Tag Archives: China

Secrecy Around Kwok Brothers’ Arrest Raises D&O Challenges

by Francis Kean, May 11, 2012 | Posted in Asia, Directors & Officers, Featured

The secrecy surrounding the arrest in Hong Kong of Raymond, Thomas, and Walter Kwok can cause challenges for the accused, advisers, witnesses, and D&O insurers. Continue reading → Continue reading →

RIMS Panel: The ABCs of the Asian Insurance Market

by Guest Blogger, April 17, 2012 | Posted in Asia

Soon 39% of the world economy will be in the Asia Pacific region. Roger Wilkinson, Willis International's Chairman & CEO-Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa provides an overview of the insurance marketplace and the trends and issues that are shaping it. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sudan Kidnappings Highlight Risks Facing Chinese Expansion

by Will Miller, February 9, 2012 | Posted in Asia, Kidnap & Ransom

On 28 January 2011, militants affiliated to the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM-N) kidnapped 29 Chinese workers from a company compound between El Abbassiya and Rashad (South Kordofan state). 18 other workers escaped during the raid and one victim was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In China, the Year of the Dragon Begins…

by Tim Mathieson, January 23, 2012 | Posted in Asia

The massive Chinese new year migration is one measure of the staggering growth of China’s economy over the last decade. Continue reading → Continue reading →

5 Financial News Stories You May Have Missed — And a Dodd-Frank Cheat Sheet

by Richard Magrann-Wells, January 20, 2012 | Posted in Financial Services

This week's financial news includes Dodd-Frank Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, China, SEC, Debt Swap and Greece Continue reading → Continue reading →

Largest Chinese Claims of 2011

by Tim Mathieson, January 3, 2012 | Posted in Asia

This country suffers more than its fair share of floods and earthquakes, whilst typhoons regularly wreak havoc on southern coastal areas. Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Thirsty Dragon: Implications of China’s Water Shortages

by Tim Mathieson, November 30, 2011 | Posted in Asia

Our Shanghai blogger examines issues surrounding China's severe water shortage. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Scariest China Risk: Pandemic Pandemonium

by Tim Mathieson, October 31, 2011 | Posted in Asia

A recent issue of the New Scientist magazine informs us that the H5N1 avian flu virus is now just five mutations away from being capable of human-to-human transmission. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Chinese Foreign Expansion Increases People Risk

by Will Miller, October 19, 2011 | Posted in Asia, Kidnap & Ransom, Political Risk

The recent kidnap of four oil workers from the Colombian subsidiary of a Chinese chemical company has highlighted a growing threat facing Chinese corporations who are expanding into higher risk territories in the global race to secure mineral resources, oil … Continue reading → Continue reading →

“Insurance Market in China is Only a Fraction of its Potential”

by Guest Blogger, September 26, 2011 | Posted in Asia

The insurance market in China is lagging behind the progress of its economy, presenting a huge opportunity for both China and the Western insurance industry, writes guest blogger Tim Wright, CEO of Willis International. Continue reading → Continue reading →