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- November 1 2024
Japanese watchdog fines non-life insurers US$13m for price fixing
The report highlighted the summary of violations of antitrust rules by Mitsui Sumitomo, Sompo Japan , Aioi Nissay Dowa and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire.
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- November 1 2024
APRA applies additional US$6.6m capital requirement to Pacific International Insurance
The regulator identified fundamental deficiencies in Pacific’s oversight and control of its existing binder holder business and risk management framework, including weaknesses in accountability and adequacy of resourcing.
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- November 1 2024
QBE closes US$1.6bn LPT deal with RiverStone International and Enstar
The deal was effective July 1 this year and includes non-core long-tail reserves that were not subject to prior reinsurance transactions and a small number of other portfolios of various subsidiaries of the insurer, including Lloyd’s syndicates.
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- November 1 2024
QBE Asia promotes Jeyasakthi Ratnasingam to head risk and compliance
Kuala Lumpur-based Ratnasingam will lead the risk and compliance strategy and ensure that adequate controls, procedures and processes are in place to meet legal and regulatory requirements across all business functions.
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- November 1 2024
APAC cyber uptake still low despite softer pricing, ample capacity
While carriers are developing a better understanding of cyber risk, there is a need for further education to address the protection gap, especially in emerging markets.
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- November 1 2024
APAC reinsurers prioritise profit amid slower premium growth: AM Best
Asian reinsurers have restructured their retro programs, leading to adjustments in cat capacity and a reduction in cat exposure accumulation, says AM Best’s Christie Lee.
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- November 1 2024
Non-proportional reinsurance terms remain attractive: Hannover Re
Hannover Re’s Sharon Ooi tells InsuranceAsia News that market dynamics are shifting due to unexpected losses and geopolitical uncertainties, emphasising the importance of aligning pricing with risk.
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- November 1 2024
SIRC 2024: This year’s key talking points
As the who’s who of global reinsurance gather in the Lion City for the biggest renewals jamboree of the year in the region, here is a highlight of the topics that InsuranceAsia News believes are likely to dominate the discussions.
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- November 1 2024
Demand rockets for insurance products in South-East Asia: Moody’s
To thrive amid climate change and regulatory shifts, reinsurers are adopting advanced data analytics for better risk management and pricing, says Andrew Hare from Moody’s.
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- November 1 2024
Canopius’ APAC expansion builds around specialty lines demand
The priority for Canopius is to maintain disciplined growth in the specialty lines where it has a differentiated offering, like energy, marine, agriculture treaty, and structured credit, says regional chief executive SK Lee.
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- November 1 2024
Market’s willingness to deploy capacity is certainly back: Gallagher Re
Gallagher Re’s Mark O’Brien says negotiations around retentions, and terms and conditions to be a little easier in the coming renewals.
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- November 1 2024
Specialty growth, Australia, Dubai operations fire up Markel’s APAC growth
The Lloyd’s player, set to grow premiums by 40% in 2024, is seeing strong demand for the war, renewable energy, and casualty classes in the region, says Christian Stobbs.
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- November 1 2024
SIRC diary: Stormy weather
Flooding, of course, is nothing new, but even to the most casual observer, it would now appear unarguable that the severity and intensity of flood losses is a serious problem
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- November 1 2024
APAC’s economic surge to drive global insurance market growth: Gallagher Re
The cyber insurance market in the Asia Pacific region is growing at an annual rate of about 50%, according to the broker's latest regional market watch.
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- October 31 2024
Late-season Typhoon Kong-rey causes disruption in Taiwan, set to bring heavy rains to Shanghai
The biggest storm to make landfall on the island could see property and BI losses as well as the risk of an oil spill from a beached cargo ship on the northern coast.
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- October 31 2024
Sompo, Bigmotor to investigate past claims frauds to compensate customers
Bigmotor has changed its name to BALM following the scandal and is planning to announce a concrete recovery strategy for customers next month.
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- October 31 2024
AUB Group to focus on building out its UK retail capabilities in FY 2025
The Australian broking group has combined the Tysers retail arm with Movo and Momentum to form a new UK retail unit, which will be led by recently named chief executive Bob Pybus.
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- October 31 2024
Qubit takes Fusion’s Damian Lynch as digital asset insurance CUO
Sydney-based Lynch will reporting to the specialist MGA's CEO Helen Ye and will be responsible for leading the firm's underwriting strategy in the digital asset space.
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- October 31 2024
India and Korea bright spots in FM’s regional play
Growing Asian economies drive demand for data-driven risk mitigation, say the mutual's regional leaders James Thompson and Tan Hian Hong.
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- October 31 2024
Steamship sets benchmark for P&I clubs with 5% general increase for 2025 renewal
The IG P&I club has also announced a capital distribution of 12.5% of the 2024-25 mutual P&I premium to its members who renew in 2025.