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- October 5 2022
Axa XL enlists ex-Axis treaty underwriter in Singapore
Jessie Kuah to help look after the treaty portfolio in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
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- October 5 2022
Howden Re signs up Aon director in Singapore for treaty build-out
Doreen Tan, who joins as director, Asean treaty and retrocession, reports to Stephen Warwick.
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- October 5 2022
Indonesia may ease overseas cession restrictions
Since 2016 insurers have not been allowed to place 'simple risks' with global reinsurers, but now domestic carriers can't cope.
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- October 4 2022
SBI General Insurance names veteran banker Kishore Poludasu as CEO
The formed deputy managing director of the State Bank of India will take charge of the insurer from October 4.
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- October 4 2022
Specialty lines ‘help open the door’ to Asia: Helvetia CEO
Switzerland’s third largest insurer plans to double its Asian business in the next five years.
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- October 4 2022
PingAn P&C bets on AI for nat cat risk reduction
The platform monitors local geographical and environmental data in real-time to send warnings to its clients.
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- October 3 2022
Hyundai China’s strong balance sheet to help tide over losses: AM Best
The Didi Chuxing and Legend Holdings backed carrier’s operating results were in the red due to poor underwriting performance.
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- October 3 2022
Hong Kong GI underwriting profits plunged 42% in 2021: HKIA
The reinsurance business' results grew 38% last year driven by a turn around in the proportional treaty business.
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- October 3 2022
Analytics: Asian cat losses up 145% since 2017
Models show that (re)insurers should expect even higher losses as exposures rise, according to data provider Verisk.
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- September 30 2022
Volatility may dampen China Taiping Singapore’s earnings: AM Best
The company recorded a pre-tax loss in 2021 and in the first half of 2022 from fixed income portfolio.
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- September 30 2022
Nanmadol insured losses could hit US$6bn
Japanese cat bond issuers are under scrutiny as losses will likely attach some higher-risk reinsurance layers.
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- September 29 2022
Gallagher Re shakes-up APAC senior team
David Bangs takes over as head of Gallagher Re APAC from Robin Swindell, who heads to Tokyo in a senior role.
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- September 29 2022
China Merchants Bank consolidates Hong Kong GI businesses
CMB Wing Lung Insurance to merge with China Merchants Insurance in an all-stock deal.
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- September 29 2022
Axa XL charges up APAC, Europe energy team with Scor hire
Olivier Croese will join the Paris office as product leader for energy and construction.
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- September 28 2022
Typhoon Noru rips through South-East Asia as it moves to Thailand via Laos
After slamming the Philippines and Vietnam, the tropical storm is expected cause flooding along the Mekong river.
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- September 28 2022
Insurers shying away from writing new China, Taiwan policies: report
Risk managers are worried a sanctions war between the US and China may restrict capital flow.
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- September 28 2022
Risk pools no panacea for Asia’s secondary peril threat
(Re)insurers need to improve risk selection and underwriting to cope with models that don’t have the same predictive power.
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- September 28 2022
Higher loss ratios driving up China NEV insurance rates: report
Electrical vehicle cover 20% more expensive than conventional cars because they are more prone to fire and parts are more expensive.
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- September 27 2022
Rising D&O claims in Hong Kong may spur market correction
The 'ever-present' US class actions risk piling pressure on policies written for dual-listed companies.
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- September 27 2022
Taiping Re continues Asia expansion: AM Best
The Hong Kong reinsurer is expanding beyond its core market of Greater China.
