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- July 5 2021
Malaysia plans RBC changes for (re)insurers and takaful firms
The central bank wants to update frameworks to make capital adequacy measures more consistent.
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- July 5 2021
Why Hong Kong will beat Singapore in ILS race
Chinese risks have an obvious home in the Special Administrative Region.
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- July 2 2021
Gallagher takes 100% stake of Indian (re)insurance broker
The US firm has bought a further 70% of Edelweiss Gallagher's shares.
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- July 2 2021
Bolttech raises US$180m for growth push
Insurtech operates in HK, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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- July 2 2021
GIC Re underwriting improves on aviation, motor initiatives
Indian reinsurer tells IAN aviation COR should be near 100% in 2022.
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- July 2 2021
ZYIC taps Qianhai Re and AnHua for XOL cover
Insurer tells IAN reinsurance expenses increased in 2020 to deal with agri-cat risk.
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- July 1 2021
LiquidX gets Singapore brokerage licence
The trade credit fintech has been given the greenlight from the MAS to set up shop.
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- July 1 2021
Indonesia’s Covid resurgence threatens recovery
P&C premiums were up by 4.2% in the first four months of the year.
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- July 1 2021
CMI sees growth in marine, property and liability lines
The P&C player's accident segment was the only line to record lower GWP last year.
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- June 30 2021
AIA bets big on red with China Post Life stake
The Hong Kong firm became China’s only wholly foreign owned life insurer last year.
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- June 30 2021
Swiss Re: Emerging markets’ savings gap around triple GDP
Emerging Asia has a pension savings gap of US$3.8tn a year.
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- June 30 2021
Lloyd’s syndicates eye India growth
Country manager tells IAN the reinsurance market has gaps after recent upturn.
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- June 29 2021
Aspen Re appoints Beatrice Morley to lead APAC
The global head of casualty takes on the role from Philip Hough who is relocating to Zurich.
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- June 29 2021
Aon/WTW: Singapore antitrust watchdog plans ‘further review’
The CSSS has identified executive compensation consulting as an area for closer scrutiny.
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- June 29 2021
Chubb appoints new Philippines’ country president
Mari Rachelle Canta to replace Peter van Ratingen, who is set to lead consumer lines in Australia/NZ.
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- June 29 2021
Peak Re hires from Swiss Re for senior VP Europe role
Karlheinz Render will start on August 1 and be based in Zurich.
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- June 29 2021
Munich Re’s Singapore syndicate eyes renewables, cyber
The specialty (re)insurer saw double digit growth in 2020 and is in expansion mode.
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- June 28 2021
South Korea’s Coupang eyes US$300m claim over logistics centre fire
Korean Re, DB, KB, Lotte and Heungkuk F&M are the insurers involved.
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- June 28 2021
Chaucer, China Re launch BRI consortium
The new Lloyd's venture will initially underwrite political violence risks.
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- June 25 2021
PICC Hong Kong to continue reinsurance dependence
AM Best report notes the insurer's inward reinsurance premium was around US$155m in 2020 -- an increase of 11.7% over the previous year.
