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- September 7 2023
Vesttoo investigation blames CEO, 3 senior execs, China Construction Bank and Standard Chartered staff for fraud
Interim CEO says it plans to sue the former employees named in the report and the Chinese bank, according to a first interim report with the US court identifying the people behind the forged letters of credit.
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- September 7 2023
Analytics: Chinese P&C carriers focus on agri, liability offerings in acceleration away from motor
- Analytics
- Agriculture
- China
- China Continent P&C
- China Pacific Insurance P&C
- PICC Property and Casualty
- Ping An
- Sunshine Insurance
Improved underwriting results, new products and a push from the government are driving growth, but an uncertain economic outlook has seen carriers rush to pare credit surety exposures.
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- September 5 2023
QBE elevates Peter Burton to group CUO
London-based Burton, who succeeds Sam Harrison, assumes responsibility for all global underwriting, pricing and reinsurance activities for the Australian carrier.
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- September 5 2023
Tokio Marine Kiln lands Joe Pickford as aviation underwriter in Singapore
Pickford, who joins from Gallagher, will focus on providing bespoke solutions for clients and brokers.
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- September 4 2023
Malayan Insurance’s long-term issuer rating downgraded: AM Best
The largest Filipino P&C carrier's five-year average COR up 1.4 points at 102.8% with capital adequacy under negative pressure after increased net retention following changes to its 2023 reinsurance programme.
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- August 31 2023
Hong Kong P&C overall underwriting profits dive 43% in H1 2023
Direct insurance business saw a 60% decline in underwriting results, while reinsurance inward business saw a 2.5% decline year-on-year.
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- August 31 2023
Three Japanese majors to raise motor premiums for first time in four years; Sompo Japan postpones hike: reports
TMNF, Mitsui Sumitomo and Aioi Nissay Dowa plan to raise rates by up to 3% in January, while Sompo to hold prices as it recovers from the Bigmotor fraud scandal.
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- August 30 2023
Howden Specialty appoints Bozidar Ljubisavljevic in Singapore as executive director, marine
Ljubisavljevic, who relocates to the Lion City from the broker's Dubai office, will service marine and logistics clients in Asia Pacific.
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- August 30 2023
PICC P&C’s H1 underwriting profit for commercial property zooms 165%; overall COR at 95.8%
China's largest P&C carrier's H1 underwriting profits were up 7% to US$1.3bn, while its COR was flat.
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- August 29 2023
Ping An P&C H1 underwriting profit down 27.3% to US$411m, COR up at 98%
The Hong Kong-listed insurer's P&C premium income in the first half of 2023 grew 4% to US$21.4bn.
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- August 29 2023
MG Non-life sale process resumed, sets October 5 deadline for letters of intent: report
The Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation has kicked off its second attempt to sell the beleaguered general insurer following the dismissal of a lawsuit by the largest shareholder.
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- August 29 2023
Howden taps Aon’s Abhijit Sethi for India chief operating officer role
Sethi, who was chief broking officer for Aon, will oversee pan-India placements, and has been tasked to optimise business operations for the broker.
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- August 28 2023
China Pacific’s P&C H1 COR climbs to 97.9% as underwriting profit falls 12% to US$252m
The general insurer's liability line of business grew 35% and agricultural premiums saw a 34% year-on-year increase.
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- August 25 2023
ASIC doubles down on pricing scrutiny with a new civil penal proceeding against IAG
The regulator alleges in a court filing that the insurer, which was fined US$26.5m in June for pricing misconduct, pumped up prices before applying loyalty discounts for customers renewing their home insurance policies.
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- August 25 2023
War risk premiums for Russian oil shipments on the rise: report
Rates have gone up from around 1% of the cargo's cost to some 1.20-1.25% hurting Asian importers who are the biggest importers of Russian crude.
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- August 24 2023
PSC Insurance founder Paul Dwyer to become chairman as Brian Austin takes on Asia role
Austin will remain on the board as deputy chairman and become chair of the broker’s Asian businesses as profits start to flow in Hong Kong.
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- August 23 2023
PSC Insurance’s 2023 net profits up 23% to US$50m
The ASX-listed broker's Australia and New Zealand distribution business placed US$740m in GWP.
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- August 22 2023
AUB Group’s net profit zooms 74% in FY 2023
The Sydney-headquartered broker’s group revenues crossed the billion-Australian-dollar mark as Tysers’ earnings exceed forecasts.
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- August 22 2023
Mitsui Sumitomo pays out US$26m to ispace in lunar insurance claims
The Japanese space startup received the insurance payment on August 18 following the failure of its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander mission in April this year.
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- August 21 2023
Hyundai Insurance’s H1 underwriting income drops 30%
The Korean carrier's total direct premiums grew 4.21% year-on-year to US$6.25bn in the first six months of the year.
