Tag Archives: China

Can Mandatory Environmental Insurance Resolve Pollution Problems in China and the Rest of the World?

by Julien Combeau, April 3, 2013 | Posted in Environmental Liability

World Environment Protection

Authority-driven incentives and enforcement are needed if we are to expect environmental insurers to bear the social responsibility of reducing pollution events in countries where pollution liability insurance is compulsory. Continue reading →

China: The Smog Thickens

by Tim Mathieson, February 1, 2013 | Posted in Asia, Health Care

Beijing Smog

Smog in China, and particularly in Beijing, has reached hazadrous levels. What is causing such dangerously high pollution in the country, and what could be done to try and reduce it? Continue reading →

Our Scariest Chinese Risk – Gridlock in the Chinese Capital

by Tim Mathieson, October 31, 2012 | Posted in Asia

Scariest Risks

That the traffic in the capital of the world’s most populous nation is a nightmare is well-known to its inhabitants, and it is often ranked as the worst city in the world for traffic congestion. Continue reading →

Why More Foreign Companies Should Invest in South-West China

by Claire Rumbellow, September 25, 2012 | Posted in Asia, Financial Services

Chongqing, China, skyline

The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) recently hosted a seminar entitled “Opportunities for Financial and Professional Services in SW China” to highlight the increasing strength of opportunities for British financial services companies in the region. The keynote speaker, Lord Green (Minister … Continue reading →

Secrecy Around Kwok Brothers’ Arrest Raises D&O Challenges

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

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Beware of Sleeping Dogs in Hong Kong and Beyond

by Francis Kean, January 16, 2012 | Posted in Asia, Directors & Officers

How long can you as a defendant director afford to do nothing if, after you are sued, the claimant does little or nothing to move its case against you forward? That is the question with which the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeals had to grapple in its recent judgment regarding the liquidated Wing Fai Construction Co. Ltd. Continue reading →