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Risk-managing Nat Cat
By Michael F. Rellosa IN earlier columns, we talked about how risks are managed, and given the continuing hard reinsurance market,...
Sep 11, 20233 min read


Natural catastrophe insurance and why we need it
By Michael F. Rellosa IF the topic of climate change is du jour, so will the topic of Nat Cat coverage be, and with it the slew of issues...
Jul 17, 20233 min read


Philippines Nat CAT cover sorely lacking
Given the country’s vulnerability to catastrophic disasters, a large proportion of the population in the Philippines still does not have...
Jul 3, 20234 min read


The reinsurance hard market continues
By Michael F. Rellosa IN previous columns, I mentioned that we are amid an unprecedented hard market as far as natural catastrophe (Nat...
Jun 19, 20232 min read


Agriculture insurance in PH — quo vadis?
By Michael F. Rellosa WE are all aware of the importance of agriculture in the Philippines and how our food security hinges on the...
May 15, 20233 min read


Welcome, Insurance Commissioner Rey Regalado
By Michael F. Rellosa LOW pressure areas, or tropical depressions, in mid-April seem to be turning into the norm (we were just visited by...
Apr 17, 20233 min read


Natural catastrophe insurance rates
By Michael F. Rellosa PEOPLE may not be aware that there is an ongoing issue on the recent decision of the Insurance Commission to...
Mar 20, 20233 min read


A word on the minimum catastrophe peril rates
By Michael F. Rellosa IT has been raining cats and dogs on both sides of the Pacific. California has been experiencing unprecedented...
Jan 16, 20234 min read
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