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- November 10 2023
Prepare to deal with US$200bn annual cat losses: Verisk
Flood remains the most tangible gap when it comes to modelling and quantifying risk as catastrophes across APAC are becoming more extreme.
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- November 9 2023
Two foreign brokers get licences to set up China operations
In a first in 5 years, BMW and Ergo-FRESCO have been given regulatory approval to offer insurance and reinsurance broking.
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- November 9 2023
PICC is second largest fossil fuel insurer with US$1.45bn premium income in FY 2022
According to a report by Insure Our Future, global insurers earned around US$21.25 billion in 2022 from fossil fuels with the Lloyd’s market collectively contributing US$1.6 - US$2.2 billion.
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- November 9 2023
Axa XL appoints Adias Gerbaud as CUO for APAC, Europe
She assumes the role from Etienne Champion, who is taking on a new position at Axa Group as P&C Commercial Lines group chief underwriting officer.
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- November 9 2023
Reinsurers are there to protect cedents’ balance sheets, not P&L volatility: Axa XL Re’s Guidée
The chief executive flags up US casualty exposure concerns for APAC insurers as “risks are more interconnected”.
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- November 8 2023
Energy pricing to remain elevated as risks stay put: WTW
Deteriorating loss ratios and increased reinsurance costs have put the brakes on any softening.
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- November 8 2023
Axa Hong Kong completes first inward ceding deal on Shanghai reinsurance platform: report
The insurer ceded its Hong Kong-Guangdong cross-order motor insurance business to Axa Tianping P&C.
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- November 8 2023
Clarion call for more granular data to address accumulation risk in Asean, South Asia
Aggregation of data lags behind growing risks in the region as manufacturing shifts to fast-growing economies like India and Vietnam.
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- November 7 2023
WTW launches climate risk centre in Singapore
The new centre, providing climate risk quantification and management capabilities in the region, is led by Christopher Au and is planning to hire 15 climate specialists to support APAC clients.
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- November 7 2023
Asian insurance pricing hits financial lines headwinds, flattening cyber rates: Marsh
Except for a 2% growth in property, almost all other lines in APAC either remained flat or declined, according to Marsh Q3 global pricing index.
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- November 7 2023
Charles Taylor expands Asia teams with several senior hires
The loss adjuster will now have more than 300 technical adjusters and insurance specialists across 18 locations throughout Asia.
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- November 7 2023
20% of motor insurance claims in Singapore fraudulent: report
Common forms of scam involve individuals offering help from unauthorised repair shops or overpriced towing services after an accident, staged accidents with fake injuries, and fake witnesses.
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- November 7 2023
BESS thermal runaway risks a hurdle to APAC’s ambitious energy transition goals
Growing fire losses at lithium-ion battery energy storage systems and the potential for liability risks emanating from it is a challenge for capacity in the region.
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- November 6 2023
Miller taps Lockton’s William Seccombe to lead Asia financial lines
Singapore-based Seccombe will focus on building a team of experts across all financial lines, enhancing the broker’s global product offering and reach across the sector in APAC.
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- November 6 2023
Asian P&C carriers hit by falling profitability and slowing premium growth: McKinsey
CORs in emerging Asia reached or exceeded 100% every year from 2017 to 2022, primarily driven by a higher expense ratio, while insurance penetration has stagnated at 1- 2% over the past decade, a report by the consulting company shows.
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- November 6 2023
Cautious approach on Aswata’s reinsurance dependence and panel: Fitch
The rating agency has affirmed an insurer rating of AA(idn) with a stable outlook, primarily driven by its high capitalisation and sustained high underwriting profitability.
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- November 6 2023
Western Nepal’s earthquake casualty losses to exceed US$2.3m: sources
Although the earthquake happened in a remote district with low presence of carriers, the liability has raised up to around US$150,000, potentially retained by local (re)insurers, IAN understands.
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- November 6 2023
SIRC: Five key themes from the 2023 edition
With the region's biggest reinsurance gathering behind us, we bring you the big takeaways from last week's Singapore event and what they mean for the upcoming renewals.
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- November 3 2023
Roshan Perera to lead Gallagher Re APAC strategic solutions
Prior to joining Gallagher Re last year, Perera had spent over 12 years with consultancy firm consultant NMG Consulting.
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- November 3 2023
KB Insurance improving profitability, investment returns: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed its rating of A (excellent) with a stable outlook, citing the firm’s strong balance sheet, adequate operating performance, neutral business profile and parent support.
