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- July 7 2023
Hannover Re and IAG renew 2.5% quota share
The new arrangement is effective from July 1, 2023, and has a term of five years.
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- July 6 2023
NZIA does away with emission targets for insurers
The UN said the protocol would now be "a voluntary best practice guide" for helping build and compare decarbonisation targets.
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- July 6 2023
Hong Kong passes insurance amendment bill to implement RBC regime
Insurance Authority will begin drafting detailed guidelines and requirements for the new regime, which is targeted for implementation in 2024.
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- July 6 2023
Cyclone Seroja damages at US$270m for Western Australia: ICA
With more than 10,000 claims from the 2021 event, the closing rate is 95.9%.
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- July 6 2023
Charles Taylor expands Singapore hub with veteran Stephen Thorpe in key role
Thorpe moves into a hybrid role with additional responsibility as the loss adjuster's managing director, Asia, property, casualty and special technical risks.
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- July 5 2023
Property rate increases moderated at mid-year renewals: Guy Carpenter
Global cat reinsurance risk-adjusted rate increases ranged from 10% to 50%, with loss-impacted clients often seeing higher pricing.
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- July 5 2023
Axa XL expands Singapore cyber team with underwriting duo
Senior underwriter Chiaw Han Lean and underwriter Christopher Widjaya will join the carrier’s international financial lines team.
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- July 5 2023
West P&I Club makes six promotions in Asia Pacific
The club has named Singapore-based Eugene Cheng as senior claims manager, Pearl Chan as senior claims handler in Hong Kong, along with four others elevated in the claims and underwriting teams.
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- July 5 2023
Allianz Commercial Australia elevates Alison Brough as general manager-agencies
Sydney-based Brough was most recently head of underwriting services for the country, transitioning the commercial underwriting services team as part of the group restructuring.
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- July 5 2023
Net-zero alliance to make membership rules less prescriptive: report
The UN-led insurers' climate coalition is proposing to remove a six-month deadline for members to publish greenhouse gas emissions targets.
