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- October 20 2023
Bennelong Funds, Leadenhall Capital tie-up to promote ILS in Australia, New Zealand
ILS, which aims to transfer insurance risk to capital markets, offers attractive spreads for investors relative to their long-term average.
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- October 19 2023
AIG appoints Logan Perry as casualty manager, specialty in New Zealand
Auckland-based Perry was most recently casualty underwriting manager for Chubb and will report to Stephen Ward, head of casualty, Asia Pacific at AIG.
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- October 19 2023
Most Asian economies to see an increase in insolvencies: Allianz Trade
Countries set for the largest rises include South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, but Hong Kong is set to see a decrease in 2024.
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- October 18 2023
Exclusive: Gallagher sees senior exits amid wider APAC leadership shake-up
There have been several changes to the broker's APAC management in recent months, including the departure of North Asia CEO Thomas Wang.
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- October 16 2023
Tower reports lower cyclone costs, spurt in GWP growth; upgrades FY profit forecast
The Kiwi P&C player has revised its net profit after tax guidance for FY 2023 to between US$4.2m to US$5.9m based on preliminary results.
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- October 16 2023
WTW ropes in Jill Comley-Forbes as New Zealand country head
She takes over from Michael Brown, who will take up a new role focused on client-facing work.
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- October 12 2023
Suncorp’s Vero slapped with ‘largest’ ever FMA penalty over multi-policy discounts
The New Zealand regulator said the general insurer and its intermediaries overcharged 42,000 customers by US$6m in premiums between April 2014 and May 2022 on house and contents, vehicle and boat insurance.
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- October 4 2023
Lack of aggregate cover brings earnings volatility to APAC carriers
As rates soar, insurers are retaining more nat cat risk on their books, with the situation set to continue into the 2024 renewals.
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- October 3 2023
AIG’s Toni Ferrier to take over as Marsh McLennan New Zealand CEO
Ferrier, who is chief executive of AIG New Zealand, will lead the broking and consulting group's businesses across the country and serve as president of Marsh New Zealand.
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- October 2 2023
Union Medical underwriting to remain robust as Covid-19 impact subsides: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the Kiwi insurer a rating of A (excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- September 28 2023
Tower ups reinsurance excess for first two events to US$10m
An excess of US$11.9m applies for a third event in FY 2024, while the Kiwi P&C player has decreased its upper cat limit to US$447m from US$557m.
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- September 28 2023
ICNZ chief Tim Grafton to step down
Grafton will continue until his successor is appointed, for which ICNZ has already started the hiring process.
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- September 27 2023
RBNZ invites submissions for final round of consultations over insurance supervision
The regulator started a review of the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act in 2017 as it seeks to establish a "more proactive and intensive approach".
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- September 25 2023
Chubb appoints Nikki Quain as New Zealand deputy property manager
Auckland-based Quain most recently worked at BHSI and has also had stints at Vero and AIG.
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- September 25 2023
Ominous start to spring weather in Australia, New Zealand puts (re)insurers on high alert
Bushfires, an El Niño declaration, record rain, landslides, heavy snow and an earthquake in the last few days point to busy six months ahead for claims' handlers.
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- September 21 2023
Former CEO, CFO at New Zealand’s collapsed insurer CBL cleared of fraud charges
There were 11 cases brought by the country's Serious Fraud Office relating to transactions made by CEO Paul Harris and CFO Carden Mulholland in the run-up to the failure of the credit insurer.
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- September 20 2023
Sedgwick New Zealand strengthens business development team to expand local base
Hamish Blair (pictured) has been promoted to head of business development and Shuzaha Houghton roped in as business development manager.
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- September 15 2023
New Zealand’s carriers making ‘good progress’ on claims as 2023 disaster bill tops US$2bn: ICNZ
The ICNZ said that more than a year’s worth of claims arised over the space of 15 days from the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.
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- September 11 2023
Delta to expand underwriting capacity riding on growth: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed the performance assessment of PA-2 (excellent) to Delta Insurance New Zealand and Delta Underwriting Singapore with a stable outlook.
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- September 11 2023
Hannover Re expects APAC rates to harden further in 2024 after 1.4, 1.6 and 1.7 uplift
The reinsurer expects insurers to raise retentions for nat cats to counter increased costs, as it secured better prices and conditions, especially for non-proportional treaties.
