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- December 19 2022
Regional P&C players bet on Indonesia despite headwinds
The country is seeing a flurry of deals and is expected to overtake Thailand as the largest Asean P&C market.
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- December 19 2022
Fubon Vietnam underwriting performance improved despite cat losses from foreign inward business
AM Best has affirmed the B++ rating for the general insurance arm of the Taiwanese financial services group.
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- December 16 2022
Santam retains India, Malaysia operations following Sanlam-Allianz deal
The African financial services group holds a 23% stake in India's Shriram General Insurance and 49% of Malaysia's Pacific & Orient Insurance.
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- December 15 2022
Malaysian Re’s strong capital buffer offsets underwriting losses
Fitch affirmed the Asean reinsurer's A (strong) rating in terms of its financial strength with a stable outlook.
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- December 15 2022
Indonesia wants nat cat cover for certified buildings after West Java earthquake
In November a 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled the city of Cianjur killing more than 330 people and damaged thousands of homes.
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- December 14 2022
Singapore’s cyber risk pool should be relaunched, says architect of last attempt
A reluctance to share capacity scuppered the efforts in 2018, but the market has evolved greatly since.
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- December 13 2022
Affin sees February 2023 completion for Malaysia Generali mergers
Affin will own 30% of a larger business following the completion of the merger of the three businesses.
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- December 12 2022
Marsh promotes Chou Sean Chong to Malaysia CEO
Chou takes over from CB Lim, who will move to a new role as chief client officer in the new year.
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- December 9 2022
Covid restrictions help Lonpac improve COR: AM Best
The general insurer posted a five-year average combined ratio of 66.1%.
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- December 9 2022
Etiqa’s five-year average COR at a ‘strong’ 87%: AM Best
The Malaysian general insurer's performance is driven by low net losses in core lines and strong reinsurance commission income.
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- December 9 2022
Asean insurers setting strict targets for green transition
Many regional players still fall short to support the Paris Agreement targets due to institutional barriers and weak financing.
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- December 7 2022
Kroll snaps up energy sector valuation consultant AVC
AVC has operations in Thailand and offers technical claims support across APAC.
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- December 7 2022
AGCS appoints Asia financial lines claims manager
Fiona Tom, who has previously worked at Aon, has relocated from Sydney to Singapore for the role.
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- December 5 2022
WTW names William Miller as head of APAC for new crisis management unit
The broker is merging its special contingency risk and terrorism and political violence teams from January 1.
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- December 2 2022
Aon appoints John Morley as APAC leader for strategy and technology group
The former EY executive will join the broker's Singapore office and report to Colin Forrest.
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- December 2 2022
West of England names new head underwriters in Singapore and HK
Senior underwriters David Griffiths will take charge in the Lion City and Xuanlun Cai in the SAR.
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- December 2 2022
TuguRe to reduce credit insurance and fire exposure to boost profits: Fitch
The Indonesian firm's GWP grew 41% in H1 2022 after shrinking by 19% in 2021 and 8% in 2020.
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- December 1 2022
Miller hires from Aon in Asia marine push
Choo Cai Ling joins the broker's Singapore marine team and will report to Nick King, the head of the division.
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- December 1 2022
FWD launches Malaysia insurtech fund
The US$10m fund will invest in emerging start-ups in the insurtech and Islamic fintech space.
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- December 1 2022
Generali’s Rob Leonardi eyes leading market position in Malaysia
As the insurer triples its regional P&C revenue, it is also in advanced talks to find new Indian JV partners.
