Optio Group acquires MGA Circles Group
October 3 2024 by InsuranceAsia News
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MGA incubator Rhodian takes Allianz team to launch marine specialist in Australia
- October 1
The MGA Marinex Underwriting is backed by Canopius and will offer cargo, carriers, commercial hull and marine liability products.
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Fidelis eyes ‘BRICS+’ push with new property specialist MGA
- September 30
The group's MGA platform Pine Walk has hired Kelly Sanders as CUO to found Seraphina, which will focus on international property business with a focus on the emerging markets.
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Ardonagh Group appoints Mark Mitchell to spearhead units’ Asia expansion
- September 13
Singapore-based Mitchell will work with Ardonagh-owned Envest and Price Forbes to explore opportunities to expand their retail and wholesale broking footprint, and develop new MGA capabilities in Asia.
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Agile launches New Zealand operation to strengthen Lloyd’s Pacific presence
- August 30
The newly established Agile Insurance Group NZ will write general aviation, accident and health, casualty and professional lines.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
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CCi | LEG3/06: A delay analyst’s perspective on defect exclusions
Tackling contentious issues by applying the learning from the industry’s collective experience is key to improving the claims experience, writes CCi’s Steven Horne.
