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- April 25 2025
Parametric insurance ‘plugs the gap’ as nat cat losses strain traditional coverage: Descartes’ Ben Qin
Head of North Asia and Australia tells InsuranceAsia News’ Between The Lines podcast that parametric insurance's speed and payout certainty offers a critical advantage over traditional claims.
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- April 25 2025
With boots on the ground in Australia, CFC eyes strong growth, upselling opportunities
Following the acquisition and rebranding of Solution Underwriting, the MGA's Australia managing director Anita Lane looks to the future and reflects on the softening commercial insurance market.
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- April 24 2025
Pacific rates suffer largest global fall at 8% in Q1, Marsh says
Finpro pricing fell by 10%, while property and cyber declined by 9% and 8%, respectively.
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- April 24 2025
Thai insurers’ US$600-900m Myanmar earthquake losses to be absorbed by reinsurers: S&P Global
7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and reverberated to Bangkok in March.
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- April 24 2025
China to boost insurance support for cross-border trade amid tariff tensions
Action plan outlines protection across all foreign trade scenarios for enterprises expanding overseas to protect Chinese companies' offshore assets.
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- April 23 2025
Myanmar earthquake world’s third costliest economic loss event in Q1: Gallagher Re
California fires' US$40bn losses expected to be an earnings event for carriers and is unlikely to affects global renewal cycles.
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- April 22 2025
Willis elevates Trent Williams to head of broking, global construction
Melbourne-based Williams has been head of carrier management for Asia Pacific and head of broking for Pacific at the broker since April last year.
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- April 22 2025
Chubb appoints Janene Blizzard as head of APAC A&H
Blizzard, who has 30 years of insurance experience including 16 years with Chubb, will relocate from London to Singapore.
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- April 21 2025
South Korea to expand insurance coverage for uninsured crops following wildfires: report
Government plan to introduce US-style disaster guarantee system for small farmers and forest crops.
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- April 21 2025
Gallagher India hires Sunny Goel as head of liability and growth projects
Delhi-based Goel will lead the expansion of Gallagher India's liability and reinsurance portfolio, while also establishing new specialty and niche areas.
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- April 17 2025
Seadrif, PCIRC among risk pools to receive US$5.3m joint grant for climate and disaster risk financing and insurance
Global Shield Solutions Platform will provide funding to allow four risk pools globally to establish a learning network, create a global facility for risk data and analytics, and initiate an employee exchange programme.
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- April 16 2025
Howden-owned MGA Dual expands New Zealand team with underwriting appointments
Lester Mathew appointed as a senior underwriter and Riaan Wolmarans as an underwriter.
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- April 14 2025
Marsh Hong Kong promotes Andy Wong to specialty MD, consultancy group leader
He previously held the role of senior vice president, leading the practice of credit specialties and Marsh's consulting service for insurers.
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- April 14 2025
Munich Re elevates Tim Tse to head of fac, corporate for Southeast Asia
He has been working at the reinsurer for 10 months, most recently as a senior engineering underwriter.
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- April 14 2025
‘Unsurprising trend’ as product recall market goes from strength to strength amid global supply chain complexity
Pricing is relatively stable on a risk-adjusted basis in APAC due to new market entrants and capacity from London, sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- April 14 2025
Myanmar insurers temporarily halt new disaster coverage after quake: reports
Existing natural disaster insurance policies are allowed to be renewed and extended, but it remains uncertain when the sales of new policies will resume.
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- April 14 2025
Insurance claims from South Korea wildfires near 5,000, mostly for crops: report
Insurers have paid out at least US$131,800, while assessing damage for crop-related claims is expected to take time.
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- April 11 2025
‘Tariffs are just one piece of the puzzle’: Aon’s Asia head of shipping
Oliver Miloschewsky tells IAN's Between The Lines podcast that 'tariffs are easy to impose, but the effects tend to be very long-term'.
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- April 10 2025
Allied World hands Ada Lui expanded role as deputy head of Hong Kong branch
Role is in addition to her current position as senior vice president and head of APAC pricing.
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- April 9 2025
2025 cat losses could cause Asia energy market shift: WTW
Current soft conditions follow a strong year for (re)insurers in the downstream and upstream energy sectors, but elevated cat activity could quickly tighten the market.
