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- May 19 2023
MS&AD’s Japan non-life units fall to US$110m underwriting loss
The Tokyo-headquartered giant saw local cat losses increase 104% year-on-year at its two domestic P&C players, while MS Amlin returned an underwriting profit of US$78m.
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- May 19 2023
Tokio Marine books US$760m FY 2022 Covid losses from Taiwan
The group also saw losses of US$570m from two typhoons and a huge hailstorm in Japan, as overall FY 2022 profit climbed 1.7% to US$2.72bn.
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- May 19 2023
Sony to spin off financial services arm housing its insurance businesses: report
Sony Financial Holdings, to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, owns the P&C business Sony Assurance and life carrier Sony Life.
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- May 19 2023
Peak Re director Andrew Souter departs
Souter was hired in 2020 as head of global markets and ILS, and was named director, ANZ and Japan, after CUO Piotr Nowakowski took charge of the P&C business team in August 2022.
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- May 19 2023
Guy Carpenter swoops for Howden Tiger Hong Kong leadership team: sources
IAN understands that the move includes Stephen Warwick, Howden Tiger’s head of treaty for Asia Pacific.
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- May 17 2023
Tokio Marine withdraws from select Pacific markets: report
The insurer exits Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as margins deteriorated in 2022 as medical claims rebounded.
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- May 16 2023
Chubb Australia promotes Ryan Spettigue to global client executive
Spettigue was earlier the national leader for major accounts division, casualty, Australia, responsible for the insurer’s key clients.
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- May 16 2023
Hannover Re questions Taiwanese cedents’ hefty Covid bill
The reinsurer says it is collecting underwriting information to assess the validity of many pandemic claims over the last few years.
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- May 12 2023
Fortitude Re opens representative office in Tokyo
The global reinsurer has appointed Hajime Kawafuji, who joins from the company's private equity owner Carlyle, as Japan chief representative.
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- May 11 2023
Ping An P&C settled US$27bn of claims in 2022
The group, across its four insurance companies, paid for more than 200 million cases at an average of about 600,000 cases per day in 2022.
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- May 11 2023
Berkley Insurance Asia promotes Owen Yin and Jack Zhao in China
Yin has been named Asia technical lead, casualty lines, and Zhao as Asia technical lead, life sciences.
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- May 11 2023
China names former banker as head of new regulator
Li Yunze, who has worked at CCB and ICBC, has been appointed leader of National Financial Regulatory Administration, which is replacing the CBIRC.
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- May 11 2023
PI specialist ITIC targets Hong Kong and Singapore for regional expansion
The carrier is moving away from marine to aviation and offshore energy, Robert Hodge, head of South-East Asia, tells IAN.
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- May 10 2023
Kyobo Life Insurance eyes general insurance re-entry via acquisition: report
The life insurer denied reports that it was in talks to acquire a 51% stake in digital carrier Kakao Pay Insurance.
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- May 8 2023
Losses mount from south-east China flooding
There have been more than US$72m of economic losses as the monthly precipitation is expected to approach or exceed May records.
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- May 5 2023
Swiss Re rejigs Asia board with Victor Kuk appointed as CEO
Paul Murray steps down after becoming global CEO for L&H Re, while Deanna Ong has been named chairperson of the board.
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- May 4 2023
Berkley promotes Esther Kwok to Greater China commercial lines head
Hong Kong-based Kwok will lead both financial and casualty lines in her new role.
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- May 3 2023
Peak Re COR at 101.4% as it reports first-ever net loss
The Hong Kong-based reinsurer's GWP grew 7% to US$2.3bn in FY 2022, but it posted a net loss of US$81m.
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- May 3 2023
Zurich promotes Alexandra Wrobel to head of cyber for commercial insurance Asia
Wrobel was most recently the head of casualty, commercial insurance Hong Kong.
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- May 2 2023
Berkley bolsters Korean desk with senior marine underwriter from UIB
Hans Hwang joins the team as marine underwriting manager in Singapore.
