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- December 7 2020
Guy Carpenter appoints new Japan head
Pietro Toffanello to relocate from London to Tokyo, and joins from Gen Re.
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- December 7 2020
Australia should increase flood mitigation: Geneva Association, IAG
Government’s current approach heavily predisposed to response and recovery.
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- December 7 2020
Insurtech partnerships to drive Asia’s digital acceleration
Q3 saw significant deals inked in China and Indonesia.
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- December 7 2020
Generali GC&C appoints new Asia financial lines head
Zaid Alami joins the Italian insurer in HK after relocating from Dubai.
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- December 4 2020
DouBao, EasiTech, Ignatica eye digital sales platform
Insurtechs target US$5bn in new GWP sales per year taking Amazon and Netflix as inspiration.
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- December 3 2020
Anbang loses US court case over failed US$5.8bn hotel deal
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Daewoo walked away saying key conditions not met.
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- December 2 2020
Hong Kong enters ‘new era’ as Belt & Road risk hub
Insurance Authority official touts SAR's ability to provide solutions for mainland companies.
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- December 2 2020
HK life market still attractive despite Tahoe’s likely sale
Tahoe Life is drawing interest from several Chinese players.
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- December 1 2020
AIA HK & Macau CEO Peter Crewe to leave
Insurer's Thailand chief executive Alger Fung to take over in January.
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- December 1 2020
Axis Re appoints Willis Re exec David Bangs as Japan head
The broker will continue to be based in Singapore after assuming the new role.
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- December 1 2020
South Korea eyes Insurance Business Act revisions in H1 2021
Financial regulator creates taskforce to facilitate implementation of IFRS 17.
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- November 30 2020
P&C sector grows 5.5% to US$59.4bn: HKIA
Despite signs of resilience, motor and EC have seen sustained underwriting losses.
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- November 30 2020
Samsung Fire & Marine signs joint venture with China’s Tencent
Deal with South Korean digital giant Kakao failed over access to motor insurance business.
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- November 30 2020
APAC climbs the 2021 P&C broker growth agenda
With Aon's merger with WTW to complete next year, rivals are eyeing opportunities in the region.
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- November 30 2020
Japan’s P&C majors to bounce back in 2021: Fitch
Tokio Marine, MS&AD and Sompo more exposed to Covid-19 risk in overseas markets.
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- November 26 2020
MAS calls for more cooperation with China on catastrophe cover
Singapore’s regulator is targeting joint initiatives for flood-torn Chongqing.
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- November 26 2020
Greater China Willis Towers Watson director to leave
IAN also understands WTW has named a replacement to oversee the China financial lines portfolio.
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- November 26 2020
Ariel Re seeks expansion as sale closes for US$30m
The specialty (re)insurer has a clean energy team in Hong Kong.
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- November 26 2020
HKIA chair says GWS framework on track for H1 2021
The regulator is also set to publish its first risk and solvency assessment reports in June.
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- November 26 2020
Mitsui Sumitomo invests US$350m in insurtech Hippo
Japanese giant and US start-up ink partnership, which includes a reinsurance treaty.
