re and Ping An’s OneConnect Financial Technology Co. are collaborating on a digital end-to-end solution that seeks to make motor claims faster, easier, and more accurate.
China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) and People's Bank of China (PBOC) have proposed a draft of tighter solvency regulations for insurers.
The Hong Kong Legislative Council has passed a measure that will reduce profits tax on several insurance businesses, a move that seeks to grow the insurance sector by stimulating investment.
Dubai-based airline company Emirates is now offering an insurance product that would cover for travellers should they ever be diagnosed with COVID-19 – the first insurance of its kind to be offered by an airline.
According to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), global insurers are looking to increase investments in commercial warehouses over office space.
