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- August 2 2021
Descartes Underwriting opens offices in Australia and Singapore
The French climate risk-focused MGA is expanding its operations to the Asia-Pacific region.
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- August 2 2021
Australia’s class-action exposure pushes insurers’ reserves higher
Professional indemnity and public liability lines could see adverse long-tail losses.
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- August 2 2021
Zurich establishes Indonesia’s largest shariah GI player
The move follows the acquisition of Asuransi Adira Dinamika in November 2019.
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- July 30 2021
China’s insurers to manage Henan flood losses: AM Best
Rating agency cites portfolio diversification and state reinsurance protection as mitigating factors.
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- July 30 2021
Liberty Specialty Markets makes two APAC leadership changes
Vanessa Maher takes on Australia chief risk role as Rob Mercer becomes regional claims head.
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- July 30 2021
Gallagher to continue tuck-in mergers after Willis Re deal collapses
The broker completed eight deals in Q2 2021 including Mutual Brokers in Canberra.
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- July 30 2021
Global supply chain woes to keep pressure on cargo premiums
Delays are becoming more costly but can’t be insured at affordable prices.
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- July 30 2021
Insurtech fund-raising hits US$7.4bn in H1 2021
WTW report shows the first half of the year has surpassed 2020's total of US$7.1bn.
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- July 29 2021
Asia sees growing potential in agriculture (re)insurance
Asia will soon generate 50% of global agriculture premiums according to a Lloyd's webinar.
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- July 29 2021
McGill and Partners hires Aon Re’s Asia head of fac
David Cousar will join McGill's facultative reinsurance team next year.
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- July 29 2021
Swiss Re appoints new Malaysia head
Balasubramanian Nagarajan will lead the reinsurer's operations in the country effective September 1.
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- July 29 2021
Aon’s APAC CEO Anne Corona to be Singapore based
Sandeep Malik becomes the broker's Asia Pacific executive chairman -- also in the Lion City.
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- July 29 2021
Aon/WTW collapse ushers in calm before M&A storm
Asia has numerous targets to deliver the scale global brokers crave.
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- July 29 2021
Peak Re to acquire remaining 50% of Caribbean insurer Nagico
The Hong Kong-based reinsurer acquired its initial stake in 2016.
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- July 28 2021
Asia pricing saw 6% growth in Q2: Marsh
The increase was driven by property, financial and professional lines.
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- July 28 2021
Asia’s A&H market faces distribution and pricing challenge
TMK underwriter Dylan Lim tells Lloyd's event every country has a different risk profile.
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- July 28 2021
ZYIC maintains credit rating despite Henan flooding
AM Best cautions that the full extent of claims in the province is still unknown.
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- July 28 2021
China’s flood defences must be combined with insurance
Extreme flooding in Henan highlights the importance of a functioning risk transfer market.
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- July 28 2021
Lloyd’s Japan eyes recovery after GWP sinks in 2020
New rules allow market players at Lloyd’s Japan to negotiate binders with Singapore.
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- July 27 2021
Generali Asia casualty head joins QBE Hong Kong
IAN has learned that Kelvin Woo is now head of corporate underwriting amid a wider specialty revamp.
