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- October 3 2024
India defers roll out of IFRS 17 equivalent indefinitely: report
Insurers can submit financial statements under the earlier Ind AS104 regime till the IRDAI notifies the implementation of the Ind AS 117standard.
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- October 3 2024
ICA extreme weather charter calls for collaboration with governments, community groups for delivery of services
The charter outlines disaster preparation, response and recovery recommendations for general insurers, who have paid out US$13bn in claims from 20 ICA-declared events since the Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20.
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- October 3 2024
Chubb powers up ANZ energy & technical lines with HDI’s Jane Ravi
Sydney-based Ravi is responsible for leading the company's portfolio in her new role as manager for the Australia and New Zealand energy and technical lines business.
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- October 3 2024
Australia’s Rhodian launches construction specialist MGA Scope Underwriting
The Lloyd's-backed underwriting agency based in Melbourne was co-founded by Nick Vernon and Rob Higginson.
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- October 3 2024
Opinion: What has happened to the ESG agenda?
While financial services jargon changes with each decade, time has shown that it is the policy that matters, not the presentation.
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- October 2 2024
PSC shares delist from ASX as Ardonagh’s US$1.5bn takeover becomes effective
The completion of the takeover by the UK broking group now wraps up PSC Insurance's nine years of trading and quotation on the Australian Securities Exchange.
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- October 2 2024
HDI Global risk consulting arm announces two senior promotions in Australia
Jamie Haider has been promoted to risk engineering manager, Australasia, effective October 1 and Philipp Glanz will step up to the role of managing director for the global HDI risk consulting group.
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- October 2 2024
IAG announces massive job cuts amid teams restructure: report
The layoffs will affect 214 roles across underwriting, direct claims, distribution and digital business in its direct and intermediated insurance businesses.
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- October 2 2024
Typhoon Shanshan claims climb to US$180m in Japan
Fire insurance losses accounted for the bulk of 90% of the claims paid out and 85% of claims filed after the strongest typhoon to hit the country in decades made landfall in south-west Japan on August 29.
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- October 2 2024
Reinsurers’ risk insights, modelling vital to taming escalating nat cat losses: Swiss Re
Besides providing capacity, the reinsurer's expertise and insights on risks related to climate change and renewable energy are key to its collaboration with insurers in limiting nat cat losses, says Victor Kuk.
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- October 1 2024
Seadrif’s Typhoon Yagi pay out in Laos tops US$3m
The extended flood impact triggered a second parametric payout of US$2.25 million on September 30, just a week after the initial pay out of US$750,000 was made to the ministry of finance.
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- October 1 2024
Everest appoints Jason Chua as senior claims specialist for short tail
Singapore-based Chua joins the insurer from Axa XL, where he was a claims specialist.
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- October 1 2024
Hannover Re confirms Blake Dimitrijevic as Australia MD
As first reported by IAN in July, Dimitrijevic joins from Guy Carpenter and succeeds Michael Eberhardt, who was appointed managing director and chief underwriting officer for Hannover Re Bermuda.
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- October 1 2024
NFRA unveils special insurance initiative for Chinese tech enterprises
The regulator's goal is to enhance offerings for businesses at various stages of their lifecycle in different areas, such as cybersecurity and R&D loss insurance.
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- October 1 2024
MGA incubator Rhodian takes Allianz team to launch marine specialist in Australia
The MGA Marinex Underwriting is backed by Canopius and will offer cargo, carriers, commercial hull and marine liability products.
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- October 1 2024
Crawford Malaysia names Mohammad Aminuddin as head of Pahang branch
The loss adjuster has also brought in Nazirul Jabri Bin Roslee as senior adjuster as it looks to strengthen its capabilities ahead of the monsoon season.
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- October 1 2024
Analytics: Hong Kong premium growth and claim frequency are converging to normal level: HKIA
According to 2023 data from the regulator, the SAR's general insurance business reported the worst overall loss ratio in five years at 62.8%, while COR sank to a near five-year low after an 8.3 percentage point deterioration year-on-year.
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- September 30 2024
ICNZ calls on law changes to stop building in “dumb places”
The government has outlined its plans to replace the Resource Management Act, with changes that will provide the ability to decline land use consents, or attach conditions where there are significant risks from natural hazards.
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- September 30 2024
Tokio Marine sets US$317m decarbonisation premium target for FY 2026
The new interim target is part of the carrier's goal to achieve net zero by 2050 and is 27% higher than its previous target set for FY 2023.
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- September 30 2024
ARPC to raise premium rates for cyclone reinsurance pool
The 2024 pricing review of the cyclone pool premium rates targets the introduction of premium discounts for strata properties and maintaining the price algorithm to rate for new addresses registered since the previous review and address insurer feedback to make the pricing algorithm more consistent with market practise.
