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- May 23 2025
Axa ‘among the first’ to utilise new Hong Kong re-domicile regime, to move Bermudan unit
Hong Kong government passed the inward company re-domiciliation regime last week.
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- May 23 2025
Asia warming to MGAs as regulators, capacity providers embrace niche underwriting: Qubit’s Helen Ye
Hong Kong MGA eyes regional expansion as it plans to 'become a leading underwriter in the digital asset space across Asia Pacific'.
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- May 22 2025
German insurer SV partners with Japan’s Zenkyoren to debut US$100m earthquake bond
The 3-year bond covers losses from Japan on an indemnity basis and across Germany on a parametric basis.
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- May 22 2025
AIG Australia & New Zealand CEO Grant Cairns to depart, Kathleen Warden appointed GM
Warden and New Zealand GM Liam Pomfret will report directly to regional president Chirs Colahan.
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- May 22 2025
Lockton promotes Piers Hughes to head of placement for Asia
Singapore-based Hughes has been with Lockton for almost five and a half years.
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- May 22 2025
Lloyd’s elevates Janus Cheung to head of market development for Asia
Singapore-based Cheung has been with Lloyd's for almsot two and a half years.
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- May 22 2025
Philippines’ insurance penetration grows to 1.89% in Q1 2025: IC
The Insurance Commission attributed the improvement to the faster premium growth, with the non-life NWP rising 19.3% to US$365m, mostly supported by the motor and fire lines.
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- May 22 2025
Axa XL gives Jamie Chambers expanded role as greater China CEO
Chambers will continue to lead Hong Kong business while also taking on broader leadership responsibilities across China, Macau, and Taiwan.
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- May 22 2025
Australian competition watchdog clears IAG’s RACQ acquisition
ACCC said Suncorp, Allianz and QBE, and newer entrants such as Youi, Auto & General, and Hollard will continue to compete in Queensland.
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- May 21 2025
Axa XL promotes Tavpraneet Singh to CUO for international financial lines, APAC and Europe
Singh will be responsible for the underwriting strategy for professional indemnity, management liability, financial institutions, cyber, and M&A.
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- May 21 2025
‘One-in-500-year’: ICA declares NSW flooding a significant event
Event may be escalated to an insurance catastrophe if there is a significant increase in claim numbers or complexity, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says.
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- May 21 2025
Marsh appointed broker for Royal Australian Navy’s maritime insurance program
Program may include six new Hunter-class frigates, three Hobart-class destroyers, 11 new general-purpose frigates, six new large optionally crewed surface vessels, as well as naval infrastructure precinct in South Australia.
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- May 21 2025
India’s competition regulator approves Bajaj’s acquisition of Allianz JV stakes
Allianz CFO Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre affirmed that the insurer is considering deploying a portion of the proceeds into the Indian market over time.
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- May 21 2025
MSIG Singapore names Jerry Pai as senior vice president, head of corporate distribution
Pai, who has over 20 years of senior leadership experience in financial services, joins from St. James' Place.
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- May 21 2025
Canopius adds professional lines underwriter in Australia
Mark Butterworth joins the Lloyd’s carrier in Melbourne from Dual Australia.
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- May 21 2025
Japanese insurance groups lean on overseas arms to post record results
The country's big three insurers reported a mixed bag of domestic results, but international businesses posted strong growth.
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- May 20 2025
AIG takes Chubb’s Thanathon Kiratipasuk as Thailand GM, CEO
Bangkok-based Kiratipasuk spent the last 13 years at Chubb, most recently as chief of consumer lines
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- May 20 2025
FWD Group’s Hong Kong IPO would be ‘credit positive’: Moody’s Ratings
Hong Kong-based insurer said on Monday that it had refiled its application, in what is a third attempt to list in the city.
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- May 20 2025
Tokio Marine Group’s FY24 NWP up 10% to US$36.7bn
Top-line results in line with the projections and strong due to rate increases domestically and internationally, product revisions for fire and motor and expanded specialty lines sales.
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- May 20 2025
MS&AD nearly doubles group profits to US$5bn, driven by record domestic results
Overseas subsidiaries achieved 35% profit growth despite a decline in profits for Lloyd's and reinsurance.
