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- February 12 2025
Marsh appoints ex-Wallaby Dean Mumm as Pacific sales leader
Former captain of the Australia rugby team has been with the broker since 2017 and was most recently head of corporate sport.
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- February 12 2025
BDIC unveils crypto insurance platform as it readies for Asia launch
The crypto insurer will roll out first in key Asian markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea and targets Southeast Asian markets by Q4.
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- February 12 2025
WTW expands CRB business in Japan with Marsh hire
Kohsuke Komorizono joins as head of risk and analytics, reporting to Roy Nakazawa, head of Japan and corporate risk and broking in the country.
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- February 11 2025
Howden Insurance Brokers Australia appoints head of energy transition, Pacific
Gemma Claase joins after from Marsh, having also worked for JLT Group and Aon in Germany, London and Australia.
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- February 11 2025
Who pays for climate change adaptation is the elephant in the room, says Tower chairman
Kiwi insurer's Q1 FY25 GWP rose by 6% to US$87.5m on strong volume growth as rating increases flattened on average.
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- February 11 2025
Queensland flood claims top 5,600, but more rain expected as clean-up begins
Suncorp said it has received more than 1,400 claims across its brands as of Tuesday morning.
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- February 11 2025
Gallagher-owned specialist MGA Pen Underwriting promotes new head of distribution
Melbourne-based Nick Best initially joined in March 2022 as property team manager, having previously spent 10 years at QBE.
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- February 11 2025
Assurex Global bolsters APAC presence through Huatai partnership
Beijing-based Huatai, majority-owned by China Re, will join the broker's global network of over a hundred independent partners.
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- February 11 2025
MS Amlin launches credit, political risk offering in Dubai with India, MENA markets in sight
New business line will be led by Osama Elshiekh, senior underwriter for credit and political risk, reporting to senior executive officer for MENA Vipul Gupta.
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- February 10 2025
Solomon Islands sue Korea P&I Club, MS Amlin Marine in oil spill lawsuit: report
The residents of the island are seeking up to US$38m in compensation for a 2019 grounding of a cargo ship.
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- February 10 2025
Australia’s upcover secures US$12m in Series A round funding
Round was led by RealVC, with investments from Antler Elevate's Global Fund, Betterlabs and Gandel Invest, and US$5m debt from Marshall Investments.
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- February 10 2025
Allianz Commercial taps Aon’s Josephine Tam to lead financial lines, cyber in Asia
Singapore-based Tam was most recently regional director for cyber solutions and financial institutions at Aon.
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- February 10 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets’ Dipam Pandit handed expanded Asia role
Singapore-based Pandit named regional head of broker distribution with the global (re)insurer.
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- February 10 2025
Australian MGA Market Lane promotes property team pair
Joanna Hayes and Anand Narayanan promoted within specialty commercial insurance underwriting arm, The Barn.
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- February 10 2025
Macau insurers prepare for costly RBC shift, advised to follow Hong Kong lead
As Macau gears up for the new risk-based capital regime set to replace the current solvency framework, domestic carriers may encounter operational hurdles and increased costs.
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- February 10 2025
BOC Aviation settles Irish lawsuits against insurers over stranded Russian jets: report
SMBC Aviation Capital has, meanwhile, reached settlements with Swiss Re and Scor Europe, two of the 18 insurers it is pursuing litgation against.
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- February 10 2025
MG Non-Life owner to move court as talks with union break down: report
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation's sale of the insurer to Meritz Fire & Marine has been stuck over the labour union's opposition.
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- February 7 2025
LA wildfires unlikely to impact APAC (re)insurers due to ‘limited’ exposure: Fitch
Rating agency expects insured losses from the wildfires to significantly exceed previous records, with industry estimates ranging from US$35-50bn.
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- February 7 2025
India’s employees’ unions oppose ‘irresponsible, derogatory’ FDI hike: reports
All India Insurance Employees Association demands 'immediate' withdrawal of the proposal to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to 100%.
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- February 7 2025
Great Eastern General Insurance Malaysia names Jeremy Yeap as CEO
Yeap succeeds Ng Kok Kheng, who retired at the end of January having served as CEO for 17 years.
