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- August 8 2023
Tokio Marine sets up ‘special committee’ in response to price-fixing allegations
External lawyers to examine TMNF after Japan's four largest non-life players were accused of price-fixing, as media report says the Japan Fair Trade Commission has launched an investigation.
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- August 8 2023
Australian loss adjuster ANA sells stake to vrs Vering
ANA Chartered Loss Adjusters will be rebranded as vrs ANA with managing director Jaye Kumar to oversee the newly established vrs Asia Pacific.
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- August 8 2023
Capacity challenge for Asia’s offshore wind market as nat cat, accumulation risks rise
Larger turbines, wind farms being created further offshore and more ambitious projects mean (re)insurers need to adapt quickly.
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- August 8 2023
Aon appoints Jamie Wan as director, transaction solutions, Asia
Singapore-based Wan reports to Xianwei Lee, head of transaction solutions, Asia.
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- August 8 2023
Taishan P&C’s 2023 underwriting result hinges on motor claims: Fitch
Fitch Ratings has affirmed an insurer rating of 'BBB+' for the Chinese insurer, with a stable outlook.
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- August 7 2023
AM Best upgrades DB Insurance’s rating to A+ as underwriting ‘outperforms’ peers
DBI is South Korea's third-largest non-life insurer with a market share of around 17% of GWP in 2022.
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- August 7 2023
BHSI names Louis Bidmead as head of transactional liability, Asia and Middle East
Singapore-based Bidmead, formerly at AIG, reports to Scotland Walsh-Riddle, head of executive & professional liability for Asia.
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- August 7 2023
Exclusive: Euclid Transactional targets Asia launch
The M&A-focused New York-headquartered specialty MGA is set to open a Singapore office by Q1 2024.
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- August 7 2023
Gallagher makes two senior hires for Asia financial lines push
Robert Sinclair joins the broker as director, wholesale & reinsurance placement - Asia and Chongting Xia becomes associate director, financial lines, Greater China.
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- August 7 2023
MGA Circles rings changes in Asia as Tommy Elliot takes on global CUO role
Khadinn Khan becomes responsible officer role for Hong Kong, while Kenneth Tan will oversee the specialty MGA's Singapore office.
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- August 4 2023
China’s P&C underwriting to be hit by more extreme events after record Beijing rainfall: S&P
The rating agency expects the recent flooding event to result in "a modest hit" to the sector, but the country is still in the Q3 cat season.
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- August 4 2023
Vesttoo scandal contagion to curtail Asia business
The fallout is unlikely to affect Asia cedents but could create capacity constraints for MGAs and reputational damage in the insurtech and ILS spaces.
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- August 4 2023
Falcon hires Jeff Sung as general manager as Furmen Chiu exits
Sung was most recently corporate business director, general insurance at Axa Hong Kong and Macau.
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- August 4 2023
Qin Lu becomes Aon’s Greater China CEO
He was most recently Greater China chief executive at Aon Reinsurance Solutions and head of commercial risk solutions, China.
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- August 4 2023
Perils revises New Zealand floods loss close to NZ$2bn
This latest estimate compares to NZ$1.65bn in its first loss report six weeks after the event.
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- August 4 2023
Taiwan insurers face high capital pressure despite eased rules: Fitch
Certain new amendments under the new solvency framework will also ease the burden on local insurers.
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- August 3 2023
Chubb promotes Serene Neo to APAC head of A&H
Singapore-based Neo started the role this week and reports to Ben Howell, head of consumer, Asia Pacific.
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- August 3 2023
Mixed picture for Asia’s P&C markets in Q2 as overall composite pricing flattens: Marsh
Hong Kong led the way in overall composite rate reductions at minus 6.6% and Taiwan climbed the highest at plus 24%.
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- August 3 2023
Aon Vietnam restricted on some placement activities after regulatory inspection
The broker has been restricted from placing property, construction, fire, life and health insurance for three months until October 21.
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- August 3 2023
The Hartford’s Philip Chan to retire with Ethan Tay to lead Hong Kong operation: source
Tay, the insurer's APAC head of financial lines, will take on the additional role of responsible officer for Hong Kong, subject to regulatory approval.
