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- January 15 2025
BI ‘most significant risk’ for Asian firms in 2025: Allianz Risk Barometer
Business interruption is the main risk in China and Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea, while cyber incidents top risk in India for the eighth consecutive year.
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- January 14 2025
India’s non-life insurance premiums to grow 7.3% in 2025: Swiss Re
Global reinsurer projects India’s insurance market will be the G20’s fastest growing over the next five years.
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- January 14 2025
SPCI to benefit from investments rejig, parent company support: Fitch Ratings
Global rating agency affirms insurer rating at 'A-' (strong) with a stable outlook for the subsidiary of Sunshine Insurance Group.
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- January 14 2025
Markel Australia hires Chubb veteran Scott Jordan for casualty claims role
With two decades of experience, Jordan has also worked for Marsh McLennan and RBS Insurance.
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- January 13 2025
Gany Subramaniam returns to AIG as APAC head of agency, partnership distribution
Kuala Lumpur-based Subramaniam previously spent 16 years with AIG until March 2019.
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- January 13 2025
Coface Australia promotes 2 commercial team executives
Trade credit insurer elevates Sandra Ciuriloviciute to senior account manager and Renee Dobson to head of account management.
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- January 13 2025
Property and motor to drive growth for Thai Re in 2025: Fitch
Fitch Ratings affirms the reinsurer's rating at 'A-' (strong) with a stable outlook primarily driven by its strong capitalisation, favourable company profile and expectation of stable performance in 2025.
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- January 9 2025
Coface continues APAC management rejig with 3 appointments
Chris Murphy becomes general manager of Hong Kong branch, with Ronald Chai succeeding him as regional head of mid-market, while Sarah Chu will assume the role of Taiwan general manager.
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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.
