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- November 4 2022
Spurt in rates punch a US$200bn hole in insurers’ H1 2022 earnings
AM Best said it does not expect negative ratings actions as carriers have strong fundamentals.
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- November 4 2022
Fubon Insurance’s strong capitalisation will help rebound from Covid: AM Best
A capital injection of US$468.5m in August 2022 from its parent is sufficient to absorb the potential pandemic claims for the Taiwanese carrier.
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- November 4 2022
BCC underwriter accuses Greensill of ‘deceptive conduct’ in Australian court filing: report
The accusation was made by Greg Brereton in a November 2 court filing in response to a case brought by US investment house White Oak.
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- November 3 2022
Chubb appoints Hong Kong travel head
Coey Lai joins from bolttech as the government gradually relaxes Covid restrictions.
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- November 2 2022
Cover Genius raises US$70m in fresh funding round
The insurtech wants to invest in its global distribution platform XCover.
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- November 2 2022
Credit and motor challenges behind negative Indonesia non-life outlook: AM Best
There has been premium rate inadequacy and weaknesses in underwriting risk management.
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- November 1 2022
Perils decreases loss estimate for October 2021 Southern Australia storms
The final loss figure is US$621m, down from US$650m.
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- November 1 2022
APAC commercial rates moderate as cyber pricing shoots up: Marsh
Pricing in the Pacific climbed 5% in Q3, down from 7% in Q2, while Asia was up 2%, down from 3%.
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- October 31 2022
BOCG Insurance boosted its underwriting result in 2021
AM Best expects the company to continue leveraging the branch network of its banking parent.
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- October 31 2022
Labuan Re improves underwriting performance, will benefit from hard market: AM Best
Management’s remedial actions have helped, while the reinsurer can expect moderate premium growth.
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- October 31 2022
New South Wales government announces US$513m flood package
Since 2019 insurers have received more than 577,000 claims related to declared flood events to the value of $5.64bn.
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- October 31 2022
Australian insurance regulator names new chair
APRA has elevated John Lonsdale to chair and appointed Margaret Cole as deputy.
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- October 28 2022
IRDAI permits FRBs, Lloyd’s India to repatriate excess capital
Foreign reinsurers can withdraw up to 20% of assigned capital once a year, according to the circular.
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- October 28 2022
Brokerslink adds Uncharted as tech affiliate
The Singapore firm provides brokers, MGAs and insurers access to a cloud-based digital platform.
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- October 27 2022
IRDAI seeks to level the playing field for reinsurers
The insurance regulator proposes to remove state-owned GIC Re’s right of first refusal on Indian cedents.
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- October 27 2022
Policy wording failure key reason for Covid BI exposure: APRA
Insurers dithered because of a perceived “first-mover'' disadvantage of losing business if policies were adjusted to reflect Quarantine Act changes.
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- October 26 2022
Australia formalises US$630m special disaster fund
The Labor government’s first budget announced additional measures to strengthen insurance framework.
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- October 25 2022
Aon elevates William Pembroke to Thailand CEO
He replaces the broker's country leader of three decades Andrew Bentley, who moves to a senior consultant role.
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- October 25 2022
ICA estimates 9,251 insurance claims from ongoing floods
Record property damage, road, public infrastructure and sheer volume of water, likely says Victoria’s premier as rains continue.
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- October 20 2022
HDI Global Specialty makes Mark Fleiser Australia MD
Fleiser was most recently general manager and is based in Sydney.