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Sunday June 24 2018

Siew Mee Yeo, Conning

Korean insurers most highly exposed to rate hikes
- June 22
- Risk Based Capital
- South Korea
The central bank has warned of a corresponding drop in the solvency ratio of many insurers.
Manulife signs distribution deal in Cambodia
- June 22
- Bancassurance
- Cambodia
The agreement with Sathapana Bank was signed at a ceremony attended by the finance ministry and central bank.
AIA names three new executives for Malaysian unit
- June 22
- People
- Malaysia
Andrew Loh (CMO), Heng Zee Wang (CFO) and Eric Chang (CEO) take up the new senior roles.
India’s general insurers post 12% growth
- June 21
- India
Gross direct premium underwritten rose in the first two months of the current financial year US$3.56bn.

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AIA names three new executives for Malaysian unit
- June 22
- Malaysia
Andrew Loh (CMO), Heng Zee Wang (CFO) and Eric Chang (CEO) take up the new senior roles.

FWD hires FIG banker as group corporate transactions officer
- June 14
Petter Sternby joins from Standard Chartered, where he was head of the financial institutions advisory team.

Peak Re hires chief representative for Japan
- June 12
Satoshi Ichihara joins from Catlin as the Hong Kong-based reinsurer seeks to grow its business in Japan.

Manulife makes senior appointments in Hong Kong
- June 8
William Man becomes CIO and COO, Ivan Chan will head distribution and Selina Ko will lead the HR function.

Berkshire Hathaway names new president for Australasia
- June 5
- Moves
Mark Lingafelter will succeed Chris Colahan, who is taking over the firm’s specialty insurance unit in the UK and Europe.

Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority closes in on new CEO
- June 4
- Moves
- Hong Kong
Clement Cheung, a former Commissioner of Insurance in the city, is expected to be named to the post.