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- April 12 2024
Sompo Singapore to sustain profitability, expand regional commercial line: S&P Global
S&P Global Ratings affirmed the carrier's "A" local currency long-term insurer financial strength rating with a stable outlook.
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- April 11 2024
Guy Carpenter hires Partner Re’s Richard Chu as managing director for credit, bond & political risk
Singapore-based Chu will be responsible for new business development across Asia Pacific and will report to the head of the division, David Edwards.
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- April 11 2024
Peak Re expands structured solutions team to cover P&C
The new team will be led by Chenwei Li, who has been the head of structured solutions for L&H, and will be joined by senior actuaries Tony Zhong and Min Zhang.
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- April 11 2024
Taiwan earthquake claims unlikely to exceed 2016 Meinong event’s US$500m: AM Best
Carriers will only have to deal with limited commercial and industrial claims such as business interruption as the April 3 quake was quite far from the economic and scientific centres and most of the losses are ceded to the international reinsurance market.
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- April 11 2024
Beazley expands Asia property underwriting team with Axa XL hire
Singapore-based Chun Kiat Goh will help build the Lloyd's player's open market property book across APAC.
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- April 11 2024
Tugu Insurance’s Hong Kong arm sees modest near-term profitability: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed an insurer rating of B+ (good) for the company with a stable outlook.
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- April 11 2024
MSIG Hong Kong promotes Shujiro Suzuki as deputy CEO
Suzuki succeeds Hideaki Amasaki, who has started a new role as general manager of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance’s international business department in Tokyo.
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- April 11 2024
Stability the goal as D&O market emerges from years of pricing volatility
While the directors & officers market in Asia Pacific remains as diverse as the markets in the region itself, there is a clear demand for certainty around pricing.
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- April 11 2024
Australia’s summer insured cat losses top US$1bn: ICA
The cost of the Christmas Storms has now exceeded US$730m from 95,000 claims; and the total losses for the season is expected to further rise with last weekend's storm in New South Wales.
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- April 10 2024
NSW ‘black nor’easter’ storms declared significant event as claims top 11,500: ICA
Suncorp, which received 2,700 claims, and IAG, with 3,100 claims, have said that almost 80% of the losses are coming from property damage.
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- April 10 2024
Crypto specialist MGA Qubit launches in Hong Kong after pre-series A fundraise
As part of its expansion plan, the HKIA-licensed specialty underwriter founded by Helen Ye is set to bring on board Wendy Lee as chief commercial officer.
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- April 10 2024
Sompo promotes Philippines CEO Hideo Nakano as head of Japanese interest accounts
In the newly created role reporting to APAC CEO Kenneth Reilly, Nakano will work with the commercial underwriting team to drive strategy and growth based in Singapore.
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- April 10 2024
AIG hands Brett Chew expanded role as head of affinity distribution & partnerships
Singapore-based Chew was previously head of affinity at the insurer will also join its Singapore executive committee.
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- April 10 2024
India’s FY2024 non-life sector GWP up 13% as motor, health buoy growth
Gross direct premiums for all Indian non-life insurers in 2023-24 increased to US$34.8bn, according to the latest data released by the General Insurance Council of India.
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- April 10 2024
Acquisitions ‘core’ to Miller’s Asia expansion plans
The GIC-backed specialty broker sets sight on retail and wholesale expansion across the region’s markets, CEO James Hands and Asia head Ron Whyte tell IAN.
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- April 10 2024
Australian insurtech Honey raises US$71.5m in a series A funding
The investment for the specialist home insurance startup backed by RACQ was led by the US private firm Gallatin Point Capital.
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- April 9 2024
Ansvar Insurance Australia hires Peter Bailey from AIG as chief underwriting officer
Bailey has joined Ansvar Insurance after a 10-year stint at AIG where he was most recently its head of portfolio solutions.
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- April 9 2024
Axa XL appoints Cedric Declercq to head of technical claims and exposure management for APAC and Europe
Singapore-based Declercq was the specialty (re)insurer's most recently APAC practice leader and claims manager, global Lines, since 2018.
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- April 9 2024
Taiwanese regulator excludes battery risks from EV insurance terms
Electric vehicle owners will need to get insured via additional provisions for damage caused by battery combustion, according to the Financial Supervisory Commission.
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- April 9 2024
April 1 renewals point to signs of reinsurance market peaking
The orderly 1.4 renewals saw a revival in property cat appetite, and modest reductions in rates and easing of conditions, though retentions remain high and per risk and US casualty continue to be hard to place.
