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- November 7 2023
Charles Taylor expands Asia teams with several senior hires
The loss adjuster will now have more than 300 technical adjusters and insurance specialists across 18 locations throughout Asia.
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- October 26 2023
Labuan Re to report moderate growth ahead: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed an insurer rating of ‘a-’ (excellent) for Labuan Reinsurance with a stable outlook.
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- October 18 2023
Generali and UNDP partner to help bridge SME protection gap in Asia
A new framework will be hosted on an online platform offering advice on how businesses can protect their activity in the face of climate challenges.
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- October 13 2023
MoneyHero to list on Nasdaq following SPAC deal with Pacific Century and Thiel Capital
The deal gives the financial services platform, which operates in Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan, access to around US$100m of capital.
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- October 13 2023
Exclusive: McLarens launches forensic accounting in Malaysia with Sedgwick hire
Serina Tan will be based in Kuala Lumpur and report to Scott Reichelt, the loss adjuster's head of forensic accounting, Asia Pacific.
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- September 28 2023
Asian Reinsurers’ Summit reaffirms need to foster closer collaboration among Asian reinsurers
Malaysian Re hosted the three-day conference of 11 national reinsurers from the region in Kuala Lumpur from September 25-27.
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- September 20 2023
Miller rolls out APAC treaty team with Lockton Re raid
The team led by Richard Broad will see Bruce Ford and Pei Nee Goi join him in Singapore, while Jo Garnett and Hui Sin Low join in Malaysia.
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- September 14 2023
Pacific & Orient Insurance to see more underwriting stress ahead: Fitch
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the company an insurer rating of'BBB+' (good), with a stable outlook mainly taking into account strong capitalisation.
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- August 29 2023
Tune Protect in H1 profit turnaround with COR registering 95.4%
The Malaysian carrier's US$3.1m positive result was supported by its investment performance, while travel premiums climb above pre-Covid levels.
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- August 23 2023
Asian Captive Conference 2023 to set the agenda on self-insurance
The sixth iteration of the conference in Kuala Lumpur, co-hosted by Labuan IBFC and LIIA, will feature a diverse mix of professionals from the global captive industry.
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- August 3 2023
Mixed picture for Asia’s P&C markets in Q2 as overall composite pricing flattens: Marsh
Hong Kong led the way in overall composite rate reductions at minus 6.6% and Taiwan climbed the highest at plus 24%.
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- July 19 2023
Liberty’s Asia reorganisation will have ‘no job impacts’
The realignment from August 1 brings together all the insurer's businesses in Asia under the leadership of Phil Hobbs, president and managing director, Liberty Specialty Markets.
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- July 5 2023
Carriers move to support decommissioning of Asean energy assets
Power purchase agreements hammered over two decades ago are coming to an end in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand, driving the need for insurance solutions.
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- June 5 2023
Petronas’ captive could see further stress ahead, outlook negative: AM Best
Outlook for Energas Insurance, which had a COR of 106% for FY 2022, has been downgraded to negative by the rating agency.
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- May 26 2023
Labuan struggles to reignite interest as global insurance hub
Covid-19 may be over but global capital still isn’t returning to Malaysia’s offshore centre.
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- May 11 2023
Generali launches unified brand for Malaysian general insurance arms
Axa Affin and MPI Generali Insurans will now operate under an integrated Generali Malaysia brand.
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- May 10 2023
Starr Insurance expands Malaysia operations with Labuan branch
Starr Labuan, to be overseen by Rawi Letchumanan, will take over all new and renewal business previously produced by Starr Underwriting Agents (Labuan).
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- May 3 2023
Exclusive: McLarens expands in Malaysia with two more branches amid hiring spree
The loss adjuster has opened offices in Johor and Penang and has recruited several senior adjusters.
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- April 18 2023
Allianz Trade expands Asia excess of loss business
The global trade credit insurer will add new headcount in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan and Malaysia.
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- April 18 2023
Malaysian general insurers’ underwriting profit contracts 23% in 2022
Gross direct premiums grew 10% year-on-year to US$2bn in the last calendar year, according to data from General Insurance Association of Malaysia.
