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- April 10 2024
India’s FY2024 non-life sector GWP up 13% as motor, health buoy growth
Gross direct premiums for all Indian non-life insurers in 2023-24 increased to US$34.8bn, according to the latest data released by the General Insurance Council of India.
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- April 9 2024
Ansvar Insurance Australia hires Peter Bailey from AIG as chief underwriting officer
Bailey has joined Ansvar Insurance after a 10-year stint at AIG where he was most recently its head of portfolio solutions.
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- April 9 2024
Axa XL appoints Cedric Declercq to head of technical claims and exposure management for APAC and Europe
Singapore-based Declercq was the specialty (re)insurer's most recently APAC practice leader and claims manager, global Lines, since 2018.
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- April 8 2024
Aon’s Dan Chapman rejoins Lockton Australia as director for trade credit, surety and political risk
As one of the founding members of Lockton Australia in 2012, Chapman will work closely with Liam Berry, head of surety, trade credit & political risk at the broker.
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- April 8 2024
Philippines budgets US$80m for crop insurance funding in FY 2024
The allocation is under the 2024 General Appropriations Act and is expected to cover the full cost of crop insurance premiums of more than 2.3m of the country's targeted farmers and fishermen.
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- April 8 2024
Samsung Fire & Marine quits bancassurance as sales flag: report
The move from savings to protection products have made the banking channel less attractive non-life carriers in Korea, especially since the introduction of IFRS17.
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- April 8 2024
Eastern Australia hunkers down as threat of ‘blue sky flood’ continues
After the wild weather slammed the country’s south-eastern states, the New South Wales government has declared an emergency even as skies cleared up and Queensland continues to on alert as the rain event hasn't yet let up.
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- April 5 2024
Allianz Partners becomes first foreign reinsurer to set up in India’s GIFT City
The reinsurance branch in the special economic zone will focus on the non-life sector catering to B2B, reinsurance, travel, mobile devices and digital risk sectors.
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- April 5 2024
Tune Protect Group CEO Rohit Nambiar steps down
Nambiar, who has been the CEO of the Malaysian insurer for more than three years, will remain in office till May 10.
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- April 4 2024
Suncorp exits New Zealand life arm for US$244m to focus on P&C business
Resolution Life will acquire the Australian insurer-owned Asteron Life and the deal is expected to be completed in nine months.
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- April 4 2024
India freezes state-owned insurers’ senior executive hires till election ends: report
India elections, slated to on April 26, will stall several appointments including those by the regulator IRDAI, and state-owned GIC Re, according to a local news report.
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- April 3 2024
Aon completes acquisition of Global Insurance Brokers in India
GIB is now wholly owned by the global broker and will formally rebrand and intergrate with the group following the finalisation of the deal later this year.
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- April 3 2024
Andreas Berger to take charge as Swiss Re group CEO as Mumenthaler steps down
Berger, who is currently heading Swiss Re CorSo, will assume the group role from July 1.
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- April 2 2024
Swiss Re CorSo elevates Stephanie Wong as South-East Asia head of casualty and finpro
Singapore-based Wong was earlier a senior casualty underwriter and vice-president at the insurer.
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- April 2 2024
Malakut sets up Japanese insurance brokerage department, names Sogo Yasuda as head
Prior to joining Malakut, Yasuda was the chief commercial officer, Japan Global Solutions (Europe, Middle East and Africa) at AON for more than three years from October 2021.
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- April 2 2024
Hanoi Re’s expense ratio to stay elevated: AM Best
AM Best has revised the company’s outlook to positive from stable, and affirmed its "B++" (good) which accounts for the enhancement from its parent, HDI Global.
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- March 28 2024
Insurtech Qoala raises US$47m in latest funding round co-led by PayPal Ventures
PayPal Ventures co-led the latest funding round with MassMutual Ventures, bringing the Jakarta-based insurtech's total funding raised to US$130 million since its inception.
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- March 28 2024
Baltimore bridge collapse’s insured losses could hit US$4bn: report
Insured losses could total range from US$2-4bn, with 80 different reinsurers having provided cover to the Singapore-flagged container vessel's insurers, Reuters reports.
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- March 28 2024
Vietnam’s PVI Insurance strong underwriting results set to sustain: AM Best
Vietnam's largest non-life insurer's financial strength rating, at "A-" (excellent), was affirmed on its strong performance and support from parent, German insurer HDI Global SE.
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- March 27 2024
WTW taps Marsh for India credit insurance leader
Mumbai-based Rishabh Karnik will help develop the broker's financial solutions offerings.
