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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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- July 8 2024
Marsh promotes Katie Stephenson to head of corporate & commercial for Queensland
Brisbane-based Stephenson has held various positions at Marsh and was its corporate commercial leader for Northern Territory before the promotion.
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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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- June 19 2024
Marsh launches new climate adaptation and resiliency centre in Singapore
With a team of over 100 executives based in Asia, the centre aims to help private companies adapt to extreme climate events and play a more active role in funding for climate adaptation initiatives.
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- June 7 2024
Marsh takes Gallagher’s Christine Francis as mining practice lead for Asia
For her new role, Francis, who was most recently client manager - national mining team at Gallagher, will relocate from Perth to Singapore.
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- June 5 2024
Marsh taps Axa XL for Asia political risk team build out
Singapore-based Lim Mei Yean was most recently business development manager for Asia at Axa XL.
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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
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.
