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- January 17 2025
Crawford strengthens Malaysia team with Sedgwick hire
Global loss adjuster Crawford appoints Tony Kan as director for large and complex loss.
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- January 16 2025
Aon rejigs Asia transaction solutions team
Broker promotes Xianwei Lee to head of Mergers & Acquisitions & Transaction Solutions (AMATS) amid four changes to its Singapore-based team.
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- January 16 2025
California fire losses for Japan’s big 3, Korea’s DB Insurance likely to top US$600m
Tokio Marine Holdings, MS&AD Insurance Group and Sompo Holdings could see claims of up to US$575m, according to media reports, while DB Insurance has estimated US$41m.
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- January 15 2025
Ajit Horra replaces Sneha Gokarn as Gallagher India CEO
Horra will lead the broking team headquartered in Mumbai, working alongside Vinod Krishnan, who heads up Gallagher Re in India.
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- January 15 2025
Markel promotes Wanshi Lin to head of Singapore
Lin will oversee the local underwriting team and spearhead business planning and market engagement on the carrier's Lloyd's platform in the newly created role.
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- January 14 2025
Tibet earthquake compensation payments, pre-payments near US$5m
China's insurance industry has paid full compensation to the 126 victims of last week's deadly earthquake.
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- January 14 2025
Everest partners RedRay to expand Asia medical malpractice liability coverage
Insurer appoints Singapore-based specialty MGA to quote and bind policies for the healthcare sector in the region.
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- January 13 2025
WTW expands APAC cyber coverage with facility in Hong Kong, Singapore
Underwritten by QBE and Axa XL, solution will have a primary insurance capacity of up to US$15m.
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- January 13 2025
Aon strengthens Asia natural resources team with senior hire
Josh Hardwick has relocated from Melbourne to Singapore to join the broker as regional director for its natural resources team.
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- January 13 2025
Malaysia’s Etiqa to maintain strong performance through disciplined underwriting, pricing: AM Best
Rating agency affirms financial strength of 'a-' (excellent) and long-term issuer credit rating of 'a-' (excellent) for Malaysian carrier Etiqa General Insurance, with a stable outlook.
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- January 9 2025
MGA ARTes Specialty launches in Australia with commercial loggers offering
Asta authorised representative will offer a combined material damage and associated liability products, supported by Lloyd's capacity, through local broker Mobius Insurance.
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- January 7 2025
Insurers likely to demand further frequency protection in the first half of 2025: Aon
Cedents are looking to restore balance as they have retained nearly 90% of nat cat insured losses in the last two years, according to the broker's Reinsurance Market Dynamics report.
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- January 7 2025
Chubb promotes James Brown to head of global broking for Asia
Singapore-based Brown was most recently head of Chubb's major accounts division Singapore.
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- January 6 2025
Coface names Supanwongse Weeraworawit as Thailand country manager
Bangkok-based Weeraworawit will report to the trade credit insurer’s Asia Pacific CEO Hugh Burke.
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- January 6 2025
Lockton taps Price Forbes’ Christina Ong as Asia executive director
Singapore-based Ong will help strengthen specialty offerings in the region, the broker said.
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- January 2 2025
Exclusive: Marsh’s Mandira Gupta to join Howden transaction liability team
Gupta, who is currently on gardening leave, will start in her new role in the first half of the year, IAN understands.
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- January 1 2025
Jeju Air crash insured losses could reach US$150m
The estimated liability claims from the deadly crash could top US$100m, IAN understands.
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- December 20 2024
bolttech raises US$100m+ Series C funding at US$2bn valuation
New round of funding led by Dragon Fund is supported by Baillie Gifford and Generali's private equity company Lion River.
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- December 20 2024
China Taiping promotes Yin Zhaojun to chairman
Yin, who was previously vice chairman, executive director and general manager, succeeds incumbent Wang Sidong who will retire.
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- December 20 2024
Roojai reignites DirectAsia Thailand acquisition
The deal for the Hiscox unit, which has been revived after being pulled in August, will strengthen the Asian carrier's Thai motor portfolio.
