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- July 31 2024
HKIA to charge intermediary licence fees from September 23
The fee will be applicable for insurance brokers and agencies applying for a new licence, renewing licence, adding a line of business and for approval of responsible officers.
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- July 31 2024
S&P Global upgrades Japan P&I outlook to ‘positive’ on strong capital position
Japan P&I will likely strengthen its capital level further and maintain solid profitability. Its has accumulated a large amount of free reserves in FY2023.
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- July 31 2024
Lockton names Sean Solis as Asia chief financial officer
Solis, who was overseas finance managerat the broker, will relocate from London to Singapore for his new role, which he is taking over from Christoph Alsleben.
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- July 31 2024
Suncorp to ‘sharpen focus on delivering insurance’ as bank sale closes
The Queensland-based insurer has completed the sale of its banking arm to ANZ first announced in 2022 and expects to net US$2.7bn from the transaction.
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- July 31 2024
HDI Global restructures Australian leadership amid Middle East expansion
Karina Rodriguez Diaz and Stevan Bonic takes over from Willem van Wyk and John Morrell, who will head HDI's new office in Dubai.
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- July 30 2024
Claims from Singapore oil spill set to exceed British Marine’s limit of liability
The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds and the QBE-owned insurer have opened a claims submission office to facilitate compensation for those affected by the incident, according to a joint statement.
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- July 30 2024
APAC renewables market to see tighter capacity, new tech and cat risks coverages: WTW
At the same time, the ongoing competition with new market entrants and potential for a La Niña year keep rates steady and parametric solutions are becoming more popular despite integration challenges.
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- July 30 2024
Sedgwick launches Asian energy claims solutions with two senior hires
Neil Best has been appointed as energy director while Liew Boon Tat joins as executive energy adjuster for major and complex loss in the loss adjuster's Singapore office.
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- July 30 2024
Delta Underwriting expands into accident and health business with HDI hire
Based in Singapore, Lisa Leow will lead the development of portfolio strategy and growth for accident and health (A&H) complementary to existing business lines.
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- July 30 2024
Ausure acquires Queensland’s Coastsure Insurance Brokers
Coastsure will continue to operate as it has prior to the merger, but with access to more resources and a larger team of insurance broking specialists.
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- July 30 2024
India’s insurtech InsuranceDekho gets greenlight to offer reinsurance service: report
With the licence upgrade, the startup aims to use technology and data analytics to offer reinsurance services at competitive prices.
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- July 30 2024
Asian renewables underwriting witnessing ‘positive shift’ in expertise and capacity
With more large-scale projects now “fully placed” in the region, the market needs to address regulatory and financing hurdles for local underwriting to flourish.
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- July 30 2024
Allianz among bidders for RACQ insurance unit: report
The Australian business is looking to exit the motor insurance business in a sale process run by Bank of America.
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- July 29 2024
Tune Protect CFO How Kim Lian to succeed Rohit Nambiar as group CEO
The Malaysian general insurer has also hired Pacific Insurance's Teoh Kek Pin as its new chief financial officer.
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- July 29 2024
Beazley promotes claims lead Jessica Schappell as head of Asia Pacific
Schappell takes over from Lucien Mounier, who has recently been appointed the insurer's head of Europe, cyber risks.
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- July 29 2024
AIG strengthens Pacific team with two senior BHSI hires
The specialty carrier has appointed Jason Sheehan as head of commercial property and business pack, Australia, and Niall O'Connell as head of inland marine, Pacific.
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- July 29 2024
AIG lands BHSI’s Dimitry Zilberud as APAC head of marine
Sydney-based Zilberud was most recently senior vice president, head of marine – retail, US and Australasia, at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance.
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- July 29 2024
Axa XL reshuffles Asia leadership new specialty and P&C heads
The specialty (re)insurer has appointed Todd Wilhelm as head of specialty, Asia, and Guillaume Parard as head of P&C for the region.
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- July 29 2024
Marsh strengthens Pacific healthcare practice with Aon specialist
The broker has hired Sydney-based Samir Sofat as healthcare practice leader for the region.
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- July 29 2024
Allianz hires Athena Fan from Axis Capital as head of liability for South-East Asia
Fan has relocated from Toronto to Singapore to assume her new role and will report to Ciarán O'Shaughnessy, regional head of liability for Asia Pacific.
