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Importance of Natural Catastrophe Insurance in PH
By Michael F. Rellosa I am aware that I have already written about this topic many times over, but until I am heard and definitive action...
Aug 26, 20243 min read
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IIAP at 50
By Herminia S. Jacinto Yes, the Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific, better known as IIAP, is 50 years old! It was founded in...
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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The importance of NatCat coverage and PCIF 1 and 2 in the Philippines
By Michael F. Rellosa Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) did not make landfall in the Philippines but intensified the southwest...
Jul 29, 20243 min read
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Scholarship Program in Insurance
By Herminia S. Jacinto In my column on June 17, titled "Attracting talents to the insurance industry," I mentioned the SUITS program of...
Jul 15, 20243 min read
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A risk manager's view on war
By Michael F. Rellosa I am not a warmonger, but it is getting harder to ignore the incessant drumbeats which seem to be getting louder...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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Attracting Talent to the Insurance Industry
By Herminia S. Jacinto This column was inspired by a friend and colleague who has just completed 50 years in the insurance industry....
Jun 17, 20243 min read
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Philippine insurance penetration rate and what needs to be done to improve it
By Michael F. Rellosa The insurance penetration rate at about 2 percent of our GDP is arguably the lowest in the Asean region. This has...
Jun 3, 20243 min read
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Insurance industry chalks up 45% jump in 1Q net profits
The insurance industry saw its net income soar by 45% to more than PHP14.29bn ($246m) in the first quarter of this year, compared to...
May 28, 20241 min read
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