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- April 3 2023
QBE Asia names regional manager for claims operational governance
Kuala Lumpur-based Kamiseah Earnewati Wasli has been promoted to the role while Ken Siu to claims technical head for Asia.
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- April 3 2023
Japan bucks the trend with orderly 1.4 renewals
Alarmist projections of 35% hikes haven't materialised as the market saw a broad rating uplift of 15-20% with client and reinsurer expectations better aligned than at 1.1.
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- March 31 2023
Swedish Club hires Thorbjorn Emanuelsson as director underwriting for Hong Kong
The appointment of Emanuelsson, who joins the P&I club from Gard, follows the recent promotion of Lars A Malm to managing director of the SAR office.
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- March 31 2023
Mitsui Sumitomo’s underwriting to improve to pre-pandemic levels: Fitch
The rating agency has affirmed an insurer rating of 'A+' (strong) with a stable outlook to the company.
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- March 31 2023
Chaucer results bolster China Re amid difficult year
The Lloyd's specialty player's COR at 92.99% in FY 2022 while the group's P&C reinsurance arm saw profits fall 55.5%.
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- March 30 2023
Peak Re fell to a US$79.8m loss in FY 2022
The Hong Kong-headquartered reinsurer reported GWP of US$2.295bn up from US$2.145bn in FY 2021.
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- March 30 2023
IA imposes penalty on Hong Kong broker over lapses
Convoy Financial Services failed to keep separate client accounts and maintain proper books and records.
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- March 30 2023
China Taiping’s domestic P&C COR improves to 99.5%; Taiping Re’s at 102.6%
The insurance group's overseas P&C business saw a net profit gain of 589%, while its reinsurance arm's net profit grew 538%.
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- March 29 2023
World Bank cat bond listing boosts Hong Kong’s ILS ambitions
As a risk management hub, the city is looking to attract talent, diversify business and develop an ecosystem, says HKIA's Clement Cheung.
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- March 28 2023
Chubb signs 15-year GI bancassurance deal with Hang Seng Bank
The new partnership, which replaces an agreement with QBE, will launch in July.
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- March 28 2023
PICC P&C underwriting profit jumps 579%, COR improves to 97.6%
The Beijing-headquartered insurer's GWP grew to US$71bn with non-motor lines growing 11.4% year-on-year.
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- March 28 2023
China Pacific P&C COR improves to 97.3%, non-motor sales spurt
The Chinese giant's P&C GWP climbed 11.6% to US$23.8bn in FY 2022.
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- March 28 2023
Sinosure underwriting results to see ‘marginal’ growth in long term: Fitch Ratings
The rating agency has affirmed the Chinese trade credit insurer's rating as A+ (strong) with a stable outlook.
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- March 27 2023
World Bank’s largest cat bond to list on Hong Kong bourse
The US$630m bonds-swaps combo, which provides earthquake coverage to the government of Chile, will start trading on the city exchange on March 28.
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- March 24 2023
China Taiping’s Macau P&C arm could see 71% COR ‘normalise’ this year: AM Best
The economy in the gambling mecca is showing signs of recovery from the pandemic with tourists returning.
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- March 24 2023
Japan H3 rocket failure losses trigger domestic aviation pool
With the launch costs estimated at around US$50m, the loss won’t spill over to international reinsurers.
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- March 23 2023
Japanese shipper seeks sovereign guarantee for war-risk vessels: report
NYK Line has asked the government to consider offering support similar to a 2012 bill that benefited tanker owners transporting Iranian oil amid European Union sanctions.
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- March 22 2023
Droughts in China and Australia floods push 2022 nat cat insured bill above US$100bn: Swiss Re
Hurricane Ian, inflation and growing property exposure were also key drivers for claims last year.
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- March 22 2023
Sun Hung Kai Properties Insurance underwriting results to outperform peers: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the Hong Kong insurer's rating at A (excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- March 20 2023
Industry losses from Nanmadol revised to US$1bn: Perils
The third estimate by the loss data specialist covers property losses sustained by Japanese non-life insurers from the typhoon last year.
