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- July 19 2022
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints new head of Hong Kong: sources
The Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' executive will relocate from Singapore.
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- July 19 2022
Kenneth Ho returns to Zurich Hong Kong in underwriting role
Ho started this month as head of technical underwriting.
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- July 19 2022
P&I club Skuld could be downgraded on underwriting performance: S&P
The marine player, which has Hong Kong and Singapore offices, is selling Lloyd's subsidiary Asta.
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- July 19 2022
Foreign insurers in Malaysia need to reduce stakes to 70% by end of 2023: report
Insurers to also be given the option of contributing to a charitable fund.
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- July 18 2022
PartnerRe acquisition gives Covéa Asia platform
With US$600m in Asian premiums the French mutual can capitalise on fast-growing markets.
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- July 18 2022
DB Insurance benefits from underwriting improvement: AM Best
The Korean firm's five year average COR is the lowest among its domestic peers.
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- July 15 2022
Hong Kong’s Target placed into liquidation by HKIA
The taxi insurer ran into trouble at end of 2021 as HKIA's CEO says there's "room for improvement" in the market.
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- July 15 2022
WTW promotes Iris Chan to lead Hong Kong broking arm
Chan will also continue in her role as director of construction for Hong Kong and Macau.
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- July 15 2022
Taiwan’s GI market to hit US$9.6bn GWP in 2026: GlobalData
Growth to be driven by property, health insurance and a recovery in new vehicle sales.
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- July 14 2022
Lockton Singapore names Deborah Thomasz as specialties lead
Thomasz has switched roles at the global broker.
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- July 14 2022
Chinese insurtech sector lures capital but not returns
Funding hit record high in Q1 despite underperformance of listed players.
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- July 14 2022
India to help spur global premium growth: Swiss Re
India is on course to be the sixth largest insurance market in the world by 2032.
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- July 14 2022
Liability and health books are growth drivers of China’s non-life market: Fitch
Non-motor lines have increased by 10.7% in the first five months of 2022.
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- July 13 2022
China heightens oversight as insurance assets bulk up
With the top four players controlling over half the market, any company failure is a huge risk to the economy.
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- July 13 2022
Insurtech wefox raises US$400m, targets Asia by end of 2024
The firm is now valued at over US$4.5bn after another fundraise.
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- July 12 2022
Beazley appoints financial lines underwriter in Singapore
Harriet Monro most recently worked in the Lion City at WTW as an associate director.
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- July 12 2022
China’s regulators issue draft rules on ‘systemically’ important insurance groups
The evaluation scope includes scale, correlation, asset realisation and substitutability.
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- July 12 2022
Indonesia’s Sinar Mas outlook ‘favourable’ despite 102% COR: Fitch
The firm's COR deteriorated last year compared with 2020.
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- July 12 2022
APAC free trade pact could boost premiums by US$29bn
With 16 countries involved, RCEP will increase demand across lines including marine, trade credit and engineering.
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- July 11 2022
Gallagher eyes North Asia expansion
The broking giant has set-up a new office in Hong Kong led by Irene Chiu and has ambitious plans.
