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- July 11 2023
China reopening to drive non-life growth as APAC nat cat protection gap widens
Swiss Re is forecasting emerging Asia to see non-life growth of over 6.5% in 2023 with global P&C premiums set to cross US$4tn this year.
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- July 11 2023
Axa XL strengthens Asia construction team with new hire
Singapore-based Kheng Seong Lim, who joined from Sirius, has become a construction senior underwriter.
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- July 10 2023
Allianz Commercial hires AIG veteran Christian Sandric, Mark Mitchell set to leave
Sandric is joining on September 1 as managing director for Asia, with Mitchell, AGCS Asia managing director, leaving the group.
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- July 10 2023
Axa XL expands Asia cyber team with Hong Kong cyber underwriter
Alejandro Vigil-Escalera has relocated from the (re)insurer's Madrid office to Hong Kong.
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- July 7 2023
AXA XL | Let’s Talk: Generative AI and cyber risk
The race between hackers intent on infiltrating organisations’ IT systems and cybersecurity professionals intent on keeping them out is set to escalate with the use of generative AI tools.
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- July 6 2023
NZIA does away with emission targets for insurers
The UN said the protocol would now be "a voluntary best practice guide" for helping build and compare decarbonisation targets.
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- July 6 2023
New capacity, fewer deals dampen Asia Pacific W&I market
With rates softening due to increased competition and a slow M&A market, underwriters are offering broader coverage and showing more appetite for risk.
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- July 5 2023
Axa XL expands Singapore cyber team with underwriting duo
Senior underwriter Chiaw Han Lean and underwriter Christopher Widjaya will join the carrier’s international financial lines team.
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- July 5 2023
West P&I Club makes six promotions in Asia Pacific
The club has named Singapore-based Eugene Cheng as senior claims manager, Pearl Chan as senior claims handler in Hong Kong, along with four others elevated in the claims and underwriting teams.
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- July 4 2023
Markel takes Swiss Re’s Kevin Leung as Asia Pacific CUO
Leung will lead the regional underwriting strategy from Singapore, reporting to Christian Stobbs, the syndicate's APAC managing director.
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- July 4 2023
Vrs Adjusters ropes in James Ong to launch APAC hub in Singapore
The global loss adjuster's new office will serve clients in the Lion City as well as support its 13 network partners across the region.
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- July 3 2023
WTW hires from Aon for regional head of large accounts
Singapore-based Alan Duffy will also take charge as the broker’s head of Brunei.
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- July 3 2023
Generali promotes Blake Sowerby to head of special projects, finance – international
Hong Kong-based Sowerby will lead finance projects across Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean and Latin America for the Italian insurer.
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- July 3 2023
Exclusive: Castel-backed M&A specialist Transact Risk Partners set for Asia launch
The Dutch MGA's Singapore office will be led by senior underwriter Reuben Lee and is likely to start as early as August, IAN can reveal.
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- July 1 2023
WTW | Enhancing companies’ ability to respond to increasing security risks and crises
Business leaders in APAC should rethink risk management strategies to help businesses protect their reputation, reduce liabilities and improve employee retention.
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- June 30 2023
Inver Re plots course for expansion of index products in APAC
The region’s cyber, marine and specialty will form a core market for the placement and structuring of ILW offerings, says Tom Johansmeyer.
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- June 28 2023
Everest Insurance hires Marsh veteran to head APAC
Sydney-based Scott Leney will oversee business strategy and portfolios both in Asia and the Pacific and report to Everest Insurance International co-heads Adam Clifford and Jason Keen.
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- June 27 2023
APAC nat cat economic losses at US$80bn in 2022: Aon
Floods were the costliest peril accounting for about 61% of the total economic loss for the region.
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- June 27 2023
Retro capacity on slow path to recovery
While capacity providers are re-entering and the ILS sector is buoyant, the impact on 1.7 renewals will be limited as it takes time for the capital to feed into the markets.
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- June 27 2023
Scor appoints Fabrice Bregier as chairman
Bregier succeeds Denis Kessler, who died earlier this month.
