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- December 16 2024
Allianz withdraws US$1.6bn offer to acquire Singapore’s Income Insurance
The pre-conditional offer was called off following the Singapore government's decision to block the deal.
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- December 16 2024
PetroVietnam to fully exit domestic insurance arm by end-2025
Petroleum firm plans to exit HDI Global-backed PetroVietnam Insurance Corporation (PVI) as part of a restructuring of state-owned companies.
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- December 16 2024
Delta Underwriting appoints Lucy Loh as Asia claims lead
Singapore-based Loh joins from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and will help the MGA support its recent A&H expansion.
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- December 16 2024
Chinese broker Huize plans Philippines, Singapore foray
The move is part of the Nasdaq-listed insurtech platform’s target to generate 30% of its total revenue from overseas markets by 2026.
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- December 14 2024
Allianz to scrap US$1.6bn deal to acquire Income Insurance: report
The companies had difficulty finding a way to assuage government concerns, so they are likely to make an announcement about calling the deal off later this week.
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- December 13 2024
Tune Protect Re to post moderate underwriting growth going forward: AM Best
The rating agency upgrades TPR’s rating to “bbb+” (good) from “bbb” (good), revises long-term outlook to stable from positive.
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- December 13 2024
Vietnam’s Bao Minh Insurance expected to maintain the strongest level of risk-adjusted capitalisation: AM Best
AM Best affirms financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (good), long-term issuer credit rating of ‘bbb’ (good) and the Vietnam national scale rating of ‘aaa.VN’ (exceptional) to BMI.
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- December 12 2024
MSIG Asia names Munich Re’s Alexander Liu as vice president for cyber and financial lines
Singapore-based Liu will report to Andrew Taylor, senior VP and head of cyber and financial lines.
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- December 12 2024
Public Bank’s takeover of Lonpac parent will have neutral impact: AM Best
The bank completed the acquisition of a 44.15% stake in the Malaysian insurer’s owner LPI Capital on December 5, becoming its largest shareholder.
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- December 11 2024
Korean general insurers strengthen overseas push with Indonesia outreach
Carriers from the country have been expanding their operations in South-East Asian countries, including Indonesia and Vietnam.
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- December 11 2024
Howden Specialty expands natural resources team with Miller hire
Singapore-based Dipati will service the broker’s APAC power & energy client base from an engineering and claims perspective.
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- December 10 2024
Exclusive: Sedgwick Malaysia TPA lead Erwin Yu leaves following regional leadership rejig
Yu, who joined the loss adjuster in March this year, has left his role of director, service hub, third party administration after the departure of Asia CEO Veronica Grigg.
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- December 10 2024
Malaysian Re to maintain stability in underwriting performance: Fitch
The rating agency has affirmed the rating at 'A' (strong) with a stable outlook for the reinsurer citing its ability to manage potential volatility and earnings dependence on local voluntary cessions.
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- December 9 2024
Miller powers up APAC energy team with Howden hire
The specilaist broker has hired Elizabeth McGonagle as head of power for the region based in Singapore.
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- December 9 2024
Starr Insurance appoints Gerald MacDonald as APAC CUO
Singapore-based MacDonald was earlier underwriter at Renaissance Re and Aspen Re.
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- December 9 2024
Fairfax-owned Singapore Re’s operating performance supported by prudent underwriting
The rating agency has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (excellent) for the reinsurer with stable outlook.
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- December 6 2024
Vietnam’s Petrolimex Insurance could see volatility ahead over Yagi losses: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed an insurer rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook to PJICO.
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- December 6 2024
IFRS 17 readiness and implementation “not fit for purpose” for some APAC players
There are “specific pockets” where problems with IFRS 17 are still manifest in the Asia market, including aspects of reporting.
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- December 5 2024
Oona names FWD’s Praveen Paladugu as group agency distribution head
Paladugu will oversee agency distribution channels for the Warburg Pincus-backed carrier across Indonesia and the Philippines.
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- December 5 2024
Malaysia’s floods trigger surge in home and commercial property claims
The event has also led to significant agricultural and infrastructure losses estimated at US$224m and affected hundreds of thousands of households.
