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- April 18 2023
Malaysian general insurers’ underwriting profit contracts 23% in 2022
Gross direct premiums grew 10% year-on-year to US$2bn in the last calendar year, according to data from General Insurance Association of Malaysia.
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- April 17 2023
Shipowners’ Club insures Singapore ship likely taken over by pirates
The ship, Success 9, has since been located off the Ivory Coast with all crew safe.
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- April 14 2023
Tugu Insurance (Hong Kong) continues diversification push: AM Best
After years of 'unstable' underwriting results, the Indonesian-owned insurer has moved away from construction employees’ compensation to focus on lines such as a goods in transit.
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- April 13 2023
AIG appoints Chris Colahan as APAC president
Colahan will join AIG from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance where he was president of UK & Europe.
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- April 13 2023
J.B. Boda Viva Indonesia Reinsurance Brokers names Ricky Natapradja as CEO
He has held senior positions in Sompo Insurance Indonesia and Mitra Proteksi Madani.
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- April 12 2023
PVI Insurance leads consortium of insurers for crashed Vietnamese chopper
Bao Viet Insurance and Military Insurance are other members of the consortium that provides cover to the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation fleet.
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- April 12 2023
AIG Asia Pacific hires Cassandra Chua as a senior property underwriter
Based in Singapore, Chua, a former Swiss Re underwriter, specialises in property and casualty risks.
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- April 12 2023
Crawford partners with Vietnam’s NorthStar
The tie-up between the loss adjusters is designed to strengthen service and improve customer experience across the region of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV).
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- April 12 2023
Asian SMEs warm up to cyber cover after digital boom
The changing economy is seeing more business being handled online meaning threats are growing, but risk data is still lacking.
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- April 7 2023
Opinion: Indonesia’s 1998 riots and their impact on the (re)insurance market
Peter Phillips, chief client officer South Asia at Marsh, gives his views on how the events shaped political violence and terrorism cover.
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- April 6 2023
China reopening to boost Asia’s P&C markets
With inbound and outbound connectivity resumed, a spurt in tourism across the region offers hope for insurers.
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- April 5 2023
Philippines’ oil spill expected to exceed Shipowners’ civil liability limit
Compensation from the oil spill is expected to exceed US$10m, meaning all P&I clubs could be on the hook, with decisions made on a case-by-case basis.
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- April 5 2023
Chubb launches Philippines marine operations
The insurer has appointed marine underwriter Jeanette Cebeda to lead the new team.
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- April 4 2023
Hannover Re names Firdaus Kasman as Korea team lead
Kuala Lumpur-based Kasman will also continue to head the reinsurer's affinity team with responsibility for Asean, South Asia, Korea and Japan.
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- April 4 2023
Oneglobal promotes David Lum to Asia chairman, Sirikit Oh to Asia CEO
Lum was most recently the specialty broker's Singapore chairman, with Oh as Singapore chief executive. The appointments come amid a wider leadership shake-up.
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- April 4 2023
Allianz Trade makes Singapore B2B e-commerce tie-up in Asia first
The trade credit specialist has agreed to underwrite risks for buy-now-pay-later fintech Bueno.money, the first time it has entered this market in the region.
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- April 3 2023
QBE Asia names regional manager for claims operational governance
Kuala Lumpur-based Kamiseah Earnewati Wasli has been promoted to the role while Ken Siu to claims technical head for Asia.
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- March 31 2023
Marsh veteran Ramon Zandueta joins Oona Philippines as CEO
Marsh Philippines chairman since 2021, Zandueta will spearhead take charge at the Filipino general insurer on May 1.
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- March 31 2023
Malaysian Re promotes Ahmad Noor Azhari to CEO
The former chief underwriting officer will take over from Zainudin Ishak from April 1.
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- March 31 2023
Bolttech ties up with Tune Protect for digital devices cover in Malaysia
The insurer will underwrite protection for cracked screens, accidental and liquid damage for mobiles and the insurtech will provide device support services.
