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- May 29 2024
IAG slapped with class action suit over ‘loyalty tax’ on home insurance renewals
IAG says it intends to defend the proceedings commenced by class action specialist law firm Slater and Gordon against its subsidiaries IAL and IMA.
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- May 29 2024
Great Eastern’s minority shareholders demand better offer from OCBC: report
The take-private offer is priced at a 30% discount to the Singaporean insurer's embedded value, a metric often used to value insurance firms elsewhere, shareholders say.
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- May 27 2024
Zurich Singapore names Matthew Graves as chief claims officer
Graves will report to Singapore CEO Liam Burrell and have oversight over commercial and retail segments.
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- May 23 2024
AUB completes US$132m placement for Pacific Indemnity deal
The Australian broker issued 7.3m new shares in a private placement primarily to fund the Pacific Indemnity acquisition, with excess funds allocated for other M&A deals in the pipeline.
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- May 22 2024
Income Insurance exploring strategic options for APAC expansion: Bloomberg
The Singaporean insurer had provided liquidity to almost 16,000 shareholders for holdings worth US$619m through a private exchange listing last month.
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- May 21 2024
New Zealand to expand scope of fire insurance levies to aviation, forestry from 2026
Fire and Emergency New Zealand will also increase transitional levies on fire insurance by 12.8% from July 1 this year.
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- May 16 2024
Swiss Re to exit unprofitable digital white-label platform iptiQ
The reinsurer's Asia premiums grew 5% to US$3.5bn year-to-date from renewals; books US$100m losses from Baltimore Bridge collapse.
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- May 15 2024
BMS New Zealand hires Marsh veteran for North Island build out
The specialty broker has hired Nathan Richmond as director of Auckland.
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- May 13 2024
Everest gets insurance licence in Australia
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's licence allows the carrier to write new and renewal business from the country.
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- May 13 2024
QBE forecasts 93.5% group COR for FY2024
The Australian carrier reported a group-wide renewal rate increase of 7.3% in the first quarter this year, while its net cat cost was US$200m for the first four months
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- May 10 2024
China Construction Bank sued over Vesttoo fraud charges in US court
US company Porch accused the Chinese bank of enabling a “massive fraud” that caused “monumental losses” for the company, in a complaint filed to a New York court.
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- May 10 2024
Fairfax-backed Go Digit’s downsized IPO set for May 15 launch
The listing on Indian stock exchanges could raise up to US$313m after the digital insurer reduced the new shares on offer and nearly halved the size of existing shares sale.
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- May 10 2024
Analytics: Singapore (re)insurance market extends lead as Hong Kong hit by lacklustre UW results
While overall GWP growth in both cities were similar, the Lion City's primary insurers saw significant growth in 2023 compared with peers in the SAR, data from the cities’ regulators show.
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- May 8 2024
Ardonagh to acquire Australian broker PSC Insurance for US$1.5bn
The broker will be merged into Ardonagh-owned Envest and its CEO Greg Mullins will oversee the combined operations for Australia and New Zealand.
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- May 8 2024
Asian insurers bracing for a soft market cycle as competition revs up
Increasing capacity and a relatively benign cat loss environment are driving down primary market rates across business lines and markets in the region.
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- May 7 2024
MS&AD’s new CEO vows to fast-track unwinding of strategic holdings: report
Shinichiro Funabiki, the incoming group chief executive, has pledged to sell down cross-holdings in two years as part of a wider clean-up of the group's governance.
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- May 6 2024
Australian cyclone pool’s aggregate building exposure exceeds US$1trn
Approximately 95% of the market in terms of premium has joined the ARPC as of December 31 with a total quarterly premium of US$156m.
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- May 3 2024
Allianz Australia-owned Club Marine names new CEO
The boat insurance specialist will be led Tim Wiles, who has been serving as the interim chief executive from November last year.
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- May 2 2024
Peak Re reports best-ever net profit of US$200m in FY 2023, COR down to 87.3%
The Hong Kong carrier's reinsurance revenue saw a 14.6% year-on-year decline in FY 2023 at US$1.56 billion.
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- May 2 2024
Sedgwick builds specialised global aviation claims and adjusting service
The adjusting and surveying solutions will be offered from its hubs worldwide including APAC.
