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- November 27 2023
Latitude Brokers makes two senior hires to expand P&I team, creates superyacht division
The shipping specialist has appointed James Gargrave in Singapore as P&I director and Hong Kong-based Kevin Overton will head the new superyacht team.
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- November 27 2023
Renewals will be late again as carriers wait and watch, says Peak Re’s Nowakowski
As renewals discussions gather pace, no one is expecting any softening and there isn't really any significant new capacity coming to the market, according to the chief underwriting officer.
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- November 24 2023
Axa Hong Kong gets Casper Kam as casualty underwriter
Prior to this move, Kam was servicing Asia clients for AIG as its underwriting manager - casualty department.
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- November 24 2023
Reinsurance rates to moderate during January renewals: Fitch
Insured natural catastrophe claims are likely to exceed US$100bn again in 2023 but global reinsurers have been far less affected than in 2022.
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- November 24 2023
Swedish Club to offer cyber cover to all members
The cover will be available at preferential rates to all vessels insured for hull and machinery and/or P&I through the club.
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- November 24 2023
Opinion: The Asia casualty conundrum – curious case of underwriting results lagging rating
Rating uplifts in sectors such as general liability or cyber will take time to really kick in and feed into the bottom lines for carriers.
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- November 23 2023
GIC Re outlook upgraded to positive over strong capitalisation: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the state-owned reinsurer's financial strength rating at B++ (good) and national scale rating at aaa.IN (exceptional).
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- November 23 2023
TuguRe could see further volatility in underwriting: Fitch Ratings
The Indonesian reinsurer's rating has been affirmed at A+ (idn) with a stable outlook by the rating agency.
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- November 23 2023
APAC markets need to wake up to changing nat cat exposures
After a bruising 2022 and 2023 nat cat loss experience to date, there can no longer be any argument that Asia faces a new flood risk reality.
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- November 23 2023
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance appoints new CEO amid leadership reshuffle
Kim Joong Hyun has been appointed chief executive of the Korean carrier while the incumbent CEO Kim Yong Beom steps down to oversee the group’s overall financing.
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- November 22 2023
AIG veteran Tomi Latva-Kiskola to head Everest Insurance Asia
Swee Keong Mah, current interim head for Asia, has been appointed as chief executive officer, Everest Insurance Singapore.
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- November 22 2023
Cyber threats biggest worry for APAC enterprises: Aon risk survey
Only two of the top five current risks in the Asia Pacific are insurable and half of the overall top 10 are uninsurable at present.
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- November 22 2023
Philippines’ MT Princess Empress oil spill claims exceed US$50m: IOPC
The first layer of claims costs, up to the owner’s liability limit, will be met by the Shipowners’ Club and the remaining claims will be paid out through the IOPC Funds.
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- November 22 2023
Markel set to build out marine cargo, general casualty lines in Asia
The specialty (re)insurer's underwriting leaders discuss the carrier's regional growth plans, Australian ambitions and India outlook.
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- November 21 2023
NorthStandard to increase its P&I and FD&D premiums in 2024-25
The club will apply 5% general increase to its premiums from February 2024 for the 2024-25 policy year to represent "a responsible approach to underwriting at a time of persistent shipping market uncertainties".
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- November 21 2023
AIG promotes Doris Chan to head of financial lines, Hong Kong & Macau
Hong Kong-based Chan will take over from Cynthia Sze, who was promoted to general manager for Hong Kong and Macau last month.
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- November 21 2023
Asia casualty programmes harder to place, says WTW’s MacCarthy
The covers have reduced substantively with a tightening of the limit belt, offering a range of US$25-$30m now compared with US$50m earlier.
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- November 21 2023
Volante takes China Re’s Liu Song as treaty director
Singapore-based Song will be the Lloyd's player's portfolio director responsible for treaty business in South-East Asia, Greater China, and South Korea.
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- November 21 2023
Malaysian Re reports US$23.8m net profit in H1 FY 2024
The Asean reinsurer returned to profit in the first six months of the financial year on the back of higher insurance service results and investment gains.
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- November 20 2023
Vietnam connects to Asean compulsory motor insurance system
Bao Viet Insurance is the only Vietnamese carrier approved to issue blue cards that prove that a vehicle has third-party liability cover to be used across Asean borders.
