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- December 15 2022
Malaysian Re’s strong capital buffer offsets underwriting losses
Fitch affirmed the Asean reinsurer's A (strong) rating in terms of its financial strength with a stable outlook.
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- December 15 2022
Allianz Trade’s Maxim Ryzhkov handed China CEO role
The trade insurance specialist's former Nordic commercial director will relocate to Shanghai and start in the new role in January.
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- December 15 2022
Asia’s digital path needs hybrid approach
As insurers step up investment and regulators develop initiatives, the digital-only model has yet to lead to better margins.
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- December 15 2022
New Zealand 2022 extreme weather claims top US$216m
The country experienced “wave after wave of extreme wet weather” during the warmest and wettest winter on record.
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- December 15 2022
Indonesia wants nat cat cover for certified buildings after West Java earthquake
In November a 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled the city of Cianjur killing more than 330 people and damaged thousands of homes.
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- December 14 2022
Gallagher acquires Aviation Insurance Australia
The aviation broker's MD Ian Tait and his team will stay in Brisbane and report to Paul Harvey, Gallagher's Australia specialisms MD.
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- December 14 2022
India’s LIC and state-owned general carriers could merge for better synergies: Jefferies
Global experience is in favour of composite insurers with benefits in terms of cross-selling, operational synergies and diversification, the report claims.
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- December 14 2022
Singapore’s cyber risk pool should be relaunched, says architect of last attempt
A reluctance to share capacity scuppered the efforts in 2018, but the market has evolved greatly since.
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- December 13 2022
Aditya Birla Group puts broking arm up for sale: report
India's Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers had placed US$590m in premiums in FY 2021.
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- December 13 2022
Affin sees February 2023 completion for Malaysia Generali mergers
Affin will own 30% of a larger business following the completion of the merger of the three businesses.
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- December 13 2022
China’s easing Covid norms to help non-life underwriting performance: AM Best
Non-life insurers in China posted a healthy 20% earnings growth this year till September.
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- December 13 2022
Hong Kong relaxes Covid travel curbs
The new rules, which will give visitors and travelers greater freedoms, start on Wednesday, December 14.
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- December 13 2022
Australia broker M&A spree to stay in high gear
Despite a dwindling pool of independents and rising interest rates, international and local players are driving up the competition.
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- December 12 2022
Reliance seeks US$72m urgent capital infusion
The carrier is seeking the capital to preserve business, enhance value and improve solvency to 175%.
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- December 12 2022
AUB merges New Zealand broking arm with ICIB
ICIB BrokerWeb Insurance and Risk Advisory to be led by ICIB managing director Grant Milne and will be NZ's fifth largest broker.
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- December 12 2022
Marsh promotes Chou Sean Chong to Malaysia CEO
Chou takes over from CB Lim, who will move to a new role as chief client officer in the new year.
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- December 12 2022
China Taiping Hong Kong’s underwriting margins remain thin: AM Best
The P&C carrier’s combined ratio remained above 100% despite improvements in performance.
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- December 12 2022
Sunshine’s muted HKEX debut misses out on China’s Covid pivot
Despite a lukewarm reception, the US$824m raise could bolster the group's expansion into southern China and Hong Kong.
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- December 12 2022
Korean Re to reduce overseas property cat exposure
The South Korean reinsurer hit by Covid claims and nat cats will expand casualty and specialty lines, according to AM Best.
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- December 11 2022
RACQ exploring ‘long-term partnerships in reinsurance’
The club declined comment on reports of plans to sell its flood-hit insurance business.
