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Samengo-Turner to lead GC’s global fac team from London
Simon Delchar to head Marsh JLT Specialty Asia.
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Marsh India agrees deal for JLT Independent
The agreement in principle involves two brokers that are both joint ventures.
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SMEs unprepared for cyber threats: Chubb
Only 48% of SMEs across four countries in the region are improving cyber risk management.
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AIG picks Toni Ferrier as New Zealand CEO
- October 18
- People
- New Zealand
Ferrier's latest senior management role will start in January.
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IAG sells stake in India’s SBI General for US$432m
Premji Invest and Warburg Pincus are the buyers, with the carrier set to book a US$200m profit.
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Reinsurance rates rising
- October 18
- Reinsurance
- Global
The Asia-Pacific rate-on-line index has risen for the first time in nearly a decade, but the good news ends there.
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China liberalises
- October 18
- Legal/Regulatory
- China
The State Council has scrapped foreign shareholding limits for banks and insurers, effective immediately.
The evolving nature of health insurance provision in Asia
Marco Giacomelli, Generali Global Health
Hong Kong's new broker regulatory regime
Philippa Allen, ComplianceAsia-
An unmodelled threat
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Temperatures have been rising across southern and eastern Asia.
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Insurers no longer need to pay for service and advisory capabilities through a reinsurance treaty.
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China’s fast-growing agriculture market
- October 16
- Agriculture
- China
The government-backed sector, however, needs to improve its risk management capabilities.
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IGI eyes US$120m capital raise as rates improve
The specialist player, overseen by Waleed Jabsheh, is looking to take advantage of market conditions by listing.
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Winnie Wong leads Asia Insurance’s diversification
- October 10
- Technology
- Hong Kong
The Hong Kong insurer has teamed up with the founder of Hillhouse Capital.
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The rise of Chinese insurtech
- October 8
- Technology
- China
With online penetration at a low base, there has been a flood of capital in the sector.
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Lloyd’s Carnegie-Brown bullish on Asia risks
The chairman of Lloyd's sees tech as a global enabler.
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Curing Asean’s ‘demographic tide’
The health insurance industry must embrace technology and digitisation as its societies get older.
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Samengo-Turner to lead GC’s global fac team from London
Simon Delchar to head Marsh JLT Specialty Asia.
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AIG picks Toni Ferrier as New Zealand CEO
- October 18
- New Zealand
Ferrier's latest senior management role will start in January.
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AIG appoints head of claims for Asia
Steve Gibbs will join the regional team from Axa XL.
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Former Chubb exec to join AIG Singapore
Liam Burrell is set to join the US giant's regional team in a broker and client role.
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McLarens hires former AIG exec Parsons in Hong Kong
The loss adjuster has made another senior hire in the Special Administrative Region.
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Allianz’s GT Australia appoints Tony Dodd as chief executive
- October 4
- Australia
Dodd has already assumed the role of deputy chief executive at Allianz's Australian subsidiary.
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Swiss Re: Nat cats and man-made disasters in 2018
Climate change, increased urbanisation and a growing concentration of assets were on the risk agenda for 2018.
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Willis Towers Watson: 2019 Asia Market Report
Economic uncertainty, more complex risks and tighter underwriting are all influencing Asia's markets.
Asia’s middle class requires global health connectivity
Stephane Louvrier, Now Health