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- September 5 2023
BHSI makes Edwin Sim executive & professional lines head in Singapore
Sim will report to Scotland Walsh-Riddle, BHSI's Hong Kong-based regional head of executive & professional lines.
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- September 5 2023
QBE elevates Peter Burton to group CUO
London-based Burton, who succeeds Sam Harrison, assumes responsibility for all global underwriting, pricing and reinsurance activities for the Australian carrier.
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- September 5 2023
Tokio Marine Kiln lands Joe Pickford as aviation underwriter in Singapore
Pickford, who joins from Gallagher, will focus on providing bespoke solutions for clients and brokers.
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- September 5 2023
Vincent Banton joins Aon as Asia head of construction and infrastructure
Singapore-based Banton reports to Asia head of commercial risks Paul Young and joins the global construction and infrastructure leadership team.
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- September 5 2023
Market rebound, XOL to drive APAC aviation rates, cover despite capacity flux
The market is relatively flat for hull and liability but material changes are being seen in war risks and a ‘natural increase in premium' is likely with a recovery in general aviation activities.
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- September 5 2023
Christine Mau rejoins Zurich as head of its claims express hub
Mau, a former management trainee at the global insurer, will help 'oversee efficient claims processing'.
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- September 5 2023
China’s (re)insurance sector’s solvency ratio ‘adequate’ at Q2 2023: NAFR
At the end of the second quarter, the total assets of China's insurers and reinsurers were up 7.6% from the start of the year to US$4tn.
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- September 5 2023
BHSI Australia appoints Hayden Veanes as underwriting manager for professional lines
Melbourne-based Veanes was most recently senior underwriter with the company, specialising in directors & office and financial institutions.
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- September 5 2023
Sedgwick NZ elevates Mark Crosby to head of property
Crosby led the company’s commercial property response to the Auckland-based floods and Cyclone Gabrielle losses.
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- September 4 2023
Malayan Insurance’s long-term issuer rating downgraded: AM Best
The largest Filipino P&C carrier's five-year average COR up 1.4 points at 102.8% with capital adequacy under negative pressure after increased net retention following changes to its 2023 reinsurance programme.
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- September 4 2023
Jeslyn Tan appointed Singapore Reinsurers’ Association executive director
Tan, who succeeds Jeffrey Yeo, will take charge from September 4.
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- September 4 2023
China P&I eyes overseas expansion, global tie-ups for reinsurance, claims support: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed an insurer rating of A- (excellent) for the Chinese P&I club with a stable outlook.
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- September 4 2023
Typhoon Saola triggers claims across Hong Kong, Macau, China and the Philippines as Haikiu hits Taiwan
The storm to bring loss accumulation of tens of millions of dollars from flooding, crop damage, car and yacht write-offs, flight disruptions, fallen solar panels and trees.
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- September 4 2023
Volante bolsters Asia operations with senior management move
Bilal Zafar, a managing director of the Lloyd's syndicate, has relocated from London to Singapore.
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- September 1 2023
PICC on hook for US$530m from Typhoon Doksuri with reinsurance deductibles at US$150m
The slow moving, powerful storm in July, which was China's costliest typhoon on record, has left the market with a claims' bill of over US$1bn.
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- September 1 2023
Toa Re on course to improve its underwriting performance: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed an A (excellent) with a stable outlook for the Japanese reinsurer though its COR has remained about 100% for the last five financial years.
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- September 1 2023
AM Best affirms Macau Insurance’s rating despite a 5% increase in COR
The rating agency has affirmed a rating of A- (excellent) with a stable outlook to the third-largest Macanese insurer on account of its very strong balance sheet.
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- September 1 2023
Despite dipping asset quality, EGI profitability to remain intact: Moody’s
Moody’s has assigned A3 rating to the Korean cooperative and specialist insurer with a stable outlook.
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- September 1 2023
IAG may face class action suit over ‘loyalty tax’ on home insurance renewals
Collective action specialist firm Slater and Gordon has started an investigation into the alleged pricing misconduct by the insurer's subsidiaries.
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- September 1 2023
Derek Martin to lead Munich Re’s claims’ teams across Asia, Australia, Middle East and Africa
Sydney-based Martin, most recenlty the reinsurer's head of claims for New Zealand and Australia, takes up the position on September 1.
