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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2025 · 36 MIN

Willis' Fion Ko on fine art and specie, plus news and views

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InsuranceAsia News editor-in-chief Mithun Varkey is joined in the newsroom by deputy editor Andrew Mullen, senior correspondent Aidan Gregory, and intern Roshan Nambiar to discuss the stories shaping the region’s (re)insurance markets.This episode features a special interview with Fion Ko, associate director for fine art and specie at Willis, focusing on trends in the regional fine art and specie market, and how nat cats and sustainability trends are transforming the industry.Other topics include updates on Hong Kong’s black rainstorm as well as floods in North Asia, Hong Kong's captive push, lawsuit over container ship that sank off Indian coast, broker moves and M&A, Australia's "hard-line" merger control rules, as well as a sneak peek at the stories the team is currently working on.Want to know more about the stories we discussed?https://insuranceasianews.com/losses-from-hong-kongs-record-breaking-rainfall-less-widespread-than-2023-black-rainstorm-sedgwick/Losses from Hong Kong’s record-breaking rainfall less widespread than 2023 black rainstorm: Sedgwickhttps://insuranceasianews.com/heavy-rain-floods-landslides-leave-insurers-counting-losses-across-hong-kong-china-india/Heavy rain, floods, landslides leave insurers counting losses across Hong Kong, China, Indiahttps://insuranceasianews.com/hong-kong-goes-up-the-gears-hands-chinese-carmaker-saic-regulatory-approval-for-captive/Hong Kong goes up the gears, hands Chinese carmaker SAIC regulatory approval for captivhttps://insuranceasianews.com/msc-elsa-3-owner-seeks-to-cap-liability-as-indian-state-government-files-us1bn-suit/MSC Elsa 3 owner seeks to cap liability as Indian state government files US$1bn suithttps://insuranceasianews.com/bridge-specialty-reshuffles-asia-leadership-with-david-ong-elevated-to-acorn-chairman/Bridge Specialty reshuffles Asia leadership with David Ong elevated to Acorn chairmanhttps://insuranceasianews.com/gallagher-acquires-new-zealands-insure-taranaki/Gallagher acquires New Zealand’s Insure Taranakihttps://insuranceasianews.com/australias-new-hard-line-ma-rules-snag-small-mid-cap-insurers-amid-overreach-warning/Australia’s new ‘hard line’ M&A rules snag small, mid-cap insurers amid overreach warning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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