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- September 1 2022
Exclusive: AMTD Digital’s claims of Singapore insurer license bid unfounded
IAN understands that contrary to AMTD's US regulatory filing the Singapore regulator hasn't received any formal application from the proposed composite Applaud.
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- September 1 2022
Hong Kong’s H1 GI underwriting profits rocket 134%
Reinsurance underwriting profit climbed from US$4.7m in H1 2021 to US$98.6m.
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- August 31 2022
Insurers still see Hong Kong as China gateway
The city remains an attractive base for insurers from the mainland and those looking to access it.
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- August 30 2022
Moody’s downgrades Peak Re; changes outlook to negative
The rating action is a result of contagion risks to the carrier from parent Fosun's weakened credit profile.
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- August 30 2022
AIA’s Bonnie Tse takes charge as Blue Cross CEO
The appointment follows the completion of the carrier's acquisition of Blue Cross and Blue Care.
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- August 30 2022
China Taiping’s domestic P&C arm sees H1 COR improve to 98.8%
Taiping Re's P&C division fell to an underwriting loss of US$21m.
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- August 24 2022
PSC agrees US$5.4m Hong Kong broker deal; posts 30% EBITDA growth
Underlying revenue in FY 2022 grew 22.8% to US$175.4m including 13% of organic growth.
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- August 22 2022
‘We don’t eat more than we can stomach’: Peak Re’s Franz Josef Hahn
The reinsurer is retaining reserves into this year and has ‘solid retrocession protection’ to tide over rising nat cat losses.
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- August 17 2022
Beazley bullish on Asia specialty lines
APAC head Lucien Mounier says the (re)insurer is targeting growth in life sciences, product recall, M&A, financial lines and cyber.
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- August 16 2022
QBE Hong Kong appoints Andex Fung as head of retail, SME underwriting
Former AGCS underwriter will liaise with brokers, agents and strategic partners.
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- August 16 2022
Companies scramble for talent as market rebounds
Asia growth plans on hold as roles in financial lines, energy and construction hard to fill.
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- August 15 2022
QBE’s Hong Kong GI partnership with Hang Seng Bank expires: report
The Australian insurer could also agree a new bancassurance deal.
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- August 15 2022
China BOCOM Insurance’s loss ratio recovers in 2021 as A&H claims improve
The Hong Kong insurer COR has remained at around 100% over the past five years.
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- August 12 2022
Piotr Nowakowski takes charge as Peak Re chief underwriting officer
The market veteran joined the Hong Kong reinsurer in January.
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- August 10 2022
Aon confirms Sucheng Chang as head of Hong Kong
The move for the ex-Liberty Mutual chief distribution officer was first reported by IAN in May.
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- August 10 2022
FWD GI’s improved COR could be impacted by higher IT spend: Fitch Ratings
The Hong Kong P&C player is gradually exiting group medical business.
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- August 5 2022
Crawford hires former McLarens exec as head of loss adjusting, GBA
Jackson Zeng is based in the firm's Guangzhou office.
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- August 4 2022
Hannover Re taps Swiss Re’s Sharon Ooi to boost Asia P&C expansion
CEO Jean-Jacques Henchoz says Asia Pacific is "evolving into the world’s largest insurance market."
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- August 4 2022
Aon appoints Asia director of cyber solutions in Hong Kong
Sabba Manyara was most recently at rival WTW, also in the Special Administrative Region.
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- August 3 2022
Non-motor lines bolster Axa’s H1 Asia P&C performance
The Asia arm comprises units across mainland China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan and South Korea.
