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- October 4 2024
Jerris Fong returns to QBE as head of pricing for Asia
Fong was previously quantitative insights manager based in Sydney before he left the carrier in 2022. In his new role he will relocate to Singapore and report to Jeremy Lau, chief underwriting officer for Asia.
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- October 4 2024
Gallagher India taps ex-Aon veteran Ajit Singh Horra as MD, names four division heads
Horra joined from Aon Global Insurance Brokers where he was senior executive vice president. It also named Puneet Gehani as chief business officer, Dev Bhutani as head-strategy & client management, Saurabh Gupta as head-North region and promoted Hari Kamath to CFO.
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- October 4 2024
Brokers take measured approach to crack Japan’s US$62bn premium pot
With expectation for more intermediation, Western brokers are taking different approaches to entering the world's fourth largest insurance market.
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- October 3 2024
Zurich Kotak appoints Ajey Hegde to lead its commercial portfolio
Hegde, an industry veteran with over two decades of experience, was executive vice president with Tata AIG General Insurance prior to this move.
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- October 3 2024
Typhoon Krathon makes landfall as Taiwan shuts down for second day
The slow-moving typhoon is expected to cause 'catastrophic damage' as it is likely to have a longer impact on the island as it moves through the populous western plains but it is weakening and is expected to turn into a tropical depression before reaching Taipei.
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- October 3 2024
Coface names Ronald Chai as head of commercial for Singapore
Chai takes over from Peter Elder, who has been promoted in May to regional head of banks & financial institutions for Asia Pacific based in Singapore.
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- October 3 2024
WTW reshuffles Philippines leadership with Aon hire
The broker has appointed Gerald Dolina as head of Philippines & head of corporate risk & broking, and promoted the incumbent, James Matti, to managing director, health, wealth and career.
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- October 3 2024
India defers roll out of IFRS 17 equivalent indefinitely: report
Insurers can submit financial statements under the earlier Ind AS104 regime till the IRDAI notifies the implementation of the Ind AS 117standard.
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- October 3 2024
Opinion: What has happened to the ESG agenda?
While financial services jargon changes with each decade, time has shown that it is the policy that matters, not the presentation.
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- October 2 2024
Typhoon Shanshan claims climb to US$180m in Japan
Fire insurance losses accounted for the bulk of 90% of the claims paid out and 85% of claims filed after the strongest typhoon to hit the country in decades made landfall in south-west Japan on August 29.
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- October 2 2024
Reinsurers’ risk insights, modelling vital to taming escalating nat cat losses: Swiss Re
Besides providing capacity, the reinsurer's expertise and insights on risks related to climate change and renewable energy are key to its collaboration with insurers in limiting nat cat losses, says Victor Kuk.
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- October 1 2024
Seadrif’s Typhoon Yagi pay out in Laos tops US$3m
The extended flood impact triggered a second parametric payout of US$2.25 million on September 30, just a week after the initial pay out of US$750,000 was made to the ministry of finance.
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- October 1 2024
Everest appoints Jason Chua as senior claims specialist for short tail
Singapore-based Chua joins the insurer from Axa XL, where he was a claims specialist.
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- October 1 2024
NFRA unveils special insurance initiative for Chinese tech enterprises
The regulator's goal is to enhance offerings for businesses at various stages of their lifecycle in different areas, such as cybersecurity and R&D loss insurance.
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- October 1 2024
Crawford Malaysia names Mohammad Aminuddin as head of Pahang branch
The loss adjuster has also brought in Nazirul Jabri Bin Roslee as senior adjuster as it looks to strengthen its capabilities ahead of the monsoon season.
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- October 1 2024
Analytics: Hong Kong premium growth and claim frequency are converging to normal level: HKIA
According to 2023 data from the regulator, the SAR's general insurance business reported the worst overall loss ratio in five years at 62.8%, while COR sank to a near five-year low after an 8.3 percentage point deterioration year-on-year.
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- September 30 2024
Tokio Marine sets US$317m decarbonisation premium target for FY 2026
The new interim target is part of the carrier's goal to achieve net zero by 2050 and is 27% higher than its previous target set for FY 2023.
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- September 30 2024
Typhoon Krathon expected to make ‘rare’ direct hit on Taiwan’s western plains
The tropical storm, likely to intensify into a super typhoon, is forecast to hit the major port city of Kaohsiung early on October 2 and make its way to Japan.
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- September 30 2024
Seadrif targets Asean expansion as it ramps up advocacy to tackle bottlenecks
While it has achieved success in Laos, a significant protection gap persists in the region, highlighting the need for improved data management and government support for effective disaster risk solutions, chairman Yoshihiro Kawai tells IAN.
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- September 30 2024
Japan P&I Club announces major leadership reshuffle
Riki Yamamoto, Kyoko Sakamoto, Yoji Tanaka and Shigeru Yamada are all part of the organisational reshuffle following the split of the Tokyo underwriting department into Tokyo underwriting department I and Tokyo underwriting department II.
