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- July 7 2022
Claims specialist Patsy Wong joins Peak Re from AGCS
Wong started at the reinsurer this month and is based in Hong Kong.
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- July 7 2022
Time to learn from Australia’s unmitigated disasters
As insurers' budgets come under pressure and nat cats intensify, mitigation needs to be prioritised.
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- July 7 2022
Hanwha General’s underwriting measures improve performance: AM Best
Negative impact of its start-up subsidiary Carrot is also expected to decrease.
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- July 6 2022
IAG extends Munich Re quota share, finalises FY 2023 reinsurance
IAG will have a maximum event retention of US$92m, allowing for quota share arrangements.
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- July 6 2022
Rare Earth’s Martin Ham takes on UK, Europe role
Ham has relocated from Hong Kong and was most recently the broker's binder and facilities director.
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- July 6 2022
Asia trade credit hardening triggered by insolvency risk
Rising interest rates and reduction of Covid support heighten threat, but market players confident on growth.
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- July 6 2022
Korea’s P&C players benefit from improved underwriting: Fitch
Profitability increased sharply in 2021.
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- July 6 2022
Australian market hit by ‘significant’ NSW flood event
Tens of thousands asked to evacuate in fast moving, dangerous situation.
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- July 5 2022
Howden buys Wallace McLean in New Zealand expansion
The Kiwi broker offers agriculture, shipping, freight and entertainment lines, among others.
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- July 5 2022
China explores parametric expansion after costly floods
Henan is the latest province to trial the cat innovation after payment was triggered in Guangdong last month.
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- July 5 2022
Peak Re’s net profit decreases 16% to US$73.2m as claims rise
Net incurred claims climbed to just over US$1.3bn.
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- July 4 2022
Suncorp ups FY 2023 cat allowance to US$800m amid more NSW bad weather
At the 1.7 renewals, Suncorp saw reinsurance premiums increase “significantly".
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- July 4 2022
Aon promotes Shepherdson and hires from BMS for APAC energy push
Melissa Shepherdson's energy and mining role expands as Richard Nunny returns to lead renewable energy.
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- July 4 2022
Australia renewals much ‘tougher’ and ‘later’: Gallagher Re
The floods in NSW and Queensland contributed to price increases of up to 25%.
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- July 4 2022
Axa XL appoints APAC, Europe international financial lines CUO
Anna Dores will be responsible for PI, management liability and financial institutions.
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- July 4 2022
Korean wind projects worth US$264m GWP to insurers
Construction of 6GW of offshore wind presents risk challenges, but also an opportunity.
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- July 4 2022
Nat Re’s CEO ‘optimistic’ on outlook
Allan R. Santos has pointed to a recovering economy.
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- July 1 2022
Philippine Crop Insurance placed under close regulatory supervision
PCIC was found to be “very exposed to catastrophe losses which are not reinsured.”
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- July 1 2022
China’s Henan province launches pilot cat scheme
Local government wants to boost protection in six cities after dramatic floods last year.
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- July 1 2022
Mixed reaction to Australia’s cyclone pool modelling data
There are potential premium savings of 38%, but up to 24% of Queensland homeowner policyholders could see rises.
