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- July 3 2024
HDI Global strengthens Japan branch with two senior hires
Yasuyuki Harada joins as deputy general manager, market management for its Japan branch; while Clara Malcolm has been promoted to senior underwriter, liability and specialty, both based in Tokyo.
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- July 3 2024
Newline Asia hires Markel Simon Moi as chief underwriting officer
Before joining Newline, Moi was head of professional and financial risks for Asia at Markel for 14 years.
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- July 3 2024
Beazley promotes APAC head Lucien Mounier as Europe cyber risks leader
Mounier, who headed the Lloyd's insurer in the region for six years, has relocated to Barcelona in his new role.
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- July 3 2024
Pricing and capacity ease at 1.7 renewal as underwriting scrutiny persists: brokers
Reinsurance buyers experienced a more welcoming market, and loss-free programs saw price easing at July 1 renewals compared to recent years thanks to positive results, Gallagher Re and Guy Carpenter said in their mid-year renewals reports.
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- July 2 2024
Japan hailstorm stands as only billion-dollar Asia nat cat event in Q2: Cresta
Together with Japan’s Noto earthquake, the world's nat cat events with billion-dollar insured loss totalled four in the first half of 2024.
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- July 2 2024
China Life P&C H1 cumulative claim payment rose 12% to US$4.6bn
The P&C arm of the world's second-largest life insurer said the bulk of 2024 H1 cumulative claim payment came from motor insurance, as it settled US$88m in nat cat related claims.
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- July 2 2024
AIG elevates Louise Wai as head of commercial property, Singapore
Wai rejoined AIG in April 2024 as underwriting manager for commercial property in Singapore. In her new role she reports to Scott Spaven, AIG Singapore president and CEO.
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- July 2 2024
RGA, Tongyang Life ink first cross-jurisdictional coinsurance deal in Korea at US$144m
The deal, which will allow an RGA subsidiary to reinsure a US$144m block of life policies, is expected to help Tongyang Life respond to future interest rate volatility.
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- July 2 2024
Lockton Singapore taps WTW’s Sung Wook Han as regional head of marine for Asia
Han will relocate from London to manage marine teams across Asia with a special focus on Singapore.
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- July 2 2024
Steadfast Group expands Australasian networks, broker and insurer services team
Kasun Jayaratne has been promoted to a newly created role of general manager of Australasian networks, broker, risk & insurer services, while Bronwyn Brownlee joins as risk services national client service manager.
