Articles by Andrew Tjaardstra
Tropical storm Jebi causes airport and shipping disruption in China
About 5 000 tourists have been stranded at an airport in south China's Hainan Province due to the arrival of strong tropical storm Jebi.
9 500 claims from New Zealand winter storm
A June storm in New Zealand caused NZ$33m ($26m) of damage.
Complaints rise against Chinese insurers
There was a 54% rise in complaints against Chinese insurers in the first half of the year.
XL appoints David Guest in crisis role
XL has appointed David Guest as underwriting manager, crisis management, Asia.
RSA grows premiums 20% in Asia
RSA grew its Asian premiums by 20% in the first half of 2013 compared to the same period last year.
Philippines considers mandatory earthquake cover
Lawmakers in the Philippines are considering a bill to recommend mandatory earthquake insurance.
Axa partners with SingPost
Axa has entered into a partnership with SingaporePost to sell life insurance products in Singapore from January 2015.
Speakers confirmed for Claims Club Asia Singapore
Claims Club Asia is coming to Singapore on 12 September.
Asia boosts JLT's profits
Broker JLT posted total revenues up 10% to £487.2m ($740m) for the first six months of 2013, boosted by strong organic revenue growth of 7%.
Philippines moves to three year insurance licenses
The Philippines is set to approve three year insurance contracts running from January to December as opposed to annual licenses running from June.
Tokio Marine targets South-East Asia for growth
Japan's second largest general insurer Tokio Marine is looking to expand its presence in South-East Asia.
Two trains collide in Switzerland
One person has died and at least 35 people have been injured, five of them seriously, in a collision between two trains in western Switzerland.
China's motor insurance regulatory reforms postponed
China will now introduce reforms to motor insurance pricing over three years instead of by this September.
Aon hosts Manchester United and business leaders in Hong Kong
Aon had a press conference on Monday morning with business leaders to celebrate Manchester United's arrival to play a friendly with local side Kitchee.
Over 35 killed in Italy bus crash
A horrific bus crash in Italy on Sunday 28 July people has killed at least 37 people and injuring 11 others.
QBE insures Spanish rail company in horrific crash
QBE has confirmed that it insures Renfe, the state company whose train derailed fatally in northern Spain last week. Allianz is another one of Renfe's insurers.
Claims Club Asia launches Claims Awards Asia
Entries for the inaugural Claims Awards Asia are now open.
Insurers to be given interest rate freedom in China
China's life insurers are to be given the freedom to set their own interest rates on policies.
Tucker: Solvency II is not an "ideal model" for Asia
As the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance in Hong Kong weighs up the implementation of a risk-based capital regime, Mark Tucker, the CEO of AIA, said today that Solvency II was not an "ideal model" for Asia.
AIA profits climb 34%
Hong Kong-based life and health insurer AIA posted pre-tax profits of $1.93bn for the first six months of the year.
View from the Top: Insurance megatrends raise questions
Towers Watson, with the International Insurance Society, recently surveyed more than 500 insurance experts. Towers Watson's Mark Saunders reflects on the findings.
$20bn of natural disaster insured losses in first half of 2013
Global natural disaster losses during the first half of 2013 on both an economic and insured basis were each below the recent 10-year (2003-2012) averages according to Impact Forecasting.
79 killed in Spanish train crash
A train derailed near the town of Santiago de Compostela in North-western Spain on the evening of 24 July killing at least 79 people and injuring up to 131.
DirectAsia.com enters Hong Kong motorbike market
DirectAsia.com is entering the Hong Kong bike market by offering a reimbursement of the price difference if bikers can find cheaper motorcycle insurance elsewhere.