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- March 8 2023
Litigation insurance specialist Litica expands APAC capacity
The additional capacity enhances the carrier's 'capabilities for litigation and arbitration risks in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand'.
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- March 8 2023
Swiss Re secures US$700m alternative capital from JP Morgan
The stop-loss protection will run across the financial years 2023 to 2027 covering severe underwriting losses.
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- March 7 2023
WTW appoints Tony Calnon head of complex claims for Australasia
Calnon joins the broker from loss adjuster Crawford, where he was a forensic accountant.
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- March 6 2023
Queensland starts CTP review as it warns carriers may exit low-profit scheme
The regulatory review is focused on improving the sustainability of the scheme and will not change premium-setting processes and compensation benefits.
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- March 6 2023
UOI appoints Andrew Lim chief executive, founders retire
Wee Cho Yaw and Hwang Soo Jin, who were the founders of the Singaporean carrier, will retire as directors on April 14, 2023.
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- March 6 2023
MI Insurance Brokers names Tiffany Lung MD
In a senior management rejig, Kelvin Wong, former chief executive and responsible officer at the broker, has been made an executive director.
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- March 6 2023
Tower places reinsurance reinstatement cover
Tower said it now maintains sufficient protection for two additional catastrophe events in FY 2023 following the Auckland flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle.
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- March 3 2023
Swiss Re, Aon team up for parametric earthquake cover for Nepal hydropower project
This is the first time that the IFC and other developmental agencies have agreed to finance a construction project backed by parametric insurance.
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- March 3 2023
Saga calls off Acromas sale talks with Australia’s Open
The Sydney-based digital insurer was reportedly leading the race for the UK insurance group's personal lines underwriting arm.
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- March 3 2023
Gallagher Re hires Shilpa Pankaj as APAC agriculture co-head
Based in Singapore, the former Guy Carpenter exec will also co-head agriculture for EMEA and Latin America alongside David Gregori.
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- March 2 2023
Himalayan Re expected to complete US$23m IPO this month: AM Best
The rating agency has placed the Nepalese reinsurer’s rating under review with positive implications due to the proposed listing.
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- March 1 2023
BMS acquires Sydney broker Armstrong Nisbet
Armstrong Nisbet Insurance Brokers is a construction and engineering specialist that has insured iconic projects such as the Sydney Opera House.
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- March 1 2023
Four insurers preparing GBA one-policy motor cover: report
Ping An, China Taiping, Zurich and Asia Insurance are looking to take advantage of a HK/Guangdong travel scheme.
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- February 28 2023
Amwins takes minority stake in Australia MGA incubator
The global broker is investing in Rhodian which is building a network of underwriting agencies through its own technology and capacity relationships.
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- February 28 2023
DB Insurance acquires Vietnam National Aviation Insurance
The Korean carrier, in its second Vietnamese acquisition, has picked up a 75% stake in the Hanoi-based P&C insurer.
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- February 28 2023
Gard promotes Louis Shepherd as Japan managing director
Shepherd replaces John Martin, who has acted as interim MA of Gard in Japan since Tadashi Sugimoto stepped down in October 2022.
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- February 27 2023
Taiping Re H1 2022 COR at 97%: Fitch
The rating agency affirmed the reinsurer and the state-owned insurance group’s ratings at A with a stable outlook.
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- February 27 2023
Philippine regulator’s cat rate hike legally vulnerable: report
The Anti-Red Tape Authority has pointed out that the now-deferred insurance premium increase did not go through a mandatory regulatory impact assessment.
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- February 26 2023
Vietnam’s PVI Insurance COR improves to 90%, premium grows 17%
The carrier, which has been handed a rating upgrade by AM Best, will see its reinsurance arm PVI Re's CAR strengthen with a capital injection in Q1 2023.
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- February 24 2023
Shanghai Electric captive rebuilds traditional lines with subsidy resumption
The carrier's topline is back to 2020 levels with the restarting of specialty underwriting in March 2022, says AM Best.
