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- October 3 2024
Typhoon Krathon makes landfall as Taiwan shuts down for second day
The slow-moving typhoon is expected to cause 'catastrophic damage' as it is likely to have a longer impact on the island as it moves through the populous western plains but it is weakening and is expected to turn into a tropical depression before reaching Taipei.
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- October 3 2024
Australia poised for severe thunderstorms, elevated bushfire risks this spring: Gallagher Re
Unusually high maximum and minimum temperatures will affect the country by at least three times more likely than normal, according to the reinsurance broker's climate outlook report.
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- October 3 2024
Coface names Ronald Chai as head of commercial for Singapore
Chai takes over from Peter Elder, who has been promoted in May to regional head of banks & financial institutions for Asia Pacific based in Singapore.
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- October 3 2024
WTW reshuffles Philippines leadership with Aon hire
The broker has appointed Gerald Dolina as head of Philippines & head of corporate risk & broking, and promoted the incumbent, James Matti, to managing director, health, wealth and career.
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- October 3 2024
India defers roll out of IFRS 17 equivalent indefinitely: report
Insurers can submit financial statements under the earlier Ind AS104 regime till the IRDAI notifies the implementation of the Ind AS 117standard.
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- October 3 2024
ICA extreme weather charter calls for collaboration with governments, community groups for delivery of services
The charter outlines disaster preparation, response and recovery recommendations for general insurers, who have paid out US$13bn in claims from 20 ICA-declared events since the Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20.
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- October 3 2024
Chubb powers up ANZ energy & technical lines with HDI’s Jane Ravi
Sydney-based Ravi is responsible for leading the company's portfolio in her new role as manager for the Australia and New Zealand energy and technical lines business.
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- October 3 2024
Australia’s Rhodian launches construction specialist MGA Scope Underwriting
The Lloyd's-backed underwriting agency based in Melbourne was co-founded by Nick Vernon and Rob Higginson.
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- October 3 2024
Opinion: What has happened to the ESG agenda?
While financial services jargon changes with each decade, time has shown that it is the policy that matters, not the presentation.
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- October 2 2024
PSC shares delist from ASX as Ardonagh’s US$1.5bn takeover becomes effective
The completion of the takeover by the UK broking group now wraps up PSC Insurance's nine years of trading and quotation on the Australian Securities Exchange.
