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- April 17 2025
Exclusive: Integra regional MD Tony Chapman to join Crawford
Singapore-based Chapman will start in a newly created role as head of global technical services for Asia in May, IAN understands.
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- April 16 2025
Markel to buy P&I specialist MGA Meco
The MGA with presence in Shanghai, London and Dubai will integrate into the specialty (re)insurer but will continue to operate through its brands Charterers P&I Club, Transmarine and Aurora P&I.
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- April 16 2025
India’s ICICI Lombard profit after tax up 30.7% to US$301.2m, COR improves to 102.8% in FY25
The carrier's GWP for the period increased by 10.4% to US$3.3bn.
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- April 15 2025
Peak Re takes China Re’s Claudia Chong as vice president
New role spans multiline treaty underwriting, contract wordings review, treaty structure solutions, data analytics and pricing.
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- April 15 2025
Aon expands Asia M&A and transaction solutions team with director hire
Singapore-based Cindy Yeo joins the team led by Xianwei Lee as director of transaction solutions for Asia.
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- April 15 2025
Kshitij Chirimar joins Arundo Re as senior underwriter for Indian subcontinent
Delhi-based Chirimar previously held strategic positions at Verity Knowledge Solutions and Ace Insurance Brokers.
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- April 14 2025
Peak Re’s outlook upgraded to positive on declining contagion risk from Fosun: Moody’s
The rating agency said that it expects the reinsurer's underwriting profitability will remain solid over the next 12-18 months.
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- April 14 2025
Generali GC&C taps Tokio Marine Asia’s deputy CEO as global head amid major restructure
Philippe Vezio relocates to Milan having spent the last six years in Singapore.
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- April 14 2025
Marsh Hong Kong promotes Andy Wong to specialty MD, consultancy group leader
He previously held the role of senior vice president, leading the practice of credit specialties and Marsh's consulting service for insurers.
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- April 14 2025
Munich Re elevates Tim Tse to head of fac, corporate for Southeast Asia
He has been working at the reinsurer for 10 months, most recently as a senior engineering underwriter.
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- April 14 2025
NFRA introduces updated insurance consolidation rules
Companies will have to focus on preventing risks that can spread within the group, separate risks and prevent issues like capital duplication and excessive borrowing.
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- April 14 2025
Myanmar insurers temporarily halt new disaster coverage after quake: reports
Existing natural disaster insurance policies are allowed to be renewed and extended, but it remains uncertain when the sales of new policies will resume.
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- April 14 2025
Insurance claims from South Korea wildfires near 5,000, mostly for crops: report
Insurers have paid out at least US$131,800, while assessing damage for crop-related claims is expected to take time.
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- April 14 2025
India’s Anand Rathi Insurance Brokers appoints Sumit Dutt as chief executive, principal officer
Mumbai-based Dutt was previously director of sales with Edme Insurance Brokers, where he worked for one year and six months from May 2023.
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- April 11 2025
‘Tariffs are just one piece of the puzzle’: Aon’s Asia head of shipping
Oliver Miloschewsky tells IAN's Between The Lines podcast that 'tariffs are easy to impose, but the effects tend to be very long-term'.
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- April 11 2025
Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation announces measures to counter US tariffs
The corporation will extend free pre-shipment cover for SMEs, provide a 50% discount for other policyholders and reduce premium for emerging markets.
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- April 10 2025
US tariffs may slow premium growth in trade-related P&C lines, raise claim costs: Moody’s
Supply chain disruptions and lower trade volumes could significantly reduce insurance demand for certain lines in Asia like marine cargo and credit.
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- April 10 2025
Allied World hands Ada Lui expanded role as deputy head of Hong Kong branch
Role is in addition to her current position as senior vice president and head of APAC pricing.
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- April 10 2025
Fitch downgrades five Chinese insurers in line with sovereign rating action
The rating action was on export credit insurer Sinosure and China Taiping Insurance and its three subsidiaries.
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- April 10 2025
With wildfires becoming more intense, damaging and frequent, insurers eye new approaches to coverage
Events in South Korea and Japan highlight the rising threat of wildfire risks in areas and nations where they have traditionally been seen as a non-peak peril.
