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- April 30 2024
Australian MGA Market Lane expands New Zealand team with BHSI hire
Auckland-based Luke Scott joins as regional development manager for the MGA's specialty commercial insurance underwriter The Barn New Zealand and will help deliver broker partner solutions.
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- April 30 2024
QBE elevates Nicola Schroder to group head of sustainability
Melbourne-based Schroder will be responsible for sustainability governance, strategy implementation, human rights, and modern slavery initiatives, and driving social impact through the QBE Foundation.
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- April 26 2024
BRI Insurance’s underwriting profitability supports ‘stable’ outlook: Fitch
The rating agency assigned the Indonesian carrier a national insurer financial strength rating of AA to BRI Insurance on low claim ratio and 55% COR in 2023.
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- April 26 2024
Shinkong Insurance’s rating outlook revised to ‘positive’: AM Best
The Taiwanese insurer's long-term issuer credit rating benefitted from prudent underwriting strategy, favourable claims experience and disciplined expense management.
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- April 26 2024
Interest rates, regulatory uncertainties call for alternative yield strategy: HSBC Asset Management
Insurers grappling with the fast-changing US interest rates expectations, new regulatory capital regime and IFRS standard can look to alternative investment strategies for yield enhancement.
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- April 25 2024
New UN-led climate forum launches with IAG, Singapore insurers as founding participants
The Net-Zero Insurance Alliance has been discontinued and the new forum will comprise 19 (re)insurers from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania.
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- April 25 2024
Towngas Lifestyle and FSE Nova expand broking business in China, Hong Kong
The two companies will invest more resources and capabilities to provide insurance broker services to 42 million household customers in the mainland and the SAR.
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- April 25 2024
MSIG Singapore could post modest premium growth in 2024: S&P Global
S&P Global Ratings affirmed MSIG Singapore's "A+" local-currency financial strength rating with a stable outlook.
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- April 25 2024
Asia commercial insurance rates decline 2% in Q1: Marsh
Property, casuaty, finpro and cyber rates fell in the first quarter the year in Asia, while in the Pacific, property stabilised while casualty premiums continued to grow for the fourth consecutive quarter, albeit at a slower clip.
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- April 23 2024
Korean insurers remain resilient to overseas commercial real estate deterioration: Fitch
A steady increase in the release of contractual service margins, driven by sound underwriting performance, will continue to support Korean insurers’ profitability despite volatility in their investment returns, Fitch said.
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- April 22 2024
QBE appoints Jordan Stewart as Asia’s business development lead, broker distribution
Stewart, who has relocated to Hong Kong from Melbourne, will work with the teams across QBE Asia to enhance its broker partnerships across the region.
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- April 22 2024
Allied World ropes in Leigh-Anne Byrom from Mecon Insurance
Byrom was most recently with Mecon for 13 years in various positions including senior technical underwriter, and senior construction & liability underwriter.
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- April 22 2024
AIG Singapore promotes Sarsha Neal to head of client & broker engagement
With over two decades of experience in underwriting and broking, Neal was most recently AIG's general manager for Western Australia and Northern Territory
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- April 22 2024
MS&AD Group’s outlook stable but acquisition may bring volatility: S&P Global
The rating agency has affirmed the carrier's 'A+' rating following revised capital model criteria, but noted that overseas acquisitions could bring volatility to its capital.
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- April 19 2024
Liberty to combine Asian specialty and retail businesses under Matthew Jackson’s leadership
The new unified division, Liberty International Insurance, will continue to go to market under its existing brands, including Liberty Specialty Markets and Liberty Insurance.
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- April 18 2024
Karen Leslie returns to Crawford Australia as senior strata adjuster
Joining from loss adjuster and consultant Technical Assessing, Brisbane-based Leslie reports to head of strata Ryan Neville.
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- April 18 2024
Exit-bound Lotte Insurance owner shopping for overseas private equity buyers: report
South Korea’s JKL Partners is reportedly in talks with JC Flowers to sell the Korean non-life carrier in a sale process run by JPMorgan.ts valuation.
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- April 18 2024
ICICI Lombard’s FY 2024 underwriting losses up 10% at US$1.2bn, COR dips to 102.2%
The Indian general insurer's GWP grew by 17.5% US$3bn and net profit was up 11% year-on-year.
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- April 18 2024
Korea to provide US$5bn trade cover for defence exports
South Korea has emerged as a leading exporter of defence systems over the past few years with several billion-dollar export deals for fighter jets, armoured vehicles and missile interceptors.
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- April 17 2024
India mulls GST exemption for reinsurance: report
The GST Council is likely to issue a clarification that reinsurance is not a supply of service, which will ease the tax burden.
