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S&P: Iran-Israel conflict unlikely to erupt into full-scale Middle East war

The rating agency says Emea insurers are not currently materially affected by the conflict, but risks remain

Breakeven is best Asia's reinsurers can hope for underwriting in 2024, predicts S&P Global

Rating agency predicts more regular reviews of underwriting assumptions in future

S&P Global predicts less than $1bn of insured losses from Japan quake

Apra urges Australia's property insurers to consider alternative ways to reinsure

Country's reinsurers made A$1.25 for every dollar of claims paid over decade, says S&P Global Ratings

Climate change won't deter reinsurers' interest in China, says S&P Global

Non-life ceding ratio has risen from 8.5% to 10% since 2019

Relocation, relocation, relocation: Australia debates the last resort for property insurability crisis

The property agent's catchcry of "location, location, location" is being reinvented as homeowners face up to the growing threats from natural catastrophes and climate change. David Walker reports

Perils pegs cyclone Gabrielle's property damage at NZ$1.5bn

Asia's insurers scarred but recovering from Covid-19

S&P says some CORs rocketed to 200% during pandemic

China's industry practitioners praise CBIRC as dissolution flagged

Regulator's duties to be subsumed into larger body

New Zealand firms face worst RoE since 2017, S&P predicts