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- August 2 2022
Vesttoo appoints former RGA exec as Japan general manager
Kunihiko Iinuma is helping the risk transfer specialist's swift expansion into new markets.
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- August 2 2022
Leslie Chew returns to Zurich for Singapore casualty role
Chew has most recently been head of P&C at Berkley Insurance Asia.
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- August 1 2022
IAG hit with class action lawsuit over Covid BI claims
The action relates to shares purchased in 2020 between March 11 and November 20.
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- August 1 2022
BHSI boosts Australasia transactional liability team with hire from Liberty
Nicholas Ferrari takes up a senior position and will continue to be based in Sydney.
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- July 29 2022
Swiss Re returns to profit as Australia floods add to US$270m H1 nat cat miss
The group saw a Q2 net profit of US$405m, while P&C reinsurance H1 nat cat claims were US$938m.
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- July 29 2022
Aviso Broking acquires Sydney’s Macquarie Insurance Brokers
Macquarie's clients are from sectors including construction, financial services and marine.
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- July 29 2022
APAC insured losses were US$8bn in H1 2022: Munich Re
Parts of eastern Australia saw their wettest week in February since 1900.
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- July 28 2022
Markel International hires two underwriters in Hong Kong and Singapore
Zita Fok becomes a marine underwriter while Dawn Soh joins as a fine art and specie underwriter.
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- July 28 2022
Capacity tight due to complex risks in Asia’s tech market
BI risks, data security concerns and past losses are contributing to more conservative underwriting.
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- July 27 2022
Berkley Insurance Asia hires Singapore casualty underwriting manager
Jasmine Lo will work closely with Sally Cheung, head of casualty for Asia.
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- July 27 2022
Insurtech Cover Genius acquires Booking Protect for event expansion
The deal provides the capability to offer embedded ticketing cover for entertainment including in Japan and Australia.
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- July 27 2022
J.B. Boda makes two leadership appointments in agriculture push
Neelam Kumar Gupta and B R Sharath have joined the broker in India.
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- July 26 2022
Infrastructure projects to spur Thailand’s GI market: GlobalData
Around US$37bn has been allocated by the government towards a smart city.
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- July 25 2022
Ensurance sells UK operations to PSC to focus on Australian growth
Ensurance chief executive Tom Kent cited "immense" opportunities to grow in Australia.
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- July 22 2022
IAG returns to profit in FY 2022, but records US$245m nat cat miss
The insurer strengthened prior reserves by US$119m in part due to claims inflation.
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- July 22 2022
Gavin Wren to join Lockton in Australia
The former Marsh and JLT broker will join the corporate team in August.
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- July 19 2022
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints new head of Hong Kong: sources
The Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' executive will relocate from Singapore.
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- July 19 2022
QBE books US$75m provision after pricing review
Andrew Horton, QBE group CEO, is "disappointed" by findings relating to an ASIC review.
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- July 19 2022
Kenneth Ho returns to Zurich Hong Kong in underwriting role
Ho started this month as head of technical underwriting.
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- July 19 2022
Suncorp to focus on insurance after bank sale
After ANZ deal, the Australian P&C player is set to invest in digital, product design and risk personalisation.
