To tackle gender and diversity issues, corporate commitment goes a long way. Guy Carpenter has been at the forefront of this change, instituting policies that encourage, nurture, and ensure diversity in the workplace. “Our goal is to have a workforce that is representative of the society that we live in. We look at ways to unlock the full potential of our workforce by c ... Continue Reading »
Asia Pacific
2020 Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Predictions: Details of Findings
The Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre (GCACIC) at the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, has released its 2020 predictions for tropical cyclone formations and landfalls using a regional climate model focusing on East Asia. This model uses information from a global climate prediction model made available in March 2020. ... Continue Reading »
2020 Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Predictions
The Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre (GCACIC) at the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, has released its 2020 predictions for tropical cyclone formations and landfalls using a regional climate model focusing on East Asia. This model uses information from a global climate prediction model made available in March 2020. ... Continue Reading »
Lockdown 4.0 and Beyond: A Recovering India
The reinsurance market’s ability and desire to innovate has seen it emerge as a capable private partner for public sector risk at a time when governments worldwide are looking to transfer risks from public to private balance sheets. Effective risk transfer and mitigation strategies within the public sector will play a crucial role in offsetting wide ranging financial and s ... Continue Reading »
Review of Asia Pacific Insights on GC Capital Ideas
Here we present a recap of recent stories from GC Capital Ideas focusing on the healthcare industry and public sector responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Asia-Pacific region. ... Continue Reading »
What Might China’s Recovery Look Like
Consensus estimates suggest that while Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) growth will fall to 2.5 percent from 6.1 percent in 2019, with other large economies entering recession China will once again be the primary source of global growth. China's first quarter GDP was down 6.8 percent relative to the first quarter of 2019 – relatively close to the consensus estimate from 57 a ... Continue Reading »
COVID-19 Makes Digital Care the Norm in China
The global COVID-19 pandemic has hit healthcare hard, considering the immense pressure for the sector to build up capacity, to protect its workforce, to coordinate across public response and policy, and to assure and serve the populace in many stages of worry or disease. As the government urged or mandated populations to stay at home and as hospitals turned away patients for ... Continue Reading »
Guy Carpenter Launches Probabilistic Philippines Flood Model
Guy Carpenter today announced the launch of its new Philippines Flood Model. The probabilistic model provides countrywide coverage and enables insurers to assess flood exposure, one of the most frequently occurring natural hazards in the region. ... Continue Reading »
Catastrophe Bonds, Disaster Risk Insurance Facilities and Natural Disaster Funds: Protecting our Planet and the Public Purse
Guy Carpenter's recently released report on the public sector response to climate change, Protecting our Planet and the Public Purse, looks beyond the United States' approach to natural catastrophe risk mitigation and investigates the measures taken by countries in Latin America and Asia. ... Continue Reading »
COVID-19: Responses & Implications to Healthcare in Asia
Of all the industries, COVID-19 hit healthcare first and hit it hard, both public and private across the globe. In this document, Guy Carpenter-affiliate Oliver Wyman summarizes the journey to date in Asia and how leaders have and continue to combat this epidemic. ... Continue Reading »
