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- July 11 2023
Gallagher appoints Victoria Ma as senior vice president for APAC practice group
Ma, who is a trade credit specialist, will provide services to Asia Pacific multinational businesses.
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- July 7 2023
Generali acquires US asset manager Conning from Cathay Life
The Taiwanese insurer will hold a 16.75% stake in the Italian carrier's asset management business after the deal.
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- July 5 2023
Property rate increases moderated at mid-year renewals: Guy Carpenter
Global cat reinsurance risk-adjusted rate increases ranged from 10% to 50%, with loss-impacted clients often seeing higher pricing.
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- July 5 2023
Net-zero alliance to make membership rules less prescriptive: report
The UN-led insurers' climate coalition is proposing to remove a six-month deadline for members to publish greenhouse gas emissions targets.
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- June 21 2023
Fusion Specialty promotes Katherine Simmonds to CEO for international markets
In her new role, Simmonds will be responsible for further developing Fusion’s presence in the UK, APAC and EMEA regions, including M&A, financial lines and other specialist insurance products.
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- June 20 2023
IAG exits Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The Australian giant, which joins a host of global (re)insurers in leaving the UN climate group, has told IAN that it is committed to reaching net-zero by 2050.
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- June 15 2023
Lloyd’s to reverse losses this year, affirms AA- rating, including for China: Fitch
Fitch expects Lloyd’s to maintain its improved global underwriting results in 2023-4 as pricing conditions remain 'favourable', although volatility will remain.
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- June 13 2023
Seoul Guarantee Insurance to file for IPO this month: report
The state-owned carrier, which is expanding overseas with reinsurance tie-ups with Allianz Trade and Coface, is eyeing a listing later this year as its biggest shareholder plans to exit.
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- June 9 2023
BHSI promotes Dimitry Zilberud to head of marine – retail, Australasia and US
Zilberud was most recently Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance's head of marine, Australasia.
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- June 8 2023
Looming El Niño raises risk of secondary perils across APAC
Carriers look to innovate as countries across the region fear dry conditions, drought, forest fires and flash floods with (re)insurers on high alert.
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- June 7 2023
Asian carriers on the hook from ‘hundreds of millions’ of Guam typhoon claims
Tokio Marine, MS&AD, DB and Chung Kuo among hit as Typhoon Mawar caused extensive property damage, but high deductibles could help keep losses down.
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- June 6 2023
Target Insurance to raise US$680m through its UAE arm Himalayas Insurance
The owner of the liquidated Hong Kong taxi insurer is eyeing a resumption of business with its new Middle Eastern venture.
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- June 5 2023
Everest Insurance hires Glen Browne as head of international corporate strategy
Singapore-based Browne previously had a senior regional role for Chubb's personal lines business.
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- June 1 2023
Opinion: Florida’s return to orderly renewals a welcome sign for APAC
Prospects of 30-40% rate hikes tempt reinsurers back to a normalised attitude towards the assumption of nat cat risk as 1.6 draws to a close.
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- May 30 2023
MS&AD leaves Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The insurance group is the last of Japan's big three to exit the climate group, following Tokio Marine and Sompo's exits in the last few days.
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- May 30 2023
Asian carriers join net-zero exodus
With Japan’s big three calling it time, IAG, Samsung F&M and KB are the only APAC carriers left in the alliance.
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- May 29 2023
Tokio Marine quits climate alliance
The Japanese insurer said it remains committed to the transition towards a decarbonised society.
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- May 29 2023
Lloyd’s, QBE, Axa, Scor, Allianz and Sompo exit Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The moves come after Hannover Re, Zurich, Scor, Swiss Re and Munich Re left the group with anti-trust issues in the US understood to be a concern.
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- May 24 2023
Adva launches US$150m per cover marine war risk facility in Asia
The facility aims to ‘plug the gap’ in coverage for voyages to and from designated war risks exclusion zones.
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- May 23 2023
RenaissanceRe to buy Validus Re from AIG for US$3bn
The transaction includes AlphaCat Managers and Talbot Treaty reinsurance business, but AIG will retain Talbot Underwriting and Western World.
