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- October 20 2021
HK’s Bowtie raises US$22.6m from Mitsui, Sun Life
The life and health digital insurer is looking to expand in the Greater Bay Area.
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- October 20 2021
Gallagher acquires New Zealand broker Matt Jensen
The North Island broker is a specialist in the forestry and transportation industries.
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- October 19 2021
Policybazaar parent gets IPO nod from India regulator: report
Parent PB Fintech has been labeled a “foreign-owned and controlled” entity and counts Softbank and Tencent as investors.
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- October 19 2021
Beazley readies Lloyd’s ESG syndicate-in-a-box
It is designed to offer additional capacity to businesses that perform well against ESG metrics.
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- October 19 2021
Hong Kong digital insurer Avo raises HK$260m
The digital insurer recorded gross written premiums of HK$1m in 2020.
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- October 19 2021
HKIA talks tough in conduct report
Regulator suggests it could take a harder line going forward after talking first disciplinary action.
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- October 19 2021
Anxin Agricultural Insurance faces high geographic, product risks: Moody’s
A high geographic concentration around Shanghai offsets some of the insurer's strengths, the rating agency said.
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- October 18 2021
Charles Taylor appoints new Greater China director
Derik Chen previously worked as a claims manager with Axa XL in Shanghai.
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- October 15 2021
IAG brought to Federal Court by ASIC over discounts
Regulator alleges a subsidiary engaged in misleading conduct over discounts for personal policies involving around A$60m.
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- October 15 2021
CBIRC gives AIA greenlight for Hubei operations
The insurer has added to mainland units in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Jiangsu, Tianjin, Hebei and Sichuan.
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- October 15 2021
Asia’s combined September economic losses exceed US$30bn: Aon
The region was hit by a series of powerful storms and two earthquakes.
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- October 14 2021
South Asia digital P&C personal premiums to hit US$7.5bn: Swiss Re
Report says the figure will be reached within five years with digital penetration currently 1-2%.
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- October 13 2021
Munich Re Ventures raises US$500m, seeks insurtech opportunities
The reinsurer's VC arm has already invested millions of dollars into Indian insurtech Acko.
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- October 13 2021
Markel bolsters APAC energy team with two underwriters
Max Robbie and Yong Ruay Heah previously worked at Oman Insurance and Aon, respectively.
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- October 13 2021
SiriusPoint taps Heerasing for international role
The Singapore-based exec becomes head of strategic business development and will focus first on the Asia Pacific region.
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- October 13 2021
Tropical Cyclone Seroja loss revised downward to US$290m: Perils
The nat cat data provider's initial estimates put the cost to the insurance industry at US$318m.
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- October 12 2021
Tahoe Life extends policy suspension, continues strategic review
The life insurer hasn't sold new policies in Hong Kong since February as negotiations with potential investors continue.
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- October 12 2021
Chaucer adds political risk, contracts to BRI consortium
The Belt and Road Initiative involves around 2,630 projects with a combined value of US$3.7trn across 65 countries.
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- October 12 2021
Cigna APAC deal gives Chubb Korean A&H boost: AM Best
Asia-Pacific to account for 20% of global operations once the acquisition closes.
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- October 12 2021
India may allow foreign investors to own 20% of LIC–report
Bloomberg report says government to discuss on Wednesday overseas participation in India's biggest IPO.
