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- August 31 2021
New Zealand regulator seeks feedback on policyholder protection
Stakeholders will have until November 15 to submit their views on policyholder protection.
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- August 31 2021
Australia’s P&C market shows signs of recovery
General insurance market posts A$750m profit for June quarter as opposed to A$12m in the previous three months.
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- August 26 2021
Insurance M&A in APAC falls 51% in H1 2021: Clyde & Co
While deal activity is up recently, APAC regulators can demand substantial capital increments as part of any transaction.
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- August 25 2021
PSC’s profits jump 22% in FY 2021
The Australian broking group says recent acquisitions and organic growth will drive FY 2022 results.
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- August 24 2021
Australia’s hard market eases as risk appetite returns
D&O and property increases soften but cyber rates have jumped by up to 80%.
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- August 20 2021
AIG’s McMurdo to join Steadfast MGA as CUO personal lines
The move comes as the broking group's MGA division acquires AIG's HNW home and contents portfolio.
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- August 19 2021
APRA increases transparency around life and general insurance data
The regulator will now include class of business and product group data in its quarterly publications.
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- August 18 2021
PSC acquires troubled AIBS’s broking portfolio for A$24.5m
Alliance Insurance Broking Services has been accused of mishandling client funds by Australia's securities regulator.
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- August 17 2021
Lloyd’s open to more coverholders in Asia
Hong Kong has welcomed three new coverholders in the last 12 months, according to an August 17 webinar.
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- August 16 2021
Guy Carpenter appoints new APAC president
Australia-based Michael Harden joins from Willis Re, where he was the Asia Pacific president.
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- August 16 2021
Steadfast buys Coverforce for A$411m as profit climbs 20%
A previous attempt to buy Coverforce by the AUB Group collapsed in December 2019.
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- August 16 2021
Gallagher’s US$3.25bn Willis Re deal now includes China and Hong Kong, says CEO
The US broker will take on about 2,200 Willis Re reinsurance staff across the globe.
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- August 13 2021
Australia’s D&O rates to stabilise with new disclosure law
A temporary rule introduced during the pandemic has been made permanent.
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- August 12 2021
China’s record floods dominate July’s Asia claims
Aon reports says US$1.7bn of insured losses is highest nat cat payout for the Chinese insurance industry on record.
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- August 12 2021
Asia’s forestry rates harden as capacity squeezed
Australia saw price hikes of 100-150% after fires generated insured losses of A$300m in 2020.
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- August 11 2021
IAG sees FY 2021 loss, flags A$1bn insurance profit
Business interruption claims related to Covid-19 weighed heavily on performance.
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- August 11 2021
New Zealand’s ‘costliest’ tornado leaves a NZ$32m bill
The Insurance Council of New Zealand says NZ$24m of the claims were related to residential property.
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- August 11 2021
Comsure-WRI merger creates Austbrokers’ fifth-largest entity
The deal combines A$120m in annual GWP and over 70 employees.
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- August 10 2021
Suncorp’s FY 2021 profit increases 13.1% to US$760m
The insurer's nat cat allowance for the next financial year has increased by A$30m to A$980m.
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- August 10 2021
Dai-ichi Life’s Westpac deal highlights APAC ambitions
The deal consolidates the Japan firm's position as the market leader down under.
