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- July 29 2024
Typhoon Gaemi triggers flooding and landslide in mainland China, leads to US$50m agri losses in Taiwan
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in multiple provinces of China with hundreds of chemical and mining companies suspending operations and train services stopped.
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- July 26 2024
Income parent assures of commitment to Singaporeans amid backlash over Allianz deal
Chairman of NTUC Enterprise, the largest shareholder, said that the US$1.6bn Allianz' offer will not alter its "social commitments", and that it will continue to be an active shareholder.
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- July 26 2024
Sompo China to sustain profitable underwriting: S&P Global
The rating agency has affirmed the carrier's 'A' long-term local currency financial strength rating and issuer credit rating with a stable outlook.
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- July 26 2024
China Re’s COR to improve in next two years on portfolio overhaul: S&P Global
The state-owned reinsurer's combined ratio will likely lower to 99% from the five-year average of 102.1%. The rating agency has also affirmed its "A" rating and "stable" outlook.
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- July 26 2024
MSIG China’s subdued liability book weighs on underwriting performance: S&P Global
The rating agency affirmed its 'A' rating with a stable outlook, reflecting the outlook on the core operating entities of MS&AD.
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- July 26 2024
Opinion: China’s onshore oil & gas expansion throws spotlight on risks for insurers
With China's new exploration projects, questions remain over which (re)insurers will benefit at a time when the backlash against failure to exit from fossil fuels underwriting grows louder.
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- July 26 2024
Nova Insurance set to fully acquire China arm by year-end
While it will be business as usual for the Hong Kong broker's China unit, it has also received regulatory approval to open a branch in the city of Suzhou, its third in the country.
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- July 26 2024
Typhoon Gaemi to make landfall in mainland China after hitting Taiwan and the Philippines
The storm, which landed near the city of Hualien that faced losses from an earthquake earlier this year, is believed to be the most powerful storm to hit Taiwan in eight years.
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- July 25 2024
Howden appoints Ngoensin Sutipitawkong as major accounts senior director in Thailand
Based in Bangkok, he joins Howden from Lockton where he was a director for three years from June 2021.
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- July 25 2024
Seadrif adds Benedikt Signer to board as executive director
Signer has worked for The World Bank for over a decade, where he supported over 20 countries in actively managing potential losses from climate and disaster shocks.
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- July 25 2024
Allianz Commercial taps AIG’s Karlis Trops to head Asia cyber and tech PI
Trops has over 14 years of industry experience specialising in cyber and technology errors and omissions (E&O) insurance underwriting and risk assessments.
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- July 25 2024
Price Forbes expands Singapore financial lines team with Gallagher hire
Antonio Calder-Smith will relocate to Singapore from London and work to develop the broker's financial lines presence throughout the Asia Pacific region.
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- July 25 2024
Nepal air crash: 99.7% of estimated US$3m loss ceded out to foreign reinsurers
The hull and liability cover were provided by a Nepalese carrier Prabhu Insurance and reinsured with a London-based carrier through facultative cover, IAN understands.
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- July 24 2024
Haier-backed insurance broker Zhongmiao gets greenlight for Hong Kong listing
The Shandong-based company will be the first insurance intermediary to trade in Hong Kong if it completes an IPO.
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- July 24 2024
Great American Insurance taps Chubb’s Julie Leng as marine underwriter
Leng, who was an assistant manager based in Kuala Lumpur, joins the Great American's Singapore branch.
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- July 23 2024
Korean insurers brace for more investment return volatility: Fitch
The carriers have sufficient capitalisation and their stable underwriting performance will likely support their overall profitability and offset the choppier returns caused by the IFRS 9 accounting change.
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- July 23 2024
Tokio Marine, Sompo receive FSA’s report orders on customer data leak
In their responses to the regulator's requests, the carriers have promised to continue to investigate the information leak, determine the root cause, and take thorough measures to prevent recurrence.
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- July 23 2024
Hong Kong captive growth stalls as Singapore, Labuan pull away
With recent rule changes still being digested by the wider market, the SAR’s ambitions to grow as a regional centre for captive management are not yet bearing fruit.
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- July 23 2024
Allianz’s acquisition of Income is unlikely to change Singapore’s market landscape: Fitch
The proposed acquisition is expected to strengthen Allianz’s presence in Asia and to elevate it from the ninth to the fourth-largest composite carrier by insurance revenue in the region.
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- July 23 2024
Indian and Malaysian carriers keen to transform claims and underwriting approaches
The two fast-growing markets illustrate how insurers can ride on regulatory changes and innovative approaches to navigate challenges and capitalise on opportunities.
