Michael F. Rellosa | PIRA, Inc.

Nov 213 min read

Unlocking the Potential of Philippine Insurance Industry for Enhanced Disaster Risk Financing

By Michael F. Rellosa The Philippines is frequently cited as one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, facing an increasing...

Oct 213 min read

The Wisdom of Collaborative Premium Rate Making: A Symbiotic Relationship

By Michael F. Rellosa The relationship between insurance regulators and the insurance industry association is a complex one, sometimes...

Sep 234 min read

Adoption of IFRS17 by PH insurance industry

By Michael F. Rellosa The Philippine Insurance Industry is gearing up for the January 2025 start of the IFRS17, an international...

Aug 263 min read

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...

Jul 293 min read

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 12 min read

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...

Jun 33 min read

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...

May 63 min read

Collaboration in the Insurance World

By Michael F. Rellosa The Philippine nonlife insurance industry since the early days has recognized the value of collaborating and...

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