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- September 14 2023
Markel to expand in Australia with three new offices
The specialty insurer will be headquartered in Melbourne and headed by Axa XL's Rory Morison, who will start on September 27.
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- September 14 2023
RVS Monte Carlo: What APAC markets can learn from the 2023 edition
Secondary perils, cyber risk and pressure from the war in Ukraine dominated discussions at the reinsurer meet-up, as well as the return of industry legend Brian Duperreault.
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- September 14 2023
Steadfast acquires Riskcom and its subsidiary to expand risk management capabilities
Riskcom and BRM will retain their brands and continue to operate as standalone businesses.
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- September 14 2023
Pacific & Orient Insurance to see more underwriting stress ahead: Fitch
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the company an insurer rating of'BBB+' (good), with a stable outlook mainly taking into account strong capitalisation.
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- September 13 2023
Record rains add ‘further pressure’ on Hong Kong’s reinsurance renewals: AM Best
The impact of the black rainstorm is likely to be more of an earnings event for the market, rather than a material hit to capital adequacy, the rating agency noted.
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- September 13 2023
Aon names financial services industry veteran as Asia Pacific COO
Singapore-based Jeff Plein, who joins from Citibank, will report to global chief operating officer Mindy Simon and Asia Pacific CEO Anne Corona.
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- September 13 2023
Indonesia’s Mega Insurance to pare credit insurance portfolio: Fitch
Fitch Ratings has affirmed an insurer rating of 'A+ for the company with a stable outlook while its COR improved to 87% in FY 2022 as against 93% in FY 2021.
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- September 13 2023
Australia’s carriers brace for bushfire losses fueled by El Niño
For the first time since 2019, Australia’s eastern states face heightened risks due to high temperatures, ample vegetation and a rapidly desiccating landscape, say risk modellers.
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- September 13 2023
Axa XL appoints Laetitia Lebas to head of mid-market APAC, Europe
Paris-based Lebas will be responsible for the implementation of the French insurer's mid-market strategy in Asia and Australia,
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- September 13 2023
ICA reveals huge cost increase of losses if historic Australian disasters happened again
The April 1999 Sydney hailstorm which caused US$1.1bn in insured losses would see an estimated US$5.7bn claims' bill if it happened in 2023.
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- September 12 2023
Zurich | Designing result-driven embedded insurance propositions
Embedded insurance is more than just a tick in the box, it calls for a hands-on approach involving thoughtful consideration of customer value.
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- September 12 2023
Claims from Typhoon Saola and black rain event of ‘large scale and continue to escalate’: HKIA
The two storms have caused significant motor and property losses, with the regulator urging insurers to make adequate resources available to settle claims.
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- September 12 2023
QBE takes Richard Chien from Taiping Re as Greater China property head
Hong Kong-based Chien will be responsible for leading the insurer's teams in Hong Kong and Macau.
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- September 12 2023
Swiss Re’s Mael He becomes head of client underwriting, China
Prior to the appointment this month, He was heading the reinsurer's APAC agriculture business.
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- September 12 2023
RVS Monte Carlo: APAC carriers hit by secondary peril volatility, but losses yet to impact reinsurers — Aon
Historic flood losses from around the region on the agenda as leading (re)insurance players gather in Monaco.
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- September 12 2023
+8 Partners ropes in Phillip Emmanuel as head of logistics
Emmanuel was most recently Asia Pacific regional director and logistics insurer TT Club Mutual Insurance.
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- September 11 2023
Delta to expand underwriting capacity riding on growth: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed the performance assessment of PA-2 (excellent) to Delta Insurance New Zealand and Delta Underwriting Singapore with a stable outlook.
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- September 11 2023
Hannover Re expects APAC rates to harden further in 2024 after 1.4, 1.6 and 1.7 uplift
The reinsurer expects insurers to raise retentions for nat cats to counter increased costs, as it secured better prices and conditions, especially for non-proportional treaties.
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- September 11 2023
Despite volatility, Asian reinsurers set for better underwriting results: AM Best
The overall combined ratio of APAC's leading reinsurers improved slightly to 100.8% in FY 2022 from 101.1% in the previous year.
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- September 11 2023
Dual promotes Leo Abbruzzo to executive chairman for ANZ as it rejigs regional leadership
Deputy CEO Michael Ussher takes on additional responsibilites at the Howden-owned MGA, which has also named a new Australia, New Zealand CUO and a head of national partnerships.
