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- December 8 2020
Australian insurers to appeal adverse BI decision
Insurance Council of Australia to challenge NSW ruling on Covid-19 claims in the High Court.
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- December 8 2020
Zurich’s HK chief warns of ‘serious interruptions’ over US-China tensions
Washington’s blacklist of Chinese firms is making insurance arrangements and underwriting tougher.
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- December 8 2020
Marsh’s New Zealand and Pacific specialty leads to swap roles
Josh Roach and Marcus Pearson will make the moves.
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- December 7 2020
Guy Carpenter appoints new Japan head
Pietro Toffanello to relocate from London to Tokyo, and joins from Gen Re.
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- December 7 2020
Australia should increase flood mitigation: Geneva Association, IAG
Government’s current approach heavily predisposed to response and recovery.
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- December 7 2020
Insurtech partnerships to drive Asia’s digital acceleration
Q3 saw significant deals inked in China and Indonesia.
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- December 7 2020
Generali GC&C appoints new Asia financial lines head
Zaid Alami joins the Italian insurer in HK after relocating from Dubai.
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- December 4 2020
DouBao, EasiTech, Ignatica eye digital sales platform
Insurtechs target US$5bn in new GWP sales per year taking Amazon and Netflix as inspiration.
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- December 4 2020
Sedgwick rings Asia management changes
Singapore chief executive David Seng takes on regional role.
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- December 4 2020
Vietnam claims to soar as nat cat toll hits US$1.3bn
Nine typhoons in the last two months have caused significant flooding to homes and businesses.
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- December 4 2020
Covid-19 widens India’s digital gap
Private P&C insurers are winning market share from public sector rivals thanks to digital innovation.
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- December 3 2020
RBNZ accuses Pacific International of ‘further’ breaches
New Zealand regulator escalates its response to ongoing compliance failures.
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- December 3 2020
India’s L&H premium trend healthy despite pandemic: Milliman
Standalone health players have particularly high expense ratios, report says.
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- December 3 2020
Anbang loses US court case over failed US$5.8bn hotel deal
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Daewoo walked away saying key conditions not met.
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- December 2 2020
Hong Kong enters ‘new era’ as Belt & Road risk hub
Insurance Authority official touts SAR's ability to provide solutions for mainland companies.
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- December 2 2020
HK life market still attractive despite Tahoe’s likely sale
Tahoe Life is drawing interest from several Chinese players.
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- December 2 2020
Allianz swoops on Westpac’s P&C arm in US$535m deal
German giant underwrites the bank's business, motor and travel books.
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- December 1 2020
AIA HK & Macau CEO Peter Crewe to leave
Insurer's Thailand chief executive Alger Fung to take over in January.
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- December 1 2020
Axis Re appoints Willis Re exec David Bangs as Japan head
The broker will continue to be based in Singapore after assuming the new role.
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- December 1 2020
South Korea eyes Insurance Business Act revisions in H1 2021
Financial regulator creates taskforce to facilitate implementation of IFRS 17.
