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- March 28 2023
Chubb signs 15-year GI bancassurance deal with Hang Seng Bank
The new partnership, which replaces an agreement with QBE, will launch in July.
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- March 28 2023
PICC P&C underwriting profit jumps 579%, COR improves to 97.6%
The Beijing-headquartered insurer's GWP grew to US$71bn with non-motor lines growing 11.4% year-on-year.
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- March 28 2023
China Pacific P&C COR improves to 97.3%, non-motor sales spurt
The Chinese giant's P&C GWP climbed 11.6% to US$23.8bn in FY 2022.
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- March 28 2023
Sinosure underwriting results to see ‘marginal’ growth in long term: Fitch Ratings
The rating agency has affirmed the Chinese trade credit insurer's rating as A+ (strong) with a stable outlook.
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- March 28 2023
Lexasure-Blimobil deal to offer specialty reinsurance products
Blimobil is looking to offer insurance for cyber, asset protection, usage-based motor, home appliances and extended warranty.
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- March 27 2023
Miller bolsters Singapore energy team with engineering hire
Boni Dipati will join in April as a risk engineer and was most recently a risk consultant specialist at FM Global.
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- March 27 2023
World Bank’s largest cat bond to list on Hong Kong bourse
The US$630m bonds-swaps combo, which provides earthquake coverage to the government of Chile, will start trading on the city exchange on March 28.
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- March 27 2023
India renewals to see prices climb 10-35%
The market is likely to see property, fire and marine premiums correcting as negotiations hit their final week.
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- March 27 2023
Marsh McLennan appoints Sanjay Kedia India CEO
The Marsh India country head will assume an additional role in the ongoing senior leadership shuffle in the region.
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- March 24 2023
China Taiping’s Macau P&C arm could see 71% COR ‘normalise’ this year: AM Best
The economy in the gambling mecca is showing signs of recovery from the pandemic with tourists returning.
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- March 24 2023
Lloyd’s Asia GWP growth ‘in line’ with global figure of 19%
Iain Ferguson, Lloyd’s regional director APAC, Middle East & Africa, said FY 2022 expansion had been driven by specialist classes, property, financial lines and treaty.
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- March 24 2023
Japan H3 rocket failure losses trigger domestic aviation pool
With the launch costs estimated at around US$50m, the loss won’t spill over to international reinsurers.
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- March 23 2023
Japanese shipper seeks sovereign guarantee for war-risk vessels: report
NYK Line has asked the government to consider offering support similar to a 2012 bill that benefited tanker owners transporting Iranian oil amid European Union sanctions.
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- March 23 2023
GCube bets on Australia’s green transition
The Tokio Marine-backed MGA’s chief executive Fraser McLachlan discusses Australia expansion and Asia Pacific strategy.
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- March 23 2023
Lloyd’s appoints Emma Loynes as Asia CEO
Loynes, who is head of commercial transformation within the market's directorate in London, will also take charge as permanent country manager for Singapore from May 1.
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- March 23 2023
India’s Reliance Jio plans insurance foray: report
India's biggest conglomerate has hired senior executives from state-owned insurers and is set to approach IRDAI for general and life carrier licences .
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- March 22 2023
Droughts in China and Australia floods push 2022 nat cat insured bill above US$100bn: Swiss Re
Hurricane Ian, inflation and growing property exposure were also key drivers for claims last year.
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- March 22 2023
Sun Hung Kai Properties Insurance underwriting results to outperform peers: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the Hong Kong insurer's rating at A (excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- March 22 2023
Further correction to Asia marine likely to be elusive
The market is still under-priced but rate increases lag behind the European and US markets.
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- March 22 2023
Great Eastern Holdings elevates Soon Tit Koon as chairman
Current chairman Koh Beng Seng will step down during the next annual general meeting.
