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Insurance industry sees prices fall worldwide

February 11, 2014February 8, 2014 H. Cutner

The global pricing dropped during the last quarter of 2013, says a recent news report. According to recent insurance industry news issued in the Global Insurance Market Quarterly Briefing from Marsh, the average pricing declines that were experienced around the world – aside from in the United States – sent the global rates downward during the last quarter of 2013. During that time, the company tracked the rates and found that the global index dropped in many areas. For instance, this insurance industry report showed that the risk management global…

Insurance news from HSBC reveals that its Singapore business sold

April 4, 2013April 30, 2013

The company intends to sell this business as a part of an overall cost cutting strategy. HSBC, the worldwide banking giant, has just announced its latest insurance news in its intentions to step out of the industry in Singapore, as the latest element of its strategy to reduce costs. The deal for the Singapore business of the company has been valued at approximately $19.3 million. HSBC has been working to offload many of its non-core assets, and this insurance news is only the most recent in that strategy. So far,…

Insurance industry premium growth will be driven by Asia-Pacific markets

March 22, 2013March 21, 2013 H. Cutner

Recent predictions show that by the year 2020, the income from that region’s premiums will have doubled. The results of a new study from the Economic Research Department at Munich Re have shown that by the year 2020, the insurance industry premiums income from the Asia-Pacific region will have doubled their current size. Until that year, nearly half of the estimated additional worldwide primary premiums will come from that region. This equates to approximately €1 trillion, which will be generated by the Asia-Pacific insurance industry. The report on the findings…