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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.
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- October 5 2023
Guy Carpenter hires Swiss Re’s Blake Dimitrijevic as APAC head of capital advisory
Hong Kong-based Dimitrijevic will report to chief executive Tony Gallagher.
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- July 24 2023
Marsh reports 8% underlying growth for Asia Pacific in H1 2023
Marsh McLennan global CEO John Doyle says Asia is one of the parts of the world where there's a "meaningful protection gap".
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- July 5 2023
Property rate increases moderated at mid-year renewals: Guy Carpenter
Global cat reinsurance risk-adjusted rate increases ranged from 10% to 50%, with loss-impacted clients often seeing higher pricing.
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- July 4 2023
Guy Carpenter rejigs South-East Asia and Korea leadership
Bengt Johnsen is promoted to chairman, while Les Loh takes over as CEO.
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- May 31 2023
Guy Carpenter | Dedicated reinsurance capital for Asia life business
Reforms and accounting changes in the region are forcing life insurers to optimise their capital position and improve shareholder returns.
