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- June 10 2022
Former Swiss Re director joins HDFC Ergo in underwriting role
Harini Kannan is leading the Indian JV insurer's casualty and specialty team.
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- June 10 2022
Munich Re appoints L&H South-East Asia managing director
Akash Gupta starts on July 1 in Singapore and reports to David Hughes.
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- June 9 2022
Perils ups Australia east coast flooding loss to US$3.5bn
The increase is US$720m above its previous estimate for the Q1 nat cat in Queensland and NSW.
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- June 9 2022
Axis Re in Asia shake-up as it quits property and cat risks
Jobs under threat as the reinsurer focuses on A&H and specialty lines.
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- June 9 2022
MSIG taps Axa for VP of business development in Asia
Enny Halim rejoins the Japanese insurer with responsibilites for digital, distribution and products.
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- June 9 2022
Pressure group reveals insurers of Asian coal plants
Starr, Liberty, Berkshire, Allied and Lloyd’s named as the industry’s ‘last lifeline’.
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- June 8 2022
Liberty appoints new APAC regional manager
Geoffrey Lee will align regional appetite and market strategy for M&A risks.
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- June 8 2022
McLarens promotes BI adjuster in New Zealand
Jia Mostert has previously worked at the EQC.
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- June 8 2022
MS&AD to convene environmental taskforce
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures to hold its first meeting in Japan on June 16.
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- June 8 2022
China launches insurance scheme to boost vaccine take-up
The scheme pays out up to US$75,000 in the event of illness.
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- June 8 2022
Hong Kong’s ILS grant scheme gets the thumbs up
Peak Re's US$150m ILS bond is the first to use the incentive structure.
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- June 7 2022
Gallagher Re strengthens APAC with raft of senior hires
The wider Asia Pacific region continues to be a significant growth area for the global broker.
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- June 7 2022
World Bank slams Philippines government agency for poor provision of agri cover
PCIC should develop appropriate index-insurance products for its stakeholders.
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- June 7 2022
WTW appoints Asia head of sales, client management
Graham Edwards has also worked at JLT, Marsh and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in the region.
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- June 7 2022
Taiwan’s P&C capital levels under pressure from Covid claims
The situation shows the danger of underwriting policies for which there is inadequate data.
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- June 6 2022
Relm’s strategic pivot to Asia crypto
The firm's CEO explains how a new risk transfer mechanism will help its APAC aspirations.
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- June 6 2022
BMS appoints new director of specialty for Asia
Dominic Morrison joins from Howden.
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- June 6 2022
Asian insurers unworried by inflation, survey finds
Goldman Sachs says that rising prices are not seen as a serious risk in the region.
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- June 3 2022
Peak Re issues Hong Kong’s second cat bond, valued at US$150m
The bond is linked to typhoon risk in Japan and will help further develop Hong Kong's ILS market.
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- June 3 2022
Chubb partners with JA Assure to launch online SME cyber platform
Haxsafe is available in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
