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- July 19 2024
China Huanong P&C downgraded for poor capital raising ability
The global rating agency has downgraded the carrier's rating to 'BBB-' from 'BBB' with a negative outlook due to investment losses.
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- July 19 2024
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance’s long-term line results to improve: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the carrier's financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (Excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- July 19 2024
South Korea’s MG Non-Life insurance gets no bidder third time in a row
Private equity firms JC Flowers and Dayli Partners, which participated in the preliminary bid in April and conducted due diligence on it, have dropped out of the deal.
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- July 19 2024
South Korea’s ‘heaviest-in-200-years’ rain to lead to motor, crop losses
The event is likely to see reinsurers introduce coverage limits for parking lots and trigger pay-outs from the government’s agricultural and fishery disaster reinsurance program.
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- July 19 2024
Marsh’s Pacific senior leaders Andrew Fluitsma and John Mutton depart
Mutton, who was the MD and head of corporate and commercial, has been on gardening leave since March, while former Honan CEO Fluitsma, who took over the role in March, is understood have left as well, IAN understands.
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- July 18 2024
Lockton opens Adelaide office, Matthew Linke, Andrew Thornton join as directors
The new office is part of its South Australia growth strategy, which aims to strengthen its existing workers’ compensation claims and injury management consulting expertise.
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- July 18 2024
LM Re sets up in Australia with Aon’s Mark De La Mare in charge
The Liberty Mutual reinsurer will replace ARUS MGA that previously managed its Australasia portfolio written through Lloyd’s.
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- July 18 2024
Specialty MGA Qubit ropes in Arbol’s Peter Xia as chief actuary, reinsurance
New Jersey-based Xia joins from parametric and climate specialist Arbol where he was chief pricing actuary.
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- July 18 2024
Howden Hong Kong takes Marsh’s Flora Fong as executive director for business strategy and growth
In her new role, Fong will engage with large, complex and multinational clients and drive discussions on critical topics such as climate risk and resilience, energy transition, digital transformation, cyber and political risks.
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- July 18 2024
Zurich’s Maureen Ung joins Everest as head of claims, Singapore
Ung has been Zurich's chief claims officer since August 2022.
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- July 18 2024
Market dynamics positive despite geopolitical, climate risks headwinds
Severe weather events, projected to rise by 5-7% every year, geopolitical unrest, and supply chain disruption are the main systemic perils that put pressure on the insurers, according to SwissRe Corso CUO Kera McDonald.
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- July 18 2024
Asia reports lower than average economic losses due to perils in H1 2024: Gallagher Re
An active first half of 2024 saw the global economic losses at US$128bn, close to the decadal average at US$133bn.
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- July 18 2024
Virtual asset insurance to become mandatory in Korea from tomorrow
Local media reports suggest carriers are charging premiums ranging from 5% to 12%.
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- July 18 2024
Texel names Angela Chang Asia MD as William Shaw assumes global role
Shaw will relocate to London as deputy CEO of the political risk and credit specialist broker.
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- July 17 2024
Allianz makes US$1.6bn offer for 51% of Singapore’s Income Insurance
The offer is subject to the approval of the shareholders of Income Insurance for the amendments to the constitution and the proposed name change.
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- July 17 2024
Malaysian Re proposes new global climate models in assessing South-East Asia climate risk
The company's most recent report suggests that newer climate models, which acknowledge global warming, may be more effective in predicting climate losses than legacy models that only rely on historical weather data.
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- July 17 2024
Munich Re elevates Thibault Imbert as principal for digital solutions P&C
He will support Munich Re's clients on their primary insurance challenges and ambition and report to Weihao Choo, head of consulting.
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- July 17 2024
Opinion: Insurers in Asia need to heed shadow banking warning
Given the scale of the casualty offering which has been rolled out to financial institutions across Asia in recent years, it would be surprising if more fall-outs don’t emerge given the volatile nature of many of the risks assumed by the sector.
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- July 17 2024
Mitsui Sumitomo-backed Haven Underwriting launches in Australia
Sydney-based MGA, founded by Barnaby Williams, will offer industrial special risk property cover.
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- July 16 2024
Chubb elevates Ben Howell as country president for Australia and New Zealand
Howell replaces Peter Kelaher, who has been appointed division president of continental Europe, Middle East and North Africa at Chubb.
