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- March 7 2024
Crawford confirms Zakky Cheng as new Hong Kong country manager
In an expanded remit for the Taiwan managing director, Cheng will continue to focus on enhancing the firm's large and complex loss capability across the two markets.
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- March 7 2024
Australia’s US$1.3bn Asean push puts insurance high on the agenda
The SEAIFF will provide loans, guarantees, equity and insurance for projects that would boost trade and investment, particularly in support of the region's clean energy transition and infrastructure development.
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- March 6 2024
Kay International AMEA establishes Singapore hub for South-East Asia expansion
The Dubai-based reinsurance broker has appointed Ho Wing Hoong as regional chief executive and director to lead the regional subsidiary.
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- March 6 2024
Sompo to align global P&C reinsurance purchase with senior appointment
Group veteran Koji Takahashi has been named chief risk officer and head of reinsurance for Sompo Japan and he will work closely with SompoRe.
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- March 6 2024
Analytics: Motor results shore up Korean majors’ FY23 underwriting performance
While the carriers have seen strong premium growth in the past year, their long-term and commercial businesses' underwriting returns remain under pressure and weighed on overall results.
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- March 6 2024
China Re, PICC team up to form rule-setting body for typhoon, flood risks: report
The state-backed working group seeks to build a risk assessment platform to offer tailored insurance coverage for the two perils.
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- March 5 2024
Fitch cuts Construction Guarantee’s outlook to stable on member firm’s debt woes
The rating agency has maintained its "A" rating due in part to its strong underwriting performance. Its combined ratio averaged 62% during FY 2020-2022.
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- March 5 2024
Cyber, marine cargo and property to drive Singapore wholesale market in 2024: Howden
Claims inflation, war/conflict and talent are the three factors most likely to impact the market in the coming year, according to the broker's survey of insurers in Singapore and Malaysia.
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- March 4 2024
Miller taps Marsh for Asia head of operations
Singapore-based Frédérique Champvillard will support the firm’s strategic expansion into Asia with a focus on client service.
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- March 4 2024
Aon appoints Asia CFO Rishi Mehra as head of India to consolidate capabilities
Mehra, who will relocate to Mumbai, will report to APAC chief executive Anne Corona and work closely with the broking and talent consulting CEOs as part of the "Aon United" strategy.
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- March 4 2024
Fairfax-backed Go Digit gets Indian market regulator’s approval for IPO: report
The digital insurer is targeting a May public offering, which will be a mix of US$150m in new shares and a secondary sale of 109m shares by founding shareholders.
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- March 4 2024
Hong Kong Federation of Insurers commits to carbon neutrality by 2050 with climate charter
With 33 inaugural signatories, the climate charter introduces actionable goals across claims management, underwriting, societal engagement, investments, governance and disclosure.
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- March 4 2024
New capacity ‘crucial’ for Asia’s riskier nuclear property market
As Asian countries move to embrace nuclear generation in line with their net-zero goals, the region needs new insurers to tame heightened risks from nuclear property and liability, says Marsh.
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- March 4 2024
Taiwanese regulator set to finalise rules to ease insurers offshore bond issuance: report
The amendments seek to allow Taiwanese carriers to issue regulatory bonds via SPVs, which will reduce related tax costs and help them cope with IFRS 17 implications.
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- March 4 2024
Asei Indonesia to further reduce credit insurance exposure: Fitch
The rating agency has affirmed the carrier's 'A (idn)' rating with a stable outlook to the Indonesian insurer.
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- March 1 2024
Scandal-hit Japanese carriers’ disciplinary actions to see senior management pay cuts, resignations
At Sompo Japan CEO Giichi Shirakawa and deputy Satoshi Iitoyo have stepped down, while all four Japanese insurers have announced reduction in the remuneration of senior executives for a limited period as well as strengthening of their audit systems.
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- March 1 2024
Korean Re Switzerland promotes Michael Hinz to CEO
Currently as chief underwriting officer, Hinz will succeed incumbent Markus Eugster who is stepping down after more than five years with the reinsurer.
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- March 1 2024
AIG strengthens APAC multinational programs offering with new leader
Singapore-based Jenny Boyd has been promoted to the role of head of multinational for Asia Pacific.
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- March 1 2024
Aon shakes up Asia leadership with three expanded regional roles
Singapore CEO Andrew Minnitt has been put in charge of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Philippines head Darren Oliver will lead the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam and commercial risk solutions head Tracy-Lee Kus will take charge as head of Japan and Korea.
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- February 29 2024
Asia dominates world’s top-ten countries most exposed to weather perils: Swiss Re
In a ranking of 36 countries, the Philippines ranks as the most economically-exposed nation to climate change-induced property damage losses. Thailand, China, Taiwan, India also rank high.
