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- April 19 2024
Liberty to combine Asian specialty and retail businesses under Matthew Jackson’s leadership
The new unified division, Liberty International Insurance, will continue to go to market under its existing brands, including Liberty Specialty Markets and Liberty Insurance.
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- April 19 2024
Allianz Commercial’s Sandric targets double-digit growth in Asia but cautions on market softening
The carrier aims to be a leader in the region's competitive commercial risks space and expand its alternative risk transfer solutions and multinational program offerings, the Asia chief executive told InsuranceAsia News.
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- April 18 2024
Munich Re names Hitesh Kotak and Roland Eckls as regional CEOs in major leadership reshuffle
The move will see new chief executives take charge in Japan, Korea, India and P&C heads for South-East Asia, Greater China.,
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- April 18 2024
Asia accounts for 40% of nat cat economic losses in Q1: Gallagher Re
Driven by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Asia had US$17bn in losses for the first three months of the year, making it the only region with above-average Q1 losses.
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- April 17 2024
Ryan Thomas rejoins AIG in Singapore to head APAC financial lines
Thomas will leverage his work experience in New York and Sydney to focus on growing the insurer’s strategy in the Asia Pacific region.
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- April 17 2024
Insurers wrestle with rising claims as lithium battery use widens
The industry needed to define its positions on whether the battery fire is an operational risk for users, or a product liability risk, especially in the case of thermal runaway.
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- April 12 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Kaihui Chong to head of tax, Asia Pacific
Singapore-based Chong was most recently senior tax underwriter for the carrier.
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- April 12 2024
LeapFrog Investments taps Indonesia’s reform opportunities with full-stack insurtech
The insurance-focused investor believes that the winners in South-East Asia’s largest digital economy will be those that can steer away from an asset-light broking model, as it backs insurtech PasarPolis in ramping up its underwriting capability.
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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
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 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
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.
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- April 8 2024
More dedicated specialist energy capacity pivotal for Asia risks
Although fac capacity is growing, there is still further need for complex areas such as offshore wind and nuclear risk, Aon’s Geoffrey Lambrou says.
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- April 4 2024
Canopius takes AIG’s Soon Keen Lee as Asia Pacific CEO
Singapore-based Lee takes over from long-time CEO Mark Newman, who recently moved to London as UK CEO, and will start at Lloyd's (re)insurer by the end of Q2.
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- April 4 2024
New normal of US$100bn annual nat cat losses calls for greater resilience
The pace of the widening protection gap for natural catastrophes is increasing, and Swiss Re has urged for meaningful climate adaptation and resilience programs
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- April 2 2024
Sompo’s Kenneth Reilly takes over from Daniel Neo as Asia Pacific CEO
Reilly, who will relocate to Singapore, will retain his current role as head of Tokyo office for the carrier.
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- April 2 2024
Floods, drought drive APAC economic loss to US$65bn in 2023: Aon
The protection gap for the region stood at 91%, with only US$6bn of economic losses covered by insurance, which is below the 21st-century average of US$15bn.
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- March 28 2024
China Re returns to profit on strong FY2023 primary P&C, overseas growth
China's largest P&C reinsurer said lower cat losses, and improved rate conditions at its wholly-owned Chaucer also helped it achieve a 18% growth in overseas reinsurance gross written premium.
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- March 27 2024
HDI Global eyes A&H expansion, new representative offices in Asia: CEO
The industrial carrier reported a 4.9% APAC insurance revenue growth in FY 2023 backed by strong results in Singapore and Malaysia.
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- March 26 2024
Allianz Trade elevates James Lie as regional head of e-commerce
The appointment of Singapore-based Lie, who was previously the country manager for Indonesia, underlines the insurer's effort in tapping into the region’s fast-growing e-commerce credit insurance market.
