First U.S. Coral Insurance Marks the Rise of the Reef Brigades November 22, 2022 By Clare Baldwin Conservation group The Nature Conservancy’s vision for the future of coral protection involves speed boats, and a global army of...
Warming Arctic Is Key to Understanding Climate Change Risks, Experts Say January 14, 2021 By Clare Baldwin and Kate Abnett HONG KONG/BRUSSELS – The environmental transformation happening in the Arctic is key to understanding the potential global impacts of climate...
VTech Data Breach Highlights Risk in Connected Toys, Internet of Things December 1, 2015 By Clare Baldwin and Jim Finkle U.S. states said they will investigate a massive breach at digital toy maker VTech Holdings Ltd as security experts warned...
Valuable Routes, Insurance Cover Insulate TransAsia From Grim Crash Record February 5, 2015 By Clare Baldwin and Yimou Lee Even after two deadly crashes in seven months, TransAsia Airways Corp. will likely rebound quickly as insurance covers any financial...
Tantrums, Concubines, Hotpot Burns, Smog: China Insurers Have it Covered September 2, 2014 By Clare Baldwin and Diana Chan Your child throws a tantrum and smashes something? Take out “naughty child insurance”. Similarly, buy cover against your bride becoming...
After Food Safety Scares, China Retailer Offers Baby Milk Insurance August 22, 2014 By Clare Baldwin and Diana Chan A Chinese retailer is offering insurance to customers who buy infant milk powder, highlighting the lengths to which companies are...
China Weighs Easing Rules on Animal Testing of Cosmetics November 15, 2013 By Adam Jourdan and Clare Baldwin China is considering a rule change that would allow the sale of some cosmetics without requiring them to be tested...
Hong Kong’s Li to Tap ex-AIA Deputy as New Insurance CEO: Sources August 16, 2013 By Clare Baldwin and Denny Thomas Hong Kong businessman Richard Li, the youngest son of Asia’s richest man, will appoint a former top executive at AIA...
China’s Insurance Regulator Expected to Reject $9.4 Billion HSBC Deal January 9, 2013 By Clare Baldwin China’s insurance regulator is expected to reject HSBC’s sale of its $9.4 billion stake in Ping An Insurance to Thai...
China’s PICC Group to Raise up to $4 Billion in Hong Kong IPO November 15, 2012 By Clare Baldwin and Elzio Barreto Chinese state-owned insurer PICC Group started meeting institutional investors in Hong Kong on Thursday to gauge demand for a listing...