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- May 6 2024
Asian insurance pricing moderates across lines but Japan, Taiwan, Philippines buck the trend: Marsh
Japan was the only Asian country that saw price increases in all lines of business, other cat-exposed markets like Taiwan, Philippines and Indonesia saw strong hikes in property classes but saw varying trends in other lines.
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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 29 2024
Chris Kempton joins Marsh Australia as managing principal for Northern Territory
Darwin-based Kempton brings expertise in broking both conventional programs and discretionary trusts, workers compensation claims management and loss adjusting.
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- April 25 2024
Asia commercial insurance rates decline 2% in Q1: Marsh
Property, casuaty, finpro and cyber rates fell in the first quarter the year in Asia, while in the Pacific, property stabilised while casualty premiums continued to grow for the fourth consecutive quarter, albeit at a slower clip.
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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 16 2024
WTW appoints Andrew Lam from Aon as property placement broker for Asia
Singapore-based Lam has handled north Asia property & casualty placements extensively during his over decade-long experience.
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- April 16 2024
Marsh’s Australian finpro practice promotes Stephanie Wen, Eden Dunlop
Wen has been elevated to financial and professional liability principal and Dunlop to finpro senior account executive
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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
Marsh Asia appoints Alexander Pui to its climate and sustainability advisory team
Tokyo-based Pui was previously executive manager, climate scenario analytics, at Commonwealth Bank for nearly two years from March 2022
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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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- March 14 2024
Honan COO Laurence Basell to lead strategy for Marsh Australia and New Zealand
Melbourne-based Basell started in his role earlier this month following the completion of the Australian intermediary’s merger with Marsh.
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- March 6 2024
Marsh appoints Caitlin Carson as finpro corporate leader for Pacific
Carson has worked in various senior roles in Australia, including a 14-year stint at JLT Australia before it became part of Marsh in 2019.
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- March 4 2024
New capacity ‘crucial’ for Asia’s riskier nuclear property market
As Asian countries move to embrace nuclear generation in line with their net-zero goals, the region needs new insurers to tame heightened risks from nuclear property and liability, says Marsh.
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- February 28 2024
Marsh appoints Jason Howard as finpro risk management leader for Pacific
Sydney-based Howard will assume the new role in addition to his current position of chief client officer finpro - Pacific.
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- February 8 2024
Marsh elevates Craig Claughton to finpro chairman for Pacific
Sydney-based Claughton was most recently head of financial and professional lines for the broker.
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- February 6 2024
Asia’s casualty, financial & professional rates see quarterly drop in 4Q 2023: Marsh
Commercial and cyber insurance rates were flat in Asia as insurers' competition heated up, while property rates edged up 2%.
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- January 31 2024
Canopius strengthens APAC credit & political risk team with underwriter hire
Sydney-based Dimitri Plastiras, who will be transferred to Singapore later this year, is among four senior hires by the specialty (re)insurer globally for the credit & political risk division.
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- January 19 2024
Marsh hires Chris Varcoe as managing principal for financial and professional lines
Melbourne-based Varcoe joins from Aon, where he was the placement director.
