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- May 31 2022
Jebsen appoints Cindy Yu as new insurance head
A number of new staff will also be joining JIB to strengthen the team.
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- May 31 2022
Despite a hardening market in Asia, DLT is still not catching on
Cultural resistance is one of the obstacles standing in the way of wider adoption.
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- May 30 2022
WTW boosts corporate risk and broking team in India
Rajiv Kumar is named head of business and operations whilst Prabha Chokhani becomes head of broking and placements.
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- May 27 2022
Axa XL announces new HK client distribution leader
Herbert Cheung will report to Jamie Chambers, country manager of Hong Kong.
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- May 26 2022
Chubb appoints new financial lines head in Australia
Financial lines and cyber are key areas of focus for the insurer.
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- May 26 2022
Senior PICC exec dismissed for misconduct and bribery: report
Shen Dong is expected to be charged with embezzlement and bribery.
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- May 26 2022
India’s Digit Insurance seeks US$500m IPO: report
The company plans to file its prospectus to the market regulator by September.
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- May 26 2022
Prudential names Manulife Asia head as its new group CEO
This is the first time that the UK insurer has based its CEO in Asia.
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- May 24 2022
Markel bolsters Asian underwriting capability with new hire
James Guardino will work with the global trade credit and political risk team.
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- May 24 2022
Taiwan’s Covid-19 claims may exceed US$1.38bn: report
About 7.6 million COVID-19 policies had been sold by non-life insurance companies in Taiwan.
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- May 23 2022
Aon’s former APAC CEO joins Catalina as regional head of distribution
The appointment is part of a restructuring of the firm's global leadership.
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- May 23 2022
Asian firms reach for cyber analytics tools as hard market makes cover more costly
With rising rates optimising insurance cover is essential.
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- May 19 2022
QBE and MS First Capital are liable for the BI claim from Phuket resort: report
This is believed to be the first such ruling on the interpretation of BI clauses in Singapore.
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- May 18 2022
Lockton sees record 27% YOY growth as APAC expansion continues
The broker has enlarged its footprint in Australia, New Zealand and Macau.
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- May 17 2022
Cyber capacity in Asia keeps shrinking as rates harden
By some estimates capacity has shrunk by 50% over the past two years.
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- May 16 2022
China to set up multi-disaster nat cat system
A CBIRC-run protection scheme currently provides around US$94bn of protection.
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- May 12 2022
HDI Global Specialty names head of aviation for Australia, NZ
Dylan Jones has been promoted from his role as a senior underwriter.
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- May 11 2022
Arch Australia bolsters professional lines with two promotions
Aisling Hegarty and Steven Gaitanis assume managerial responsibilities for underwriting.
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- May 10 2022
Is the Chubb and Dual deal incidental or the start of a wider trend?
The US insurer bought Dual’s cyber and financial lines book in Asia back in March.
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- May 9 2022
Generali completes 25% purchase of Indian P&C JV
With this latest acquisition, Generali now holds a 74% stake in FGII.
