Coverage of the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference
Milan Simic, executive vice president and managing director, international operations, AIR Worldwide, said Asia has already been home to a broad range of catastrophes.
Tony Gallagher, chief executive, Asia Pacific, Guy Carpenter, said mature markets in Asia are dealing with the challenges of insurtech and new forms of distribution.
Matt Cannock, principal officer and managing director, Markel International, said losses in the U.S. have the insurance industry watching how insurance-linked securities will perform.
Franz Hahn, CEO, Peak Re, said Asia's largest market is making room for innovation, with early impact in coverage for professionals. Eventually, the technology will reach households.
Paul Burgess, vice president, RMS, said developing laws in Asia and elsewhere could hamper insurers' abilities to share and use data that could be used to improve models and predict risk.
