View from the top: Lessons from the East
Catastrophes in Japan showed the resilience and strength of the industry, says Andrew McKee.
2011 was a year punctuated by record catastrophe losses with abnormally high frequency and severity. The Asia-Pacific region, in particular, bore the brunt of losses whether in New Zealand, Japan or
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