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- November 21 2022
QBE ups FY 2022 nat cat estimate by US$98m
The new figure is US$1.06bn as 'elevated catastrophe activity' continued in H2.
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- November 18 2022
Aviso Group buys marine specialist Australian Risk Applications
It is the fourteenth deal by the Envest-backed broking house, which controls over US$300m GWP.
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- November 17 2022
November floods add to rising Australia nat cat woes
Thousands of claims from NSW, Victoria and South Australia add to US$650m plus bill since July 1, as prices become 'out of reach'.
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- November 16 2022
Paul Li rejoins QBE Asia as head of Macau
Li, who joins from Macau Insurance, was previously the insurer's Hong Kong head of bancassurance.
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- November 16 2022
TMK Singapore recruits regional head of claims
Mike Vincent was most recently in a technical claims role at AIG in Sydney.
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- November 15 2022
BOC Aviation files suit in Irish High Court against 16 insurers
The aircraft leasing firm filed insurance claims in August after a US$804m write-down on 17 aircraft grounded in Russia following sanctions.
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- November 15 2022
BHSI promotes Craig Taylor to head of property for Australia & NZ
Taylor will continue to be based in Sydney and report to head of Australasia Mark Lingafelter.
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- November 14 2022
QBE recruits from AIG for head of commercial, partnerships
Scott Bunting was most recently AIG's general manager for NSW and ACT.
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- November 10 2022
China policy push spurs demand for cyber cover
A data privacy law and a new draft cybersecurity insurance framework should help the domestic market.
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- November 8 2022
PSC confirms trio of acquisitions as Hong Kong revenue climbs to US$4.5m
The group is spending US$14m on Hong Kong's Charter-Union Insurance Brokers, Ensurance UK and Australia's Trade Credit Risk.
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- November 8 2022
Gallagher snaps up Melbourne broker
JLS Insurance Consulting's team will join Gallagher's Melbourne office.
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- November 3 2022
Sompo International recruits Axa chief actuary as APAC pricing VP
Fred Weber, who was at Axa since 2004, will continue to be based in Singapore.
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- November 3 2022
SiriusPoint closes Singapore office; Monica Cramér Manhem set to retire
Amid a restructure, the president of international reinsurance and SiriusPoint International CEO will help find a successor.
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- November 3 2022
Q&A: Gallagher Re’s Mark Morley on renewals, inflation and pricing
The Singapore-based APAC managing director shares his views.
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- November 2 2022
AGCS hires APAC leaders for marine, energy & construction
Former Ascot exec Sam Bartram leads marine, as Trent Cannings set to join from AIG.
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- November 2 2022
Nexus seals MGA deal, eyes APAC expansion
Spectrum Risk Management focuses on marine and property (re)insurance in Asia Pacific and MENA.
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- November 2 2022
Arch Insurance Australia bolsters liability underwriting with AIG hire
Louise Lumley becomes Northern Region underwriting manager, executive assurance.
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- November 2 2022
SIRC: Inflation hard to ‘put back in the bottle’ as digitalisation ‘imperative’
A panel of experts from Beazley, Guy Carpenter, Munich Re and Swiss Re shared their views as regional challenges mount.
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- November 1 2022
Lockton Korea buys financial lines broker, appoints Ben Son as CEO
Son established ESOP in 2019 and will join with his 20-strong team.
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- November 1 2022
George Nassaouati to join Gallagher as Asia head of energy
WTW's Asia head of natural resources starts next year in Singapore.
