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- May 27 2024
Gallagher Re beefs up India agriculture team with two new hires
New Delhi-based Naveen Sharma and Mumbai-based Cherukumalli Kiroj Kumar have joined the global broker's agriculture specialty team in India.
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- May 27 2024
Asta looks to regional underwriters as it seeks new Lloyd’s Asia syndicates
The third-party managing agent is keen to develop a local syndicate directly onto the Lloyd’s Asia platform, says group director Simon Norton.
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- May 27 2024
Fairfax Asia chair Ramaswamy Athappan passes away, aged 78
The MS First Capital Insurance chief executive and insurance industry doyen died in Singapore on May 22.
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- May 27 2024
Insured losses from Noto earthquake at US$540m: GIAJ
The non-life insurers have settled 67% of the 140,539 accepted claims from across the prefectures hit by the January 1 tremors.
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- May 24 2024
Allianz is lead insurer for Singapore Airlines turbulence-hit flight: report
The extreme turbulence led to the death of a 73-year-old man, with 20 remaining in intensive care.
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- May 24 2024
HKIA appoints new executive directors for GI and long-term business
Lee Moung-mo will have oversight of general business, while Marty Lui will take charge of long-term business.
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- May 24 2024
Sedgwick Australia hires Sophie Henderson as forensic accounting services partner
Melbourne-based Henderson has 14 years of experience specialising in complex economic loss claims across various industries.
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- May 24 2024
Japan’s big 4 admit to leaking customer data to competitors: report
Agencies handling policies for Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Insurance, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance were sharing motor insurance customers' names, policy numbers, premium amounts and maturity dates.
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- May 24 2024
Revival in property treaty appetite promises favourable outcomes for cedents mid-year
Key renewals for Australia and New Zealand are likely to follow the experience of 1.1 and 1.4, with growing demand for catastrophe risks at current pricing and terms.
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- May 24 2024
South-East Asia accounts for a third of global ship losses in 2023: Allianz Commercial
South China, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines, is the main ship loss hotspot globally last year.
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- May 23 2024
Aon elevates Wen Chen to APAC reinsurance agriculture leader
Singapore-based Chen, who was most recently Aon's head of agriculture for Greater China, will explore new regional reinsurance and retrocession opportunities in the sector.
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- May 23 2024
WTW ropes in Alex Rosati from Marsh as Asia head of claims
With over 30 years of experience in underwriting, claims and litigation, Rosati will focus on all aspects of WTW’s claims proposition across all business lines.
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- May 23 2024
Gallagher Re promotes George Sherriff as Japan CEO, Tsuyoshi Noguchi to become chairman
Sherriff, who has been executive director at Gallagher Re since 2021, will retain oversight over global client proposition across Asia Pacific even after transitioning to the new role.
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- May 23 2024
Generali Hong Kong launches fine art insurance for private collectors
The insurer's art insurance solutions division, ARTE Generali, plans to extend the offering in Hong Kong to corporate collections, museums and exhibitions later this year.
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- May 23 2024
Fairfax-backed Go Digit makes a quiet trading debut
The US$314m IPO was priced at the top end of the price band valuing the digital insurer at US$3bn.
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- May 23 2024
Australia’s Bellrock builds out construction risk team with two specialist hires
Simon Gray and Carina Bogaard, who are specialists in construction professionals’ risks, join the broker's Sydney office.
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- May 23 2024
Sedgwick expands marine team in Indonesia with two new hires
As average adjusters, Fahrizal and Kanya Manohara will seek to enhance the global loss adjuster's marine capabilities in the region.
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- May 23 2024
AUB completes US$132m placement for Pacific Indemnity deal
The Australian broker issued 7.3m new shares in a private placement primarily to fund the Pacific Indemnity acquisition, with excess funds allocated for other M&A deals in the pipeline.
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- May 23 2024
Brokers eye parametric possibilities in Asia for nat cats and beyond
Intermediaries are taking the index-based products route to provide coverage for risks that were once considered too complex or too difficult to insure.
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- May 22 2024
Aon promotes Sharad Vishvanath as enterprise client leader in India
In his new role, Vishvanath will focus on advising large clients on complex issues relating to risk and human capital.
