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GIC Re continues to struggle with big underwriting losses and has yet to inspire confidence that its plans for a return to profitability are working. India’s only domestic reinsurer booked underwriting losses of Rs7.2 billion (US$96.2 million) during the past…
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ASEAN in 2015: Will Lower Oil Prices Interfere with its Economic Expansion?
Talking about ASEAN and how as a regional hub will help push the Malaysian Insurance industry to a newer height, this is one good article at KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON —- I supposed this makes great reading since contents were tastefully compiled and presented. Hope our readers will enjoy…. The 620 million people living in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, are facing some potentially big changes in coming months, given lower oil prices and the formation of a regional economic community.
Aviation Legal Liability | Airline Will Not Escape Liability if Act of War Caused Crash
Officials say 283 passengers and 15 crew members died when the flight crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border on Thursday. So far, there is no evidence that the aircraft malfunctioned; officials say it was brought down by a Russian-made antiaircraft missile. But according to the Montreal Convention, a 1999 international treaty that governs airline liability and compensation for the victims of air disasters, Malaysia Airlines is liable, regardless of whether it is at fault for the crash. Airlines do not have to pay for damaged cargo if it’s damaged in an act of war. But in the case of death or injury to passengers, the aircraft carrier can be held liable for up to 113,100 Special Drawing Rights, an updating, weighted average of convertible currencies.
MH370 Insurance settlement for loss of airplane
This is the latest development in regards to the insurance settlement of the loss of jet plane, Boeing 777 – 200ER. We understood from the market that the jet (also referred to as the Hull in the insurance sense) is insured on a Hull All Risks basis for USD100 million, which usually is on an agreed value basis. Of course, in addition to this Hull’s sum assured there are others, like legal liability to third-party including passengers, personal injury, medical related expenses, cargo and mail legal liability, baggage & personal effects, premises, hangar-keeper & product liability. … all of these categories are subject to a combined single limit, which we think should be in the region of USD420 million. In addition too Hull War risks are covered to an agreed value similar to the Hull value, i.e. USD100 million. To sum all these sum assureds up, we should get:
Best Re at its lowest | Malaysian Insurance Industry affected?
BEST RE’s FINANCIAL RATING PERFORMANCE POSITION — THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION Best Re (Labuan) Ltd. was once a darling reinsurer of the Malaysian insurance industry, especially for the non-life markets. Most difficult risks got placed simply because of the presence…
Stock-throughput insurance coverage in Marine Cargo Insurance
Providing a STOCK-THROUGHPUT INSURANCE COVER or avoiding it? Excluding stock-throughput coverage in a Marine Insurance reinsurance treaty agreement is a norm. However, if you check with your peers the exact nature or meaning of what stock-throughput means, nobody seems to…
Overseas Insurance Coverage | Overseas Locations and Contingency Business Interruptions
Is your company providing coverage extension for overseas location? What about extension for Customers’ premises and Suppliers’ premises in respect of Business Interruption or Consequential Loss Insurance cover? The recent massive flooding in Thailand has caused havoc to reinsurers operating…
What is Sanction Limitation and Exclusion Clause? What are the Implications?
The Sanction Clause as what Malaysian insurers called it has effectively found its place in the industry on 1st April 2011. What exactly is this Sanction Limitation and Exclusion Clause or Sanction Clause in short? This Sanction Clause had on 1st…
From Insurance Levy to PIDM Premium | Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation Act 2011
The PIDM Guidelines 2011 (for Takaful and Insurance benefits Protection System {TIPS} – submission and returns on calculation of premium)…. …..has just been introduced. Except for the issue date of this guidelines that was on 11 March 2011 nothing much…
Punitive Damage Awards |Are these recoverable under Reinsurance Agreement?
What are punitive damage awards? In the context of this posting, punitive damages or what is usually termed as exemplary damages are damages intended to deter the defendant and others from engaging in conduct similar to that which formed the…