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- October 24 2024
Howden names Wendy Wong as executive director for Workplace Unity in Hong Kong
Wong will focus on developing healthcare services for injured employees in employees’ compensation cases, aiming to reduce sick leave periods and claim costs.
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- October 24 2024
Rare Earth launches wholesale insurance broker in mainland China
To be led by Wang Wei and Mark Gu, the +8 Partners company will also bring overseas insurance business into China, which will be traded in the Shanghai International Reinsurance Centre.
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- October 23 2024
China’s EV transition to drive premium growth: Moody’s
However, rising claims costs, higher accident rates and expensive components could erode the industry’s underwriting margins.
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- October 21 2024
Miller reinforces Japan non-marine business with senior Marsh hire
Satoshi Watanabe will be responsible for expanding the broker’s non-marine arm, reporting to Tokinori Kono, head of non-marine broking for the firm's Japanese arm, Lead Insurance Services.
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- October 21 2024
Starr Insurance receives regulatory nod for Seoul branch
The carrier's new branch will be led by Aon veterean Paul Choi and it will offer commercial P&C products across Korea.
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- October 21 2024
South Korea’s Construction Guarantee members facing liquidity pressure: AM Best
The rating agency has downgraded the surety underwriter's outlook to negative from stable while affirming its rating at A+ (superior).
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- October 18 2024
WTW taps Tatsuro Nakamura as Japan head of construction
Nakamura, who joins from Starr Indemnity and Liability, will support the broker's One WTW strategy, working with regional and global clients.
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- October 18 2024
China approves BNP Paribas, Volkswagen property insurance JV
The National Financial Regulatory Administration, the country's regulator, has given the nod for the creation of insurance JV in Beijing between the French lender and the German carmaker's financial services arm in the country.
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- October 18 2024
Dah Sing Insurance rebalancing its underwriting portfolio to improve performance: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed A- (excellent) rating for the insurer with a stable outlook driven by a very strong balance sheet, adequate operating performance and parental support from Dah Sing Financial Holdings.
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- October 17 2024
XL Reinsurance China renamed as Axa International Re
The name change is effective October 16 and follows all regulatory approvals including from the National Financial Regulatory Administration for its acquisition.
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- October 17 2024
Mitsui Sumitomo to offer Australia cyber capacity to Coalition
The multi-year agreement, starting January 1, 2025, will include collaboration on cybersecurity solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan.
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- October 16 2024
Hong Kong to foster marine insurance amid effort to consolidate global risk management centre status
The SAR government will encourage leading marine insurers to establish presence in the city and develop marine insurance talents, chief executive John Lee says in policy address.
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- October 15 2024
P&C insurers in Asia have much higher equity risks than US peers: Moody’s
Equity risks accounted for 32% and 24% of total required capital for Chinese and Taiwanese insurers and for 33% for Japanese insurers, compared to 10% for US carriers, according to Moody's latest Capital Tool analysis.
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- October 15 2024
Gallagher Re strengthens life and health reinsurance team with two senior hires
The reinsurer has appointed Sanjeeb Kumar as chairman of L&H reinsurance for India, and Addise Li as head of L&H reinsurance in China and Hong Kong.
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- October 14 2024
Secondary perils are the risk of the future: Munich Re’s Serene Chan
The reinsurer’s new Greater China P&C head discusses pricing trends, shift to non-proportional, cyber appetite and need for model robustness.
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- October 11 2024
Tokio Marine achieves carbon neutrality in FY2023
The group has set a target US$316.8m in decarbonisation-related insurance premiums on a global basis by the end of FY 2026.
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- October 11 2024
Samsung Fire’s stable underwriting, low COR to help maintain market leadership: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the insurer's financial strength rating of A++ (superior).
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- October 8 2024
Asian power insurance sector sees a return to ‘buyers’ market’: WTW
Renewal rates outside China are seeing a reduction of up to 10% for well-managed assets and rates are expected to further soften over the next 12 months.
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- October 8 2024
Seoul Guarantee Insurance’s H1 loss ratios worsen as claims surge: report
Total claims paid out in the first six months reached nearly US$400m, an all-time high, and is expected to nearly double by the end of 2024.
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- October 7 2024
Carriers hop back on crypto bandwagon as local regulations, attractive rates beckon
While more (re)insurance providers have entered the market, the industry needs to guard against loose underwriting and opportunistic capacity.
