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- June 10 2025
Swiss Re promotes Giv Kahrom to head of cyber for regional markets
Singapore-based Kahrom will oversee cyber underwriting and business development in all global markets, excluding the US and the UK.
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- April 17 2025
Seadrif, PCIRC among risk pools to receive US$5.3m joint grant for climate and disaster risk financing and insurance
Global Shield Solutions Platform will provide funding to allow four risk pools globally to establish a learning network, create a global facility for risk data and analytics, and initiate an employee exchange programme.
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- January 22 2025
Exclusive: Axa XL Asia set for leadership change as Gilles Fromageot joins international markets team
Fromageot will head Morocco and the CIMA region for the insurer and will be based in Morocco, InsuranceAsia News (IAN) understands.
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- August 30 2024
South Africa’s Santam to expand into Asia: report
The move follows the success of the general carrier's parent Sanlam in India, where it has been in partnership with Shriram Capital Group since 2005 and is recording about 17% of profit.
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- July 31 2024
APAC and Africa account for 33% of US$120bn global nat cat losses: Munich Re
The costliest natural disaster in the first half of the year is the Noto earthquake in Japan that amounted to an estimated US$10bn in losses.
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- July 26 2024
Opinion: China’s onshore oil & gas expansion throws spotlight on risks for insurers
With China's new exploration projects, questions remain over which (re)insurers will benefit at a time when the backlash against failure to exit from fossil fuels underwriting grows louder.
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- May 28 2024
Cédric Boureau returns to CCR Re as senior actuary underwriter for Asia, Africa
Boureau, who had left the French reinsurer for Swiss Re in 2020, will report to John Conan, director of P&C for Asia and Africa.
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- April 22 2024
CCR Re’s Africa and Asia FY 2023 GWP increases by 27%
The reinsurer saw moderate claims in Asia throughout the year, not affected by big cat events such as typhoons Doksuri in Beijing and Saola in Hong Kong and saw few individual claims in Korea.
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- February 26 2024
Activists target Asian insurers lagging on climate action
A week of global action against insuring fossil fuels is on. In Asia, the campaigners will target Tokio Marine for a lack of meaningful restrictions on oil and gas, and the group's continuous involvement with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
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- September 1 2023
Derek Martin to lead Munich Re’s claims’ teams across Asia, Australia, Middle East and Africa
Sydney-based Martin, most recenlty the reinsurer's head of claims for New Zealand and Australia, takes up the position on September 1.
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- April 6 2023
Chris Mackinnon takes on extra Lloyd’s regional responsibilities
The head of Lloyd’s Australia and New Zealand has also become Lloyd’s deputy regional director, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa.
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- March 9 2023
Minesh Jani to lead Howden Tiger’s India operations
Jani’s mandate is to expand treaty, retrocessional and specialty reinsurance solutions in Middle East, Africa and India.
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- February 15 2023
Marsh McLennan promotes Renée McGowan to India/MENA CEO
The new role for the Mercer president of Asia, Middle East and Africa is part of a series of regional appointments at the broking group.
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- December 21 2022
Lloyd’s Asia CEO Tom Haddrill named WTW broking head for CEEMEA
Lloyd's hasn't announced a replacement for Haddrill in Singapore, who takes on Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa for the broker.
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- August 12 2021
Prudential CEO: H1 2021 results ‘resilient’ despite Jackson write-down
After-tax profit from continuing operations was US$1.07bn up from US$622m the previous year.
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- July 30 2021
Insurtech fund-raising hits US$7.4bn in H1 2021
WTW report shows the first half of the year has surpassed 2020's total of US$7.1bn.
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- May 14 2021
Prudential sees new Q1 business profits rise 21%
The increase comes despite lower sales in Hong Kong and the impact of pandemic-related disruptions.
