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- August 29 2023
Strata Community Insurance MGA hires Western Australia underwriter
Daniel Wales-Harding has relocated from London and will be based in Perth, reporting to Ian Mundy, state manager, Western Australia.
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- August 28 2023
Indian government reneges on capital support to state-owned general insurers: report
The government last year provided US$600m in capital to National Insurance, Oriental Insurance and United India Insurance to meet regulatory solvency norms.
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- August 28 2023
Typhoon Saola causes flooding in the Philippines, threatens Taiwan, China and Hong Kong
The storm, also known as Goring, will exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday and cross the Taiwan Strait before nearing southern China with a landfall area currently uncertain.
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- August 28 2023
China Pacific’s P&C H1 COR climbs to 97.9% as underwriting profit falls 12% to US$252m
The general insurer's liability line of business grew 35% and agricultural premiums saw a 34% year-on-year increase.
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- August 28 2023
Sunshine P&C’s H1 COR improves to 98.2%; boosts liability and cargo GWP
The HK-listed and Beijing-headquartered insurer reduced guarantee insurance premiums by 45%, while liability premiums increased 41% and cargo by 215%.
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- August 28 2023
India’s new reinsurance regulations are small steps towards global hub status
Reduction in capital requirements could encourage smaller global players to come into the market but there was no 'game-changing' move.
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- August 25 2023
Tokio Marine China’s premium growth could be under pressure from tightening reinsurance rules: Moody’s
The rating agency has affirmed A2 rating with a stable outlook for the subsidiary of the Japanese insurer.
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- August 25 2023
China Taiping’s P&C H1 domestic profit falls 68%; Taiping Re’s COR increases to 105.8%
The group's overseas P&C insurance business, which has units in Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia and Singapore, saw net profit climb 10%.
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- August 25 2023
Alex Todd joins Zurich as APAC head of short-tail lines
Singapore-based Todd was most recently Asia head of property at Chubb.
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- August 25 2023
ASIC doubles down on pricing scrutiny with a new civil penal proceeding against IAG
The regulator alleges in a court filing that the insurer, which was fined US$26.5m in June for pricing misconduct, pumped up prices before applying loyalty discounts for customers renewing their home insurance policies.
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- August 25 2023
IRDAI approves reinsurance regulation amendments
The minimum capital requirement for foreign reinsurance branches has been halved to US$6m, with the provision to repatriate any excess assigned capital.
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- August 25 2023
Opinion: ‘Smart urbanisation’ is a ticking time bomb for APAC (re)insurers
Carriers are scrambling to manage high property value and cyber risks related to the growth of the digital economy and infrastructure across major APAC conglomerations.
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- August 25 2023
War risk premiums for Russian oil shipments on the rise: report
Rates have gone up from around 1% of the cargo's cost to some 1.20-1.25% hurting Asian importers who are the biggest importers of Russian crude.
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- August 25 2023
New Zealand announces US$524m for Auckland post-flood rebuild
The government will contribute up to US$229m or around 50% of the agreed buyout value less insurance payments for houses deemed unlivable.
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- August 24 2023
Seoul Guarantee Insurance passes Korea Stock Exchange IPO screening
The initial public offering, the first by a Korean state-owned company in 13 years, is expected to be completed by the end of October this year.
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- August 24 2023
Claims’ payouts from Japan’s July floods hit US$164m: GIAJ
Record rain hit several prefectures including on Kyushu, Japan's third largest island, resulting in over 25,000 claims for damage to vehicles and property.
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- August 24 2023
McLarens prepares for larger Asia losses
The global adjuster is focusing on adjacency services, technical expertise, regional expansion, technology and developing local talent as it reaches a 50-year milestone in the region.
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- August 24 2023
PSC Insurance founder Paul Dwyer to become chairman as Brian Austin takes on Asia role
Austin will remain on the board as deputy chairman and become chair of the broker’s Asian businesses as profits start to flow in Hong Kong.
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- August 23 2023
Miller promotes Nigel Cross to Asia fac head, hands Matthew Hooker expanded role
Hooker will head client strategy in the region, while Cross, who steps down as head of Singapore, will assume an additional role leading the broker's regional underwriting market engagement.
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- August 23 2023
Sompo International snaps up Allianz’s Alasdair Walker to head APAC distribution
Walker will continue to be based in Singapore and report to Paul O’Neill, president of commercial lines, insurance, Asia Pacific.
