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- October 7 2024
India’s Tata AIG General Insurance MD & CEO Neelesh Garg quits: report
Garg, who has been heading the joint venture between Tata Group and AIG for over nine years, will likely start his own venture, according to a local media report.
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- October 7 2024
Indian regulator urges insurers to go public: report
In its meetings with senior insurance officials, IRDAI is nudging companies that have been in operation for more than a decade to list in a bid to align with global corporate governance standards.
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- October 7 2024
MNK Group launches reinsurer in Labuan, appoints CEO
The London-based insurance group's new Asia-focused carrier, to be called Mekong Re, will see Rajguru K taking the helm as chief executive.
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- October 7 2024
Hartford Asia powers up financial lines underwriting with Melanie Ho hire
Based in Hong Kong, Ho joined from Chubb where she began her insurance career in 2021 as an assistant underwriter.
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- October 7 2024
SBI General Insurance names Vivek Mane as head of distribution, agency & broking
With two decades of experience, Mumbai-based Mane was most recently vice president & national manager for agency and retail broking at Liberty General Insurance.
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- October 4 2024
Aviso promotes Moule to group chief broking officer, Bailey to broking CEO
Formerly CEO of Adviso Broking, Jeff Moule has transitioned to the newly created position within the group. David Bailey, a founding principal and current board director, has taken over the role as CEO.
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- October 3 2024
Optio Group acquires MGA Circles Group
The MGA that has offices in Hong Kong and Singapore is part of Optio's global expansion strategy.
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- October 3 2024
Zurich Kotak appoints Ajey Hegde to lead its commercial portfolio
Hegde, an industry veteran with over two decades of experience, was executive vice president with Tata AIG General Insurance prior to this move.
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- October 3 2024
Coface names Ronald Chai as head of commercial for Singapore
Chai takes over from Peter Elder, who has been promoted in May to regional head of banks & financial institutions for Asia Pacific based in Singapore.
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- October 3 2024
India defers roll out of IFRS 17 equivalent indefinitely: report
Insurers can submit financial statements under the earlier Ind AS104 regime till the IRDAI notifies the implementation of the Ind AS 117standard.
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- October 2 2024
PSC shares delist from ASX as Ardonagh’s US$1.5bn takeover becomes effective
The completion of the takeover by the UK broking group now wraps up PSC Insurance's nine years of trading and quotation on the Australian Securities Exchange.
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- October 2 2024
Typhoon Shanshan claims climb to US$180m in Japan
Fire insurance losses accounted for the bulk of 90% of the claims paid out and 85% of claims filed after the strongest typhoon to hit the country in decades made landfall in south-west Japan on August 29.
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- October 1 2024
Seadrif’s Typhoon Yagi pay out in Laos tops US$3m
The extended flood impact triggered a second parametric payout of US$2.25 million on September 30, just a week after the initial pay out of US$750,000 was made to the ministry of finance.
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- October 1 2024
Everest appoints Jason Chua as senior claims specialist for short tail
Singapore-based Chua joins the insurer from Axa XL, where he was a claims specialist.
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- October 1 2024
MGA incubator Rhodian takes Allianz team to launch marine specialist in Australia
The MGA Marinex Underwriting is backed by Canopius and will offer cargo, carriers, commercial hull and marine liability products.
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- October 1 2024
Analytics: Hong Kong premium growth and claim frequency are converging to normal level: HKIA
According to 2023 data from the regulator, the SAR's general insurance business reported the worst overall loss ratio in five years at 62.8%, while COR sank to a near five-year low after an 8.3 percentage point deterioration year-on-year.
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- September 30 2024
ICNZ calls on law changes to stop building in “dumb places”
The government has outlined its plans to replace the Resource Management Act, with changes that will provide the ability to decline land use consents, or attach conditions where there are significant risks from natural hazards.
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- September 30 2024
Fidelis eyes ‘BRICS+’ push with new property specialist MGA
The group's MGA platform Pine Walk has hired Kelly Sanders as CUO to found Seraphina, which will focus on international property business with a focus on the emerging markets.
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- September 27 2024
Samsung P&C China to post underwriting losses for next two years: S&P Global
S&P Global Ratings affirmed its "A" rating on the insurer with a "stable" outlook under its revised capital model.
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- September 26 2024
India government may merge some state-owned general insurers: report
Over the last few years, the government has been considering several options for the firms such as mergers, listing, and strategic disinvestment.
