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- August 12 2024
Guy Carpenter names Justin Ward as managing director-head of capital advisory, APAC
Singapore-based Ward takes over the role from Blake Dimitrijevic who will join Hannover Re Australia as managing director.
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- August 12 2024
QBE elevates Ed Rainsford to chief risk officer, Australia Pacific
Sydney-based Rainsford, who has been with the carrier for almost a decade, joins from the QBE group risk and compliance team where he has been the group chief compliance officer since July 2022.
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- August 12 2024
Meritz Fire enters fray for MG Non-Life Insurance: report
Private equity firms Dayli Partners and JC Flowers are the other two existing bidders in the race.
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- August 12 2024
Floss Cheng returns to Aon as Hong Kong head of claims
Cheng, who started his career as a manager at the global broker in 2012, was most recently leading the Hong Kong claims team at rival Howden.
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- August 12 2024
Mitsui Sumitomo Oceania hires David Hall as head of distribution
Sydney-based Hall joined from Envest where he was head of mergers, acquisitions and advisory for nearly two years from March 2022.
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- August 9 2024
Central Re’s non-life reinsurance leadership in Taiwan to sustain: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- August 9 2024
Malayan Insurance’s underwriting to benefit from portfolio measures, retail growth: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed its “B++” financial strength rating and “stable” outlook on the Philippines' non-life insurer.
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- August 9 2024
Allianz Australia promotes Scott Langtree to distribution manager for Queensland
Langtree, who has been with the insurer for eight years, will lead a team of account managers to strengthen the group’s relationship and position with its strategic partners.
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- August 9 2024
QBE strikes US$1.6bn loss portfolio transfer deal with Enstar, RiverStone
Enstar’s subsidiary will assume US$376m out of total net loss reserves for US commercial liability and workers' compensation risks, effective July 1, and will provide approximately US$175m of cover in excess of the ceded reserves.
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- August 9 2024
QBE doubles H1 net profit, COR improves 5 percentage points to 93.8%
The insurer's GWP grew 2% to US$13bn for the period, while its underwriting performance benefitted from lower cat claims, stable prior-year reserve development and rate increases.
