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- February 4 2025
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions appoints Wesley Roy as head of property for Australia, New Zealand
Sydney-based Roy, who joins the broker from Hollard, previously worked with Aon for over seven years.
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- February 4 2025
FM promotes Singapore-based Chia Howe Chang to broker engagement manager
Chang, who has worked at the commercial insurer for 14 years in two separate stints, was most recently global services executive.
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- February 4 2025
Australian antitrust regulator to probe IAG-RACQ and Allianz-RAAI deals
ACCC, the competition watchdog, will assess whether the acquisitions will substantially lessen competition in the market.
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- February 4 2025
Floodgates to open? India lifting FDI limit promises insurance landscape shift
Removing India's foreign investment cap for insurance companies could attract a surge of international capital, according to market experts.
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- February 3 2025
Generali Malaysia promotes Lee Chee Fooi as chief distribution officer
The carrier has also promoted chief commercial lines officer Soo Wai Har as CEO of Generali Life Insurance Malaysia, as incumbent Rebecca Tan heads to Generali Indonesia as chief executive.
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- February 3 2025
Asia Pacific leads the way in Chubb’s 2024 top line growth: Greenberg
Region was Chubb’s standout P&C performer, with net written premium growth of 22% compared with a year earlier.
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- February 3 2025
Cyber specialist Sync Underwriting launches in Australia with Tokio Marine capacity
The MGA, which is part of the Rhodian Group underwriting network, will provide cover for small to mid-sized businesses in the country.
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- February 3 2025
Lockton Asia appoints Lesley Jamieson as regional senior vice president for operations
Jamieson, who will be based in Hong Kong, will report to the broker's regional COO Philip Corrigan.
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- February 3 2025
Suncorp finalises US$231m Asteron Life sale, strengthening focus on P&C
The carrier's general insurance business in New Zealand remains unchanged.
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- February 3 2025
Great American elevates Vanessa Teo to deputy CEO of Singapore branch
Teo, most recently chief financial and operating officer, will continue to oversee finance and operations of the carrier's only Asian office, while also taking on broader strategic responsibilities.
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- February 3 2025
With market in its adolescence, Lloyd’s seeks to address growing pains of ‘other cyber’ risks
Lloyd's Market Association framework addresses aggregation and exposure risks of systemic scenarios that have not been heavily modelled.
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- February 3 2025
India to remove FDI cap for foreign insurers
Limit for the sector will be increased to 100% from 74% for companies that invest the entire premium in India.
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- February 3 2025
Crawford Australia strengthens account management team with QBE hire
Mark McDermott, who joins the loss adjuster as key account manager in Adelaide, will build strategic connections within the broker community.
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- February 2 2025
ICA declares significant event for northern Queensland floods
Flooding and storms have mostly affected Australian communities in Townsville, Innisfail, Ingham, Gordonvale and Cardwell.
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- February 1 2025
IAG to release US$125m from provisions after favourable court decree
Carrier will include the released amount in the 'net corporate expense’ line in the financial results for the six months to December 31, 2024.
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- January 31 2025
Steadfast-owned brands Network Insurance Group and Insurance House merge
Andrew Broughton, current chief executive officer of Network Insurance Group, will assume the leadership of the combined entity.
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- January 29 2025
MS Amlin expands Phoenix Re capacity to US$90m in fifth renewal
Strong performance, rising investor interest in Asia cat risk drives demand for insurer’s Singapore-based sidecar.
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- January 29 2025
Exclusive: Liberty India to enter specialty market with surety buildout as interest grows
Liberty Mutual's joint venture is planning to launch the new line in the next few months, the carrier exclusively confirms to IAN.
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- January 28 2025
Sompo promotes Jasmine Chan to senior VP for APAC ceded reinsurance
APAC CEO Kenneth Reilly tells IAN Chan has 'an extensive knowledge of Sompo’s product offerings and the APAC market dynamics'.
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- January 28 2025
Australian MGA Agile hires industry veteran Richard Hardy to head property
Agile Underwriting launched a property line backed by its Lloyd's syndicate, AUS 2427, in November.
