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- June 2 2023
Union Insurance to sustain growth, solvency ratio despite Covid losses: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed an insurer rating of A- (excellent) with a stable outlook for the Taiwanese carrier.
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- June 2 2023
Miller taps Lockton’s Craig McCoig-Lees for APAC reinsurance build-out
Singapore-based McCoig-Lees will support the broker's facultative and treaty offerings in the region.
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- June 2 2023
Volante targets treaty, fac and M&A cover with Lloyd’s Asia launch
The specialty player will be led by Amy Fu in Singapore with initial lines to include property, engineering, motor, casualty and marine.
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- June 2 2023
China proposes new reinsurance board in Shanghai
An international reinsurance market will be set up in Shanghai free trade zone to promote the city as an international reinsurance hub.
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- June 2 2023
Zurich | Aligning your climate resilience strategy with evolving disclosure requirements
Climate reporting as a mere checkbox exercise may not yield meaningful information if companies fail to manage their risks.
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- June 1 2023
Pop Holdings hires Sergei Korol as chief operations and finance officer
Singapore-based Korol will be in charge of building up the specialty insurance group, including MGA Fusion and tech arm io.insure.
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- June 1 2023
Typhoon Mawar threatens Japan after slamming Guam
The storm, which is skirting the Philippines and Taiwan and heading to the Okinawa Islands, is one of the most powerful on record for May.
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- May 31 2023
Hong Kong P&C underwriting profit tumbles 52% in Q1 2023: HKIA
General insurance gross premiums grew 7% year-on-year driven by a 12.7% growth in reinsurance business.
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- May 31 2023
AIG exits Pakistan, sells business to TPL Insurance
The scheme of arrangement has a December 31 deadline for transaction completion.
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- May 31 2023
Asia workers’ comp remains soft as economies readjust
As companies try to bounce back to pre-Covid times, the market is dealing with challenges such as hybrid working and an ageing workforce.
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- May 31 2023
Gallagher Re recruits from Guy Carpenter for China, Hong Kong CEO
Jia Lou (pictured) joins in June from the rival broker in Hong Kong, while Alex Xia joins from Munich Re to lead Gallagher Re's Beijing branch.
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- May 31 2023
Guy Carpenter | Dedicated reinsurance capital for Asia life business
Reforms and accounting changes in the region are forcing life insurers to optimise their capital position and improve shareholder returns.
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- May 30 2023
China’s SDIC to sell its 20% stake in Jintai Insurance: report
The state-owned investor, which is the second-largest shareholder of the Chengdu-based general insurer, has set a US$7.5m base price for the stake.
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- May 30 2023
MS&AD leaves Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The insurance group is the last of Japan's big three to exit the climate group, following Tokio Marine and Sompo's exits in the last few days.
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- May 30 2023
Asian carriers join net-zero exodus
With Japan’s big three calling it time, IAG, Samsung F&M and KB are the only APAC carriers left in the alliance.
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- May 30 2023
Axa Korea in sale talks with Kyobo Life, Kakao Insurance: report
Local media reports suggest the life insurer plans to pick up a 51% stake while the digital carrier will buy the remaining stake in the French insurer's Korean arm.
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- May 29 2023
Tokio Marine quits climate alliance
The Japanese insurer said it remains committed to the transition towards a decarbonised society.
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- May 29 2023
IRDAI proposes perpetual licence for brokers: report
The regulator plans to remove the three-year renewal requirement for intermediary licences as part of recommended amendments to Insurance Act.
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- May 29 2023
Swiss Re CorSo sees growth in APAC through ‘bespoke offerings’
While the carrier is looking to grow its Japan, South-East Asia footprint, it has a 'big focus' on its parametric and global programmes offerings.
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- May 29 2023
GIC Re’s COR improves to 109.3% for FY 2022
Overall profit more than tripled despite significant underwriting losses, while GWP declined.
