Aon to pay Willis Towers Watson US$1bn break fee as merger abandoned
July 26 2021 by Andrew Tjaardstra
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UIB Group expands Asia footprint with representative office in Nepal
- November 20
The Kathmandu office will report to the UIB Asia regional headquarters based in Singapore.
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SRG taps Allianz’s Jaya Taylor as global regulatory affairs leader
- November 18
Taylor joins from Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty (AGCS), where she was the global compliance officer based in London.
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Envest acquires majority stake in Bendigo Insurance Brokers
- November 14
The merger will add the broker to the network of Aviso Group and will bring the combined GWP up to US$616.4bn with the addition of the broker's US$13.3mn of gross written premium.
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Edme Insurance Brokers names Sanjay Radhakrishnan as CEO
- November 13
Mumbai-based Radhakrishnan has been a founding member of Edme since its establishment following the sale of Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers to private equity firm Samara Capital Group.
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BHSI | Managing non-Asian exposure in long-tail lines
While US-exposed business can look attractive to Asian carriers, managing the volatility around the long-term results and the ability to model those losses are crucial, say BHSI’s Marc Breuil and Marcus Portbury.
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Sedgwick | To Handle CAT Claims Well, Multi-Step Preparation is Key
When it comes to risk, it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when” an event will occur.
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HSBC Asset Management | Is it time to relook at Asian currency bonds?
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.
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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.
