Global insurance trends

Strong Demand For Life Cover in Asia, Says GlobalData

The latest from GlobalData; Asia-Pacific’s life insurance industry recorded 7% growth in 2021, the highest since 2016, due to increased insurance awareness as macroeconomic imbalances highlighted the importance of financial security in the wake of […]

Opinion

Oil Activists Campaigns Open The Door For Chinese Insurers

The latest target for anti-oil activists is the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline, which is a $3.5billion project, involving the governments of Uganda, Tanzania, plus CNOOC and Total Oil, the State owned French firm. As […]

News

HSBC Buys Out 50% Of its China-Based Subsidiary

HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC), has received approval from the Shanghai office of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission to acquire the remaining 50% equity interest […]

Global insurance trends

Looking Ahead To Property Cover Growth in 2022

Latest from GlobalData; The property insurance industry in Asia-Pacific (APAC) is projected to grow from $85.8bn in 2020 to $137.5bn in 2025, in terms of written premiums, according to GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics […]

Opinion

Predictions: Supply Chain Issues Are Just Getting Started

IE loves predictions. We recently took a look at some of the growth opportunities that are heading our way by 2030, as insurance becomes on-demand, private healthcare replaces the NHS, co-living and social housing replaces […]

Global insurance trends

Lloyds Identifies US Decline As Cause of Instability

Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for commercial, corporate and speciality risk solutions, today released a new report that identifies emerging geopolitical risks and provides businesses with practical advice on how to mitigate them. The recent […]

Global insurance trends

Atradius Sees Variable Recovery From Pandemic

The global economy is forecast to recover almost fully from the pandemic-driven recession but there are major divergences in the pace of recovery across the world, report economists from trade credit insurer Atradius. The latest Atradius Economic […]