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- May 7 2024
Arch Australia hires Michael Faulkner as distribution & engagement lead
Joining from Vero, Faulkner will be in charge of creating business development opportunities for all product lines in the newly created role.
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- May 7 2024
McLarens promotes Tina Sheehan to southern regional manager for New Zealand
Sheehan joined the global loss adjuster in 2019 as its third-party administration, national motor business manager.
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- May 7 2024
Opinion: India’s marine insurance gambit poses questions of the West’s Russia sanctions
Indian regulator's approval to three new Russian insurers backed by the sanctioned Russian National Reinsurance points to tectonic shifts in the industry.
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- May 7 2024
BYD arm gets regulatory greenlight to offer motor cover in China
Shenzhen BYD P&C Insurance, owned by China's biggest EV maker, has been allowed to offer compulsory traffic accident liability insurance in seven provinces and in Shenzhen.
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- May 6 2024
Zurich Hong Kong appoints Chen Wai Khong as head of property
Chen will relocate to the SAR from Kuala Lumpur, where he was regional property underwriter for Allianz.
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- May 6 2024
Asian insurance pricing moderates across lines but Japan, Taiwan, Philippines buck the trend: Marsh
Japan was the only Asian country that saw price increases in all lines of business, other cat-exposed markets like Taiwan, Philippines and Indonesia saw strong hikes in property classes but saw varying trends in other lines.
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- May 6 2024
Crawford Australia elevates Stephen Stafford to head of forensic accounting
Brisbane-based Stafford takes over Graham Peters, who has now been made head of class actions.
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- May 6 2024
World Bank debuts US$150m Jamaica hurricane cat bond in Hong Kong
The second World Bank bond to list in Hong Kong will offer cover to the Caribbean island state against tropical cyclone events for the next four hurricane seasons up to 2027 and will have a parametric trigger.
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- May 6 2024
Local expertise and investors key to Hong Kong’s cat bond hub ambitions
Rising climate risks in the greater China region highlight Hong Kong's potential as an ILS hub, but an informed pool of investors and professional services ecosystems are important to grow the market further.
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- May 6 2024
Torrential rain grounds air traffic, floods carparks in Guangdong, Hong Kong
Torrential rains brought localised floodings, inundated carparks in Hong Kong, and delayed flights in the Guangdong province, hitting a surge of weekend travellers who visited China coastal cities during the long May-day holiday.
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- May 6 2024
Australian cyclone pool’s aggregate building exposure exceeds US$1trn
Approximately 95% of the market in terms of premium has joined the ARPC as of December 31 with a total quarterly premium of US$156m.
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- May 6 2024
El Niño-aggravated extreme heat threatens Vietnam: national weather agency
The temperature in two towns reached 44 degrees Celsius last week and May weather is expected to be 1.5 to 2.5 degrees higher than in previous years, says National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
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- May 6 2024
Indonesia’s Sulawesi island flood and landslide kill 14, damage over 1,000 houses
Floods as high as three metres swept 42 houses off their foundations, covered 13 sub-districts under water and mud and led to over 100 residents being evacuated.
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- May 3 2024
Allianz Australia-owned Club Marine names new CEO
The boat insurance specialist will be led Tim Wiles, who has been serving as the interim chief executive from November last year.
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- May 3 2024
Canterbury earthquake lawsuit going to appeals court may weigh on EQC reinsurance renewals
With the class action over underpayment of claims headed to the Court of Appeals, more claimants could join the litigation at a time when the New Zealand Earthquake Commission is looking to secure higher limits at the June 1 renewals.
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- May 2 2024
Peak Re reports best-ever net profit of US$200m in FY 2023, COR down to 87.3%
The Hong Kong carrier's reinsurance revenue saw a 14.6% year-on-year decline in FY 2023 at US$1.56 billion.
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- May 2 2024
Chubb elevates Christopher Thirlwall to Australia’s accident & health senior manager
A Chubb veteran for the past eight years, Thirlwall has been promoted to senior relationship manager in charge of leading key distribution strategies for the division.
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- May 2 2024
Australia’s FY 2023 nat cat insured losses at US$850m: ICA
Despite the year-end catastrophes, incurred claims in 2023 dropped 78% to AU$1.76bn, and claims recorded were 57% lower compared to 2022.
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- May 2 2024
IRDAI’s set to approve Hinduja‘s acquisition of Reliance Capital’s insurance units: report
The regulator's approval is key to the conclusion of Reliance Capital's ongoing bankruptcy proceedings within the time-frame prescribed by a local tribunal.
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- May 2 2024
Chubb promotes Kate Burke to international personal lines head for APAC
Singapore-based Burke will be responsible for growing the insurer’s motor, residential, specialty and high-net-worth business lines across the region.
