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- January 9 2025
Munich Re Specialty Asia strengthens team with 2 senior hires
Appoints Hong Kong-based Bernadette Hung as fine arts and specie underwriter and Singapore-based Bee Tin Goh as cargo underwriter.
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- January 9 2025
2024 third costliest year on record with US$140bn insured losses: Munich Re
Japan earthquake, Typhoon Yagi and China floods were the largest events in Asia, aggregating to US$4.5bn in insured losses.
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- January 9 2025
MSIG Singapore reshuffles pack, promotes new COO and CFO
Insurer names Sharon Teo as chief operating officer and Chock Ker Ching as chief financial officer.
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- January 8 2025
Sri Lankan insurers to improve underwriting profitability amid key shifts: Fitch
Insurers are looking to enhance practices and shift focus to more profitable non-motor segments, global rating agency says.
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- January 7 2025
China’s big 3 motor insurers poised for further growth as NEVs pick up pace: AM Best
People’s Insurance Company of China (PICC), China Pacific Property Insurance and Ping An Insurance command over 70% of the motor premium share in China.
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- January 6 2025
IRDAI seeks a listing roadmap from large insurance carriers: report
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India wants large carriers, including Bajaj Allianz, Kotak Mahindra Life and HDFC ERGO, to present a plan to list on the country’s bourses within the next two to three years.
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- January 3 2025
India’s Tata AIG appoints Amit Ganorkar as MD, CEO
Ganorkar, who rejoins the firm, had officially taken charge as of January 1 after succeeding Neelesh Garg.
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- January 3 2025
India’s GIC Re to see underwriting losses come down in 2025: chairman
Ramaswamy Narayanan says India’s national reinsurer will look to improve its combined ratio to 110% by March.
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- January 2 2025
‘Milestone’ as Australia’s mandated cyclone reinsurance pool hits full participation
Likes of AIG Australia, Allianz Australia Insurance, Auto & General Insurance Company and Chubb Insurance Australia have joined, Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation says.
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- January 1 2025
Japan P&I’s underwriting performance could see some volatility: AM Best
US credit rating agency assigns a financial strength rating of 'A-' (excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of 'a-' (Excellent), with a stable outlook.
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- December 20 2024
BHSI appoints Cheryl Tan as head of marine claims, Asia Middle East
Industry veteran Tan had earlier worked with Canopius Group, Swiss Re and Catlin Singapore in various roles.
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- December 20 2024
Final Australia Christmas storms losses top US$1bn: Perils
Acute storms hit states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in December 2023, with property accounting for 89% of the total industry loss.
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- December 20 2024
Howden names Lawrence Chong as Asia head of cyber & tech solutions
Hong Kong-based Chong joins from Qubit Underwriting, having previously worked for Swiss Re, RSA, AIG and Chubb.
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- December 19 2024
Firefighting levy on New Zealand insurance premiums finalised
The revised levy, which is a primary funding mechanism for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, will be effective from July 2026.
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- December 18 2024
Economy recovery, rate hikes and regulatory reforms to benefit Malaysian insurers: AM Best
The global rating agency has maintained a stable outlook on the country's non-life insurance segment.
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- December 18 2024
Claims from Japan’s Typhoon Shanshan surge to US$331m
General Insurance Association of Japan says 89,639 claims made from the typhoon that hit earlier this year.
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- December 18 2024
Charles Taylor brings on Paul Martelli as director, onshore energy and mining
He rejoins the company from McLarens, where he was an executive senior adjuster for construction, engineering and property.
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- December 18 2024
Hemant Nagpal to lead Gallagher Re Asia Pacific analytics team
Reinsurance broker also appoints Darren Murch as deputy head of analytics for the region.
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- December 17 2024
Bolttech strengthens Asia leadership team
Insurtech appoints Andrew Cons as general manager for Indonesia and Mohamad Azhar Bin Jamal Mohamad as general manager for Malaysia, while also promoting Akiko Anzai as general manager for Japan.
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- December 17 2024
Chubb elevates John Latter as claims lead for overseas general insurance
Latter will oversee the insurer's claims organisation in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Far East.
