The Gen Re Perspective

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  Series: Property Matters

  高耸的火场 – 亚洲超高层建筑火灾风险的 挑战

  Issue: Aug 25, 2017| P/C General Industry | Chinese | English

  高速的经济发展使亚洲成为超高层建筑建设的沃土，但不断增高的建筑高度给“超高层建筑”的防火设计、风险管理和保险承保及理赔带来巨大挑战。

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  Series: Property Matters

  Towering Infernos – Fire Risk on the Rise in Asia

  Issue: Jul 11, 2017| Property | English | Chinese

  Rapid economic development over the last two decades has made Asia fertile ground for super high rise buildings. Today Asia has more SHR buildings than any other region in the world.

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  Series: Property Matters

  Holzwerkstoffe – ein Betonersatz?

  Issue: Mar 21, 2017| Property | Deutsch | English

  Weltweit werden immer mehr Gebäude aus Holzwerkstoffen errichtet. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt die Vor- und Nachteile dieser neuen Baustoffe vor und befasst sich mit den wichtigsten Überlegungen für das Underwriting.

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  Series: Property Matters

  Engineered Wood – The New Concrete on the Block?

  Issue: Dec 06, 2016| Property | English | Deutsch

  Thanks to advances in wood-engineered products, tall timber buildings can have the same structural integrity as steel and concrete buildings. The article discussion includes the fire risk posed by this “new” construction material.

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