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- March 31 2025
Hong Kong’s Peak Re makes India foray with GIFT City branch
Office in the offshore special economic zone will be led by Sudhir Salian, managing director and head of India.
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- March 29 2025
Full capacity: 2025 the year of the fires?
In the latest issue of our Full Capacity newsletter, we look at April 1 renewals, Myanmar quake, MS&AD's deals as well as our weekly roundup of people moves.
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- March 28 2025
Japan Post agrees US$3.6bn block reinsurance deal with Talcott Life Re
Japanese life insurer will continue to service and administer the reinsured in-force payout annuities.
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- March 28 2025
Mitsui Sumitomo agrees to acquire 15% in WR Berkley for about US$3.8bn
Japanese insurer will buy the shares through open market purchases or private transactions with third parties and expects to complete the acquisition by March 2026.
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- March 28 2025
Exclusive: AIG’s Vivian Chow set to join Berkley Insurance Asia in Hong Kong
Chow was most recently regional construction professional indemnity manager at AIG.
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- March 28 2025
‘You can’t do it as a hobby’: ESG must be a clear business model with easily measurable targets
Allianz Re's Kenrick Law says that while implementing sustainability targets can be challenging in markets like Asia, the industry needs to raise awareness, share best practices, and create transparency.
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- March 27 2025
Sompo expands into Europe with licences for Netherlands, Belgium
Extends the Japanese group’s offerings in continental Europe, where it also operates in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.
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- March 27 2025
‘Damages snowballing’ as Korea’s worst-ever wildfire rages on
The fire in the country's southeastern Gyeongsang province has burned through more than 36,000 hectares as death toll rose to 27, destroyed hundreds of structures and affected multiple cities and towns.
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- March 27 2025
Howden Re to launch in Taiwan, led by Gallagher Re’s Jimmy Tsai
Tsai will join the broker as managing director from June as part of Howden Re's Asia expansion.
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- March 26 2025
VIG Re hires Asia veteran Marc Haushofer to strengthen international footprint
The former Validus Re APAC head will start at the European reinsurer as executive director of international business development from May 1.
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- March 25 2025
Taiping Re’s FY24 service results double to US$75m, COR improves to 92.7%
Hong Kong-based reinsurer’s total premium for the last financial year decreased by 5.1% to US$2bn.
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- March 25 2025
FSA issues business improvement orders to Japanese non-life insurers over information leaks
- Regulatory
- Japan
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
- MS&AD
- Sompo
- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire
Regulator says 2.7m sets of information on rivals' clients were leaked by employees on loan to multi-client insurance agencies.
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- March 25 2025
Wongi Kim to succeed Andy Ryoo as Allianz Trade’s South Korea country manager
Ryoo, who has worked at the trade insurer for 22 years, is retiring.
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- March 24 2025
Hong Kong’s FuSure secures long-term insurance authorisation, upgrades to composite licence
Tencent-owned insurer plans to expand into diversified product lines and explore other international markets.
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- March 24 2025
Taiyo Life seals US$4bn annuity reinsurance deal with Fortitude Re
Japanese life insurer will continue to service and administer the reinsured whole life annuity policies.
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- March 22 2025
Full capacity: Is the Asian (re)insurance market growing?
In the latest issue of our Full Capacity newsletter, we look at April 1 renewals, PFAS risks, recent insurance M&As as well as our weekly roundup of people moves.
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- March 20 2025
Regulators approve Samsung Fire & Marine’s transition to subsidiary of Samsung Life
Non-life carrier will maintain independent management and have a separate board of directors.
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- March 20 2025
Exclusive: Flora Fong to rejoin Marsh after short Howden stint
Hong Kong-based Fong had joined Howden last July having worked at Marsh for over 14 years.
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- March 19 2025
Ping An’s P&C FY24 net profit up 68% to US$2bn, COR improves to 98.1%
Chinese carrier’s insurance revenue rose by 4.7% year-on-year to US$45.4bn.
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- March 19 2025
Review panel urges Australian insurers to implement General Insurance Code recommendations on pricing
The ICA, in its action plan released earlier this week, had disagreed with pricing-related recommendations of the independent panel’s final report.
