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- March 5 2025
Axa XL names Sylvie Gleises Asia CEO, replaces Gilles Fromageot
She will continue to serve as CEO for Axa XL Singapore insurance operations having joined AXA Group in 2006.
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- March 4 2025
Lockton taps Jay Sharma as regional head of specialties, Asia
Sharma will relocate to Singapore from New York and report directly to Asia CEO Tony Hardy, having previously worked for Marsh, Aon, and WTW.
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- March 4 2025
IRDAI extends 4% obligatory cession for FY26 renewals
Cession applies to policies attaching in the FY26, and will be placed with GIC Re.
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- March 4 2025
Thailand’s Allianz Ayudhya targets 12% premium growth amid product expansion
The carrier will focus on health, SME and home products, while also growing Allianz Commercial's property, engineering, transportation, and liability offerings for large businesses and corporates.
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- March 4 2025
Japan’s FSA to investigate life carriers’ reinsurance deals with global funds: report
Regulator is concerned about the concentration of reinsurers operating in Bermuda as the trend gains momentum ahead of a new solvency regime being introduced on April 1.
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- March 4 2025
Mitsui Sumitomo eyes global cyber expansion with US$30m Coalition investment
Funding builds on the Japanese insurer's strategic partnerships with the cyber specialist MGA in Australia and Japan.
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- March 3 2025
Mercer Taiwan president Terence Hsu takes on expanded role as Marsh McLennan Taiwan CEO
Follows Seth Peller's appointment as CEO of Marsh McLennan for Hong Kong and Macau.
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- March 3 2025
Portfolio rejig improving underwriting margins for India’s second-largest non-life general insurer: AM Best
Global ratings agency confirms financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and a long-term issuer credit rating of bbb+ (Good) for ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company.
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- March 3 2025
Allianz Malaysia’s FY24 general insurance GWP rises 13.8% to US$775m
But insurer refrains from issuing profit forecast or guarantee for FY25.
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- March 3 2025
Aon completes acquisition of Mitsubishi Chemical’s in-house agency business in Japan
Aon will provide corporate and personal lines insurance to MCG companies and its employees in Japan.
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- March 3 2025
Allianz Commercial appoints Rosa Ficarra as APAC ART head
Ficarra will relocate from London, and be responsible for new and renewal alternative risk transfer (ART) business in Asia and Australia.
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- March 3 2025
Chubb to buy Liberty Mutual’s P&C arms in Thailand, Vietnam
Two Liberty insurance businesses produced approximately US$275m in net premiums written in 2024.
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- March 3 2025
MSI to improve underwriting profitability, driven by steady rate hikes: Fitch
Global rating agency affirms insurer rating of A+ (strong) with a stable outlook.
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- March 3 2025
Thailand’s non-life 2023 underwriting profit at US$380m after US$1.5bn loss in 2022: AM Best
Rebound attributed to a rise in premium income and a decline in claims incurred, the rating agency said in its country report.
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- March 3 2025
Tune Protect’s insurance revenue up 4% to US$87.2m in FY24
Net insurance service result more than doubled, mainly attributable to improvement in the acquisition cost due to changes in the company's portfolio mix, as well as a lower reinsurance ratio.
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- February 28 2025
Swiss Re’s 1.1 APAC renewals growth slows down
Reinsurer's 2% increase in regional premium volume this year contrasts the 5% growth reported in last year’s January 1 renewals.
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- February 27 2025
Japan’s deadly heavy snow likely to lead to property, BI claims with limited exposure
Regional loss adjusters tell IAN that record snowfall in Niigata, Ishikawa and Nagano prefectures, as well as other areas of Japan, has already led to travel delays, car accidents and property damage.
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- February 27 2025
Swiss Re CorSo unveils market units structure, names Robert Hunziker Asia head
Kevin Bates has been designated market unit head for Australia and New Zealand with the new organisational structure set to roll out from June 1.
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- February 27 2025
Hong Kong’s Nova Insurance H1 FY25 revenue up 8.3% to US$8.1m
Broker expects to record 'very substantial growth' in H2, as revenue from the purchase of Beijing Nova Insurance Services will be counted.
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- February 27 2025
Exclusive: Circles Group hands Julie Quach, Kenneth Tan expanded roles as Asia co-regional directors
Quach is in the process of being appointed Hong Kong responsible officer, while Tan has assumed the role of responsible officer for Singapore.
