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- October 9 2024
Markel expands India team with three underwriters in Mumbai
Srabasti Dhali has joined from Tata AIG as senior underwriter, specie; Aniket Mehta has been named marine cargo senior underwriter, while Ankur Saxena started as casualty underwriter.
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- October 9 2024
Crawford Thailand promotes Sompong Suriwong to country manager & director
The promotion came as current country manager Patipan Soodarram steps up into his new role of chairman of the loss adjuster.
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- October 9 2024
Alternative risk solutions on the table for non-modelled perils at 1.1 renewals
The APAC reinsurance market is transitioning from a market of corrections to a market of solutions, Tony Gallagher, CEO, Asia Pacific, Guy Carpenter tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- October 8 2024
Compulsory motor third-party liability, high interest rates to benefit Indonesian P&C carriers: AM Best
The rating agency has revised its outlook for the country's non-life insurance segment from negative to stable, noting carriers' robust top-line results in Q1 2024.
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- October 8 2024
Allied World names Ahtarini as assistant vice president, APAC insurance operations
Singapore-based Edlina Ahtarini joins from health insurance group Aetna International where she spent eight years in senior roles, most recently as regional director for APAC plan sponsor services.
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- October 8 2024
Asian power insurance sector sees a return to ‘buyers’ market’: WTW
Renewal rates outside China are seeing a reduction of up to 10% for well-managed assets and rates are expected to further soften over the next 12 months.
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- October 8 2024
Australia to experience more severe cyclones this season on warmer seas
The Bureau of Meteorology also warned of severe thunderstorms, flooding and heatwaves until next April.
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- October 8 2024
Seoul Guarantee Insurance’s H1 loss ratios worsen as claims surge: report
Total claims paid out in the first six months reached nearly US$400m, an all-time high, and is expected to nearly double by the end of 2024.
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- October 8 2024
AA Insurance fined US$3.8m for overcharging & misleading customers: report
The High Court in Auckland found AA Insurance failed to apply discounts and misled customers in its marketing material, according to a local media report.
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- October 8 2024
Regulatory recognition key for MGAs to take off in Asia
Tech-enabled MGAs are gaining ground in China and climate change is spurring innovations in Australia, but their success hinges on supervisory approaches.
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- October 7 2024
India’s Tata AIG General Insurance MD & CEO Neelesh Garg quits: report
Garg, who has been heading the joint venture between Tata Group and AIG for over nine years, will likely start his own venture, according to a local media report.
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- October 7 2024
Indian regulator urges insurers to go public: report
In its meetings with senior insurance officials, IRDAI is nudging companies that have been in operation for more than a decade to list in a bid to align with global corporate governance standards.
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- October 7 2024
QBE Singapore elevates Joyce Cheong to head of claims, people & asset risk
Cheong is responsible for all people-related risk claims such as accident, health, workers compensation and injuries, and asset-related losses including property, motor and engineering damages.
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- October 7 2024
MNK Group launches reinsurer in Labuan, appoints CEO
The London-based insurance group's new Asia-focused carrier, to be called Mekong Re, will see Rajguru K taking the helm as chief executive.
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- October 7 2024
Carriers hop back on crypto bandwagon as local regulations, attractive rates beckon
While more (re)insurance providers have entered the market, the industry needs to guard against loose underwriting and opportunistic capacity.
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- October 7 2024
Hartford Asia powers up financial lines underwriting with Melanie Ho hire
Based in Hong Kong, Ho joined from Chubb where she began her insurance career in 2021 as an assistant underwriter.
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- October 7 2024
Typhoon Krathon’s economic losses likely reach ‘tens of million’ in Taiwan, Philippines
The local government in Taiwan's Keelung city estimated that restoration and rebuilding work related to typhoon Krathon will cause US$14.8m according to local media citing city mayor George Hsieh.
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- October 7 2024
SBI General Insurance names Vivek Mane as head of distribution, agency & broking
With two decades of experience, Mumbai-based Mane was most recently vice president & national manager for agency and retail broking at Liberty General Insurance.
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- October 4 2024
Aviso promotes Moule to group chief broking officer, Bailey to broking CEO
Formerly CEO of Adviso Broking, Jeff Moule has transitioned to the newly created position within the group. David Bailey, a founding principal and current board director, has taken over the role as CEO.
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- October 4 2024
Mahindra Insurance Brokers opens Dubai office to tap MENA reinsurance growth
The expansion allows the reinsurance broker to tap into the Middle East and North Africa market, expand client base and explore new opportunities in the region.
