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- December 16 2024
New capital focusing on specialty rather than general reinsurance: Guy Carpenter’s Priebe
"There's an increased focus around creating and delivering specialised underwriting expertise with capital really dedicated to maximising those opportunities," says the chairman of the reinsurance broker.
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- November 7 2024
Asian cyber market needs local expertise: Guy Carpenter’s Cordonnier
While there is no question on the potential for cyber growth in the region, for take-up to increase the market needs to develop products that are relevant to local clients.
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- November 4 2024
‘Bright future’ for structured solutions in APAC as awareness grows: Guy Carpenter
Bridging the gap between risk appetites of cedents and reinsurers is a key theme for the market, says Guy Carpenter’s Hussain Ahmad.
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- November 1 2024
Evolving risks, regulations fuel demand for alternative capital solutions: Guy Carpenter
Insurers are exploring differentiated business models and creative reinsurance as they battle increased losses, higher retentions and operating model pressures.
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- September 27 2024
Parametrics can complement reinsurers’ capital protection platforms
Guy Carpenter’s Jeremy Waite discusses how index-based products can fill the protection gap left by indemnity insurance from deductibles, excluded perils, scarce capacity and contingent business interruption.
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- September 26 2024
Cat modellers need to balance consistency and adapting to climate change
Insurance companies must be prepared to embrace change and invest in building their own technical understanding to manage their portfolios effectively, says Guy Carpenter’s Mark Weatherhead.
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- September 25 2024
Rising cat losses in Greater China put risk exposures under the lens
(Re)insurers in the region are increasingly focusing on understanding and analysing risk exposures and are more willing to invest in data collection, says Guy Carpenter’s Kitty Bao.
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- August 12 2024
Guy Carpenter names Justin Ward as managing director-head of capital advisory, APAC
Singapore-based Ward takes over the role from Blake Dimitrijevic who will join Hannover Re Australia as managing director.
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- July 30 2024
Up to US$40bn additional property cat limit purchased in H1: Guy Carpenter
Greater market stability, and moderating pricing in a number of segments, provided cedents with better ability to budget for additional levels of coverage, the reinsurance broker said in it mid-year report.
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- July 16 2024
Guy Carpenter expands APAC MGA practice with new Australia, New Zealand leader
The broker has appointed regional fac leader Krystina Wallis as head of GC Access for the region.
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- June 28 2024
Insured losses from Japan hailstorms set to top US$1bn: Guy Carpenter
Hail had been perceived in the past as a minor peril in Japan, but recent hail events from 2022 to 2024 have shown that Japanese hailstorms can generate substantial losses.
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- May 27 2024
Tropical cyclone landfalls in East Asia set to be above-normal: Guy Carpenter
The western North Pacific region will likely see 19 to 21 tropical cyclone formations this year, which is near-normal activity, according to the reinsurance broker.
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- May 6 2024
Local expertise and investors key to Hong Kong’s cat bond hub ambitions
Rising climate risks in the greater China region highlight Hong Kong's potential as an ILS hub, but an informed pool of investors and professional services ecosystems are important to grow the market further.
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- April 23 2024
Exclusive: Guy Carpenter recruits AIG veteran Eric Shaw as APAC regional claims advisory leader
Singapore-based Shaw oversees claims advisory and reports to Jacob Hughes, managing director, head of client support services for Asia Pacific.
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- April 16 2024
Taiwan earthquake preliminary non-residential losses exceed US$263m: Guy Carpenter
While not all of these losses are insured, the residential earthquake insurance fund has reported claims of about US$23m from 472 claims, data from the broker showed.
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- April 11 2024
Guy Carpenter hires Partner Re’s Richard Chu as managing director for credit, bond & political risk
Singapore-based Chu will be responsible for new business development across Asia Pacific and will report to the head of the division, David Edwards.
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- March 27 2024
Japan 1.4 renewals ‘orderly’ with risk-rated hikes
While structures and terms and conditions are expected to stabilise, shrinking capacity from major Japanese players is forcing cedents to explore new capacity from global insurers.
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- March 25 2024
Guy Carpenter appoints new Pacific CEO in regional leadership shake-up
The reinsurance broker has hired Ben Savill as Pacific chief executive and promoted Jeff Saper and Luc Morement as APAC head of fac and regional sales leader, respectively.
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- January 9 2024
Guy Carpenter’s global property cat rate-on-line index up 5.4% in 1.1 2024
This is the seventh consecutive year-on-year increase for the index, but it was significantly lower than the 27.5% rise seen last year.
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- January 1 2024
Global property cat rates near-flat at 1.1 with ‘ample capacity’: Guy Carpenter
Availability of property retro capacity led to improved buying conditions, particularly at more remote levels with retention levels holding steady and greater consistency in terms and conditions.
