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- October 14 2021
Fusion appoints Gallagher exec as a managing partner
Katherine Simmonds joins the specialist MGA in Sydney.
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- October 14 2021
Nexus eyes Asia M&A after US$95m cash injection
The MGA has been growing its presence in the region over the last few years.
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- October 13 2021
Munich Re Ventures raises US$500m, seeks insurtech opportunities
The reinsurer's VC arm has already invested millions of dollars into Indian insurtech Acko.
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- October 13 2021
Markel bolsters APAC energy team with two underwriters
Max Robbie and Yong Ruay Heah previously worked at Oman Insurance and Aon, respectively.
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- October 12 2021
Cigna APAC deal gives Chubb Korean A&H boost: AM Best
Asia-Pacific to account for 20% of global operations once the acquisition closes.
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- October 12 2021
Plenty of capacity to meet record LNG prices
Insurance market can meet rising limits despite a price surge of almost 900% this year.
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- October 11 2021
Trade credit claims to spike in 2022
Withdrawal of support for businesses predicted to fuel 18% spike in insolvencies.
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- October 8 2021
Chubb buys six Cigna APAC operations, Turkey JV interest for US$5.75bn
Deal includes A&H and life units in Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Thailand, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
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- October 4 2021
RGA’s premium growth gets Asia boost: AM Best
Higher mortality rates due to Covid-19 have put the global life reinsurer under pressure over the last 18 months.
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- October 4 2021
Covéa strikes out for third time with XL Re bid
The ambitious reinsurance deal would have given the French mutual a significant Asia presence.
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- October 4 2021
Tokio Marine backs out of thermal coal mining projects
Japan's top three P&C insurers had already stopped underwriting new coal power projects.
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- October 1 2021
Reinsurers not misreading climate risk threat, says GIC Re
Report says the reinsurance industry may have underestimated its exposure to severe weather events.
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- September 30 2021
Asia’s insurers face fluid M&A landscape
A series of smaller deals may be more effective than pursuing a single transformative transaction.
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- September 29 2021
HDI Global appoints Asean claims head
Singapore-based Raymond Ong joins the industrial lines insurer from Willis Towers Watson.
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- September 27 2021
Munich Re appoints head of casualty treaty in Asia
Michaela Hannemann will be based in Singapore and be responsible for Japan, India, South Korea and SE Asia.
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- September 24 2021
Asia’s ILS market ‘not growing as fast as one would hope’
Fitch’s head of ILS says the market needs more issuance from the region.
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- September 23 2021
Flood insurtech Previsico raises US$2.5m
The insurtech tells IAN it is currently targeting China and Hong Kong in the Asia Pacific region.
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- September 23 2021
Beazley appoints APAC art and specie underwriter
Alex Tiah will be based in Singapore and most recently worked at Howden.
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- September 23 2021
Dive In: Covid-19 pushed diversity and inclusion in Asia
This year's annual industry event is focused on ‘active allyship’ amid the ongoing pandemic.
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- September 23 2021
BHSI’s Breuil: ‘Data and analytics indissociable from underwriting’
The specialty player's regional head sees increased consolidation among both brokers and carriers.