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- February 26 2024
Zurich to buy Kotak General Insurance’s 70% stake upfront in US$671m amended deal
The Swiss carrier had originally announced a staggered purchase – a 51% stake in the Indian insurer first and an additional 19% within three years.
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- February 23 2024
Zurich Asia property & casualty FY2023 GWP up 11% on travel business recovery
Asia Pacific's operating profit rose 18% primarily due to growth in life business, while higher commission rate linked to its travel business sales weighed on P&C combined ratio.
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- February 22 2024
Insurers lobby for removal of green infrastructure investing roadblock
The twin challenges of inflation and net-zero transition facing (re)insurers are highlighting the role that infrastructure assets can play in their portfolios, with infrastructure loan yielding as much as 600 bps in risk premium and equities returning 12%.
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- February 7 2024
Indian competition regulator approves Zurich’s acquisition of Kotak Mahindra General Insurance
The watchdog has approved the 51% stake buy announced in Nomber last year as well as the global carrier's proposal to acquire an additional 19% within three years of deal completion.
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- February 6 2024
Zurich promotes Clement Hau to Hong Kong CUO
Hau, who succeeds current chief underwriting officer Anthony Seeto, will start in his new role on February 26.
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- January 30 2024
Adrian Sweeney returns to Zurich as New Zealand general manager
After departing from MGA Delta Insurance two years ago, Auckland-based Sweeney rejoins the global insurer where he had worked for over 20 years.
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- December 19 2023
Zurich relocates New Zealand exec as Victoria state manager
Brett Wainhouse will start in his new Melbourne-based role in January 2024 after spending nearly a decade at the insurer's Auckland office.
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- November 29 2023
Siddhartha Medappa returns to Zurich as APAC head of risk
Sydney-based Medappa joins from Tokio Marine, where he was chief underwriting and reinsurance officer.
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- November 17 2023
Cover-More global CEO Cara Morton to run Zurich Global Ventures
Sydney-based Morton will relocate to Zurich and start in her new role on February 1, 2024 and will report directly to Zurich Insurance Group CEO Mario Greco.
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- November 2 2023
Zurich enters India with US$488m deal for majority stake of Kotak General Insurance
The 51% stake will increase by 19% "over time" in a market that Zurich APAC CEO Tulsi Naidu describes as "one of the world's most important".
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- October 25 2023
Accidents and increased heat put pressure on Hong Kong’s construction market
With one construction firm being put on a building blacklist and a summer of record heat, some market players are calling for stronger regulations.
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- October 24 2023
Zurich to underwrite RentCover’s landlord policies in Australia
Existing customers will have their policy underwritten by Zurich at renewal and new customers from December 1, 2023.
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- October 11 2023
Zurich expands APAC M&A and business development team with senior hire
Hong Kong-based Cathy Lo becomes senior manager in regional M&A and business development team, reporting to Kevin Angelini, Asia Pacific head of strategy and M&A.
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- October 10 2023
Hong Kong’s record rainstorms put focus on ‘overlooked’ water damage risks
Property and construction firms should prioritise protection from water, which causes more than half of all damage in the SAR, say leaders from Zurich and Lockton.
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- September 12 2023
Zurich | Designing result-driven embedded insurance propositions
Embedded insurance is more than just a tick in the box, it calls for a hands-on approach involving thoughtful consideration of customer value.
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- August 25 2023
Alex Todd joins Zurich as APAC head of short-tail lines
Singapore-based Todd was most recently Asia head of property at Chubb.
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- August 14 2023
Zurich makes two senior promotions in Hong Kong
Justina Tang (pictured left) is elevated to head of commercial claims and Christy Chau (pictured right) becomes head of direct, financial institutions and partnership.
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- August 10 2023
Zurich’s H1 APAC COR climbs to 93.4%; P&C GWP grows to US$1.82bn
On a like-for-like basis, commercial premium grew 11% and retail premium grew 17%, driven by Australia and Indonesia.
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- July 25 2023
Chubb joins Zurich in race to acquire stake in Indian carrier Kotak: report
Both insurers are in the fray for a 49-51% stake in the general insurer that is being valued under US$800m.
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- July 12 2023
Zurich in APAC leadership shake-up
Sean Walker and Liam Burrell to take on senior APAC commercial roles, Reginald Peacock becomes head of marketing development for Zurich Resilience Solutions, and Alex Morgan to head GI for Australia and NZ.
