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- January 4 2024
Allianz Singapore to accelerate premium growth despite domestic challenges: S&P Global
The rating agency has confirmed the carrier's 'A+' rating with a stable outlook.
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- January 4 2024
WTW appoints Clelia Grech as head of global services and solutions Asia
Grech, who will be part of the broker's international programs team, will be based in Hong Kong.
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- January 3 2024
ICA extends insurance catastrophe declaration to January 3 as extreme weather continues
Almost 38,000 insurance claims have been lodged following the weather that has impacted Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria since December 23.
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- January 3 2024
Korea’s FSC expands eligibility and scope of joint underwriting agreement on fire insurance
The polices can now cover damage resulting from natural disasters, building collapse, and leaks from water supply or drainage systems, as desired by the policyholder.
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- January 3 2024
Eastern Australia’s wild weather claims in December top 40,000: ICA
While insurers received more than 37,000 claims from the Christmas storms across three states, the Cyclone Jasper claims from northern Queensland crossed 6000.
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- January 2 2024
Global property cat rates rise 3% in ‘stable and orderly’ 1.1 renewal: Howden
Supply largely sufficient to meet increased demand as cedents took the opportunity to purchase more cost effective tail coverage.
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- January 2 2024
Healthier property market drives stable, predictable 1.1: Gallagher Re
While confidence in third-party liability lines has diminished, capacity for specialty lines remained buoyant, according to the reinsurance broker's renewal report.
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- January 2 2024
Australia Christmas storms has potential to exceed US$1bn loss level: CRESTA
The two record-breaking New Zealand weather events in early 2023 and the August China floods among 7 non-US cat events with billion-dollar industry losses.
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- January 2 2024
Philippines pilots US$14.4bn nat cat cover for ‘strategic’ government assets
The programme covers 132,862 school buildings nationwide starting January 1 and the US$36m premium for the insurance was paid using the excess payout it received from the catastrophe bond.
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- January 2 2024
Korea non-life market to rebound in 2024 with GWP set to cross US$100bn mark: Korean Re
Growth is likely to be supported by casualty lines of business, especially liability, amid increased awareness of the importance of corporate liability protection and the expansion of compulsory insurance.
