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- August 22 2024
In-depth: Can insurers’ risk appetite keep pace with APAC’s ambitious energy transition?
With uncertainties around new technology, an underwriting base prone to knee-jerk reactions and an eye still on conventional energy, insurance has a long way to go before it fulfils its responsibilities.
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- March 22 2024
Buyers closing in on PSC, but sluggish UK arm makes for a tricky deal: sources
A deal could be announced in a matter of days with Marsh, Ardonagh and Gallagher rumoured to be leading the race.
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- February 19 2024
Challenger brokers take aim at the big three’s long-held APAC dominance
A whole new generation of brokers is seeking organic and inorganic breakthroughs into the fast-growing regional market to shake up the status quo.
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- January 29 2024
Howden plans to make ‘a big and permanent splash’ in APAC: M&A chief
Armed with a billion-pound war chest, the broker is working on a ‘forever strategy’ to build a truly global alternative to the big three, says global head of M&A Peter Blanc.
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- January 22 2024
Escalating Red Sea crisis puts inflation, supply chain risks in focus
As the immediate impact of the attacks on insurance becomes clearer, underwriters are turning their attention to broader risks that could emerge should the attacks continue.
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- January 9 2024
Australian casualty market primed for capacity injection
The country is "crying out for liability specialists" and growth is here for the taking for those built to deal with market cycles and do not exit casualty risks.
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- January 2 2024
No letting up for Australian broker consolidation
Global players' expansion plans, the growing regulatory burden on smaller firms and the increased sophistication of clients have created a market where buyer’s and seller’s motivations align.
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- December 18 2023
Australian broker code review puts commission disclosure debate in the spotlight
Finding common ground that satisfies both sides of the debate will be a hard path for NIBA with a faction threatening to break away.
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- December 7 2023
Global brokers making headways in Japan’s tough insurance market
As the industry battles governance issues and scandals, the agent-dominated market is seeing a shift towards professional intermediaries with specialist skills and independent advice.
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- November 29 2023
International market’s appetite for Taiwan risks waning
While domestic insurance capacity has been sapped by Covid losses, foreign carriers are shying away from writing business in the market due to historically soft markets and looming political risks.
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- November 7 2023
BESS thermal runaway risks a hurdle to APAC’s ambitious energy transition goals
Growing fire losses at lithium-ion battery energy storage systems and the potential for liability risks emanating from it is a challenge for capacity in the region.
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- September 19 2023
What explains Singapore’s quiet broker M&A market?
While there has been some activity around the fringes over the last 12 months, organic growth appears more attractive.
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- August 21 2023
Australia’s broker commission disclosure debate heats up
While some brokers are already using fees, industry body NIBA says its changes to the code of conduct is the first step towards 'self-regulation'.
