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- July 25 2023
Exclusive: Sedgwick cuts 14 staff in Singapore – sources
Nicki Dunn, Sedgwick's Singapore chief executive, tells IAN that the city-state remains the "focal point" of the adjuster's Asia business.
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- July 24 2023
ACCC delays Suncorp bank sale decision again
The decision by the regulator about the proposed ANZ takeover will now take place a week later on August 4.
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- July 24 2023
Philippines, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan brace for typhoon
The slow-moving storm is picking up strength as it approaches north-eastern Philippines with the government issuing strong wind and rain warnings in Luzon.
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- July 20 2023
QBE raises FY 2023 cat budget to US$1.33bn
The insurer currently expects H1 2023 net catastrophe costs of around US$700m compared to an original budget of US$535m.
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- July 19 2023
Liberty’s Asia reorganisation will have ‘no job impacts’
The realignment from August 1 brings together all the insurer's businesses in Asia under the leadership of Phil Hobbs, president and managing director, Liberty Specialty Markets.
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- July 18 2023
Carriers prepare for claims deluge as floods hit India, Korea, Japan and China
Extreme weather, including heavy rainfall, landslides, a typhoon and heatwaves, has put (re)insurers, brokers and adjusters on high alert.
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- July 14 2023
MSIG paid out US$45m of claims in Hong Kong and Macau in 2022
The figure is a dip from US$48.6m in 2021, but the firm's claims settlement ratio increased to 92.9%.
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- July 13 2023
Everest chopper crash signals turbulence for Nepal’s aviation fac market
IAN understands the helicopter crash this week that killed six people will cost reinsurers around US$2.5m and adds to a series of safety failures that will likely see prices and retentions soaring.
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- July 7 2023
China’s carriers betting on state-led infrastructure boom
The government continues to invest in railways, airports, ports and energy generation amid a slowdown in the property market.
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- June 20 2023
IAG exits Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The Australian giant, which joins a host of global (re)insurers in leaving the UN climate group, has told IAN that it is committed to reaching net-zero by 2050.
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- June 20 2023
Hong Kong’s export credit insurer launches mainland pilot with five banks
HKECIC has teamed up with Bank of China, BEA, HSBC, Hang Seng and DBS, and the credit limit for each buyer's non-payment risks is capped at US$12.8m.
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- June 20 2023
Indian insurers count cost of ‘widespread’ Cyclone Biparjoy damage
IAN understands there is damage to property and goods at industrial zones, processing plants and ports, as IRDAI urges carriers to 'fast-track' smaller claims.
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- June 16 2023
Suncorp and ANZ agree bank merger conditions with Queensland as ACCC decision looms
Suncorp CEO Steve Johnston believes the group can more readily address issues such as climate change, affordability and resilience as 'a pure play insurance company'.
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- June 15 2023
Fewer cyclones to make landfall in China, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam in 2023: Guy Carpenter
The Philippines is set see a 'near normal' number make landfall as the weather shifts from La Niña to El Niño conditions.
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- June 15 2023
IAG hikes rates substantially in New Zealand and Australia
The carrier said price rises of up to 30% were a result of unprecedented nat cats, claims' inflation and reinsurance costs.
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- June 14 2023
Ardonagh-backed Envest targets Asia, NZ and more Australia M&A
'We will look to expand into Hong Kong or Singapore or both in the next couple of years,' CEO Greg Mullins tells IAN.
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- June 13 2023
Fubon hamstrung by US$620m reinsurance recoveries for Covid claims
Hannover Re is among the reinsurers with the most exposure and a resolution could be months away, IAN understands.
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- June 9 2023
Guy Carpenter eyes growing APAC MGA sector with Steve Warwick
The broker's APAC CEO Tony Gallagher says the regional program market has seen tremendous growth in recent years.
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- June 9 2023
BHSI promotes Dimitry Zilberud to head of marine – retail, Australasia and US
Zilberud was most recently Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance's head of marine, Australasia.
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- June 8 2023
Looming El Niño raises risk of secondary perils across APAC
Carriers look to innovate as countries across the region fear dry conditions, drought, forest fires and flash floods with (re)insurers on high alert.
