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- February 13 2025
Liberty International Insurance reshuffles APAC team with 3 director promotions
Carrier promotes Michael Abdallah to APAC CUO, elevates John McCabe to president of Australia and hands Vanessa Maher the role of Asia Pacific COO.
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- February 13 2025
IAG’s H1 FY25 underwriting profit up 125% to US$458m, COR improves to 85.2%
Australian insurer’s GWP grew 6% to US$5.3bn driven by strong renewal rates for direct channels in Australia and New Zealand reflecting moderating premium increases and claims inflation.
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- February 12 2025
Samsung Fire & Marine FY24 insurance profit down 6% at US$1.3bn
South Korean carrier's motor insurance COR deteriorated to 98.3% in FY 24 from 96.6% last year, while the P&C business' loss ratio for the period worsened to 64.4% from 61% in FY23.
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- February 12 2025
WTW expands CRB business in Japan with Marsh hire
Kohsuke Komorizono joins as head of risk and analytics, reporting to Roy Nakazawa, head of Japan and corporate risk and broking in the country.
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- February 11 2025
Assurex Global bolsters APAC presence through Huatai partnership
Beijing-based Huatai, majority-owned by China Re, will join the broker's global network of over a hundred independent partners.
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- February 10 2025
Allianz Commercial taps Aon’s Josephine Tam to lead financial lines, cyber in Asia
Singapore-based Tam was most recently regional director for cyber solutions and financial institutions at Aon.
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- February 7 2025
Great Eastern General Insurance Malaysia names Jeremy Yeap as CEO
Yeap succeeds Ng Kok Kheng, who retired at the end of January having served as CEO for 17 years.
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- February 6 2025
KB Insurance income up 17.5% to US$676m in FY24
Long-term was the only line registering growth, while the Korean carrier's general business recorded a US$18.4m loss and its motor line fell 82.2%.
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- February 6 2025
Aon bolsters Pacific M&A and transaction solutions team with new head
Kris Karlsson will be based in Sydney and report to Eden Fletcher, head of specialty solutions, Australia.
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- February 5 2025
Aon promotes Lee Huang Ng to head of Taiwan
Ng will relocate to Taipei and report to head of Greater China Qin Lu after succeeding new head of Hong Kong, Ernest Leung.
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- February 5 2025
GIC Re moves ahead with plan to set up UK subsidiary
Subject to regulatory approval, Indian state-owned reinsurer will incorporate the wholly owned GIC Re, India Service Company.
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- February 5 2025
Northern Queensland floods set for ‘substantial’ losses after once-in-a-century deluge
Loss adjusters expect property and business interruption claims after parts of the region were battered by heavy rain since last week.
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- February 4 2025
Floodgates to open? India lifting FDI limit promises insurance landscape shift
Removing India's foreign investment cap for insurance companies could attract a surge of international capital, according to market experts.
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- February 3 2025
India to remove FDI cap for foreign insurers
Limit for the sector will be increased to 100% from 74% for companies that invest the entire premium in India.
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- February 3 2025
Crawford Australia strengthens account management team with QBE hire
Mark McDermott, who joins the loss adjuster as key account manager in Adelaide, will build strategic connections within the broker community.
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- February 2 2025
ICA declares significant event for northern Queensland floods
Flooding and storms have mostly affected Australian communities in Townsville, Innisfail, Ingham, Gordonvale and Cardwell.
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- January 29 2025
Exclusive: Liberty India to enter specialty market with surety buildout as interest grows
Liberty Mutual's joint venture is planning to launch the new line in the next few months, the carrier exclusively confirms to IAN.
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- January 28 2025
Sompo promotes Jasmine Chan to senior VP for APAC ceded reinsurance
APAC CEO Kenneth Reilly tells IAN Chan has 'an extensive knowledge of Sompo’s product offerings and the APAC market dynamics'.
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- January 28 2025
Dual promotes Marc Karapanovic to cyber lead for New Zealand
Auckland-based Karapanovic will lead the development of SME cyber on the MGA's trading platform.
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- January 28 2025
‘Nimble’ Thomas Miller-backed MGA targets APAC marine, energy ‘grey areas’
Navata, supported by Lloyd's and HDI Global capacity, is following its clients' transition from oil and gas to renewables, says Singapore lead Mark Nunn.
