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- January 19 2024
Marsh hires Chris Varcoe as managing principal for financial and professional lines
Melbourne-based Varcoe joins from Aon, where he was the placement director.
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- January 19 2024
Ryan Specialty expands its Asia M&A offering with a Singapore hire
Lawrence Gregory, who was most recently an associate in the M&A practice group Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, will report to APAC head Marina Sherer.
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- January 19 2024
Volante’s Steven Harwood joins Fusion Specialty as managing partner in Japan
Tokyo-based Harwood was most recently Asia Pacific at Acrisure-backed specialty MGA Volante.
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- January 18 2024
Non-peak perils source of insurers’ primary portfolio risk: Gallagher Re
Flooding from remnants of typhoon Doksuri in China makes it the costliest weather event of last year, with US$18.5bn in economic losses.
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- January 18 2024
Thailand’s insurance sector to grow to US$28.18bn by 2026: OIC
This would mean a 'significant jump' for the sector from the present US$25.3bn GWP as the industry is recovering from Covid-19 claims.
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- January 18 2024
Canopius to build APAC financial lines capabilities with underwriter hire in Sydney
The specialty (re)insurer has hired Robert Barnum from Axis Capital to establish a professional lines practice in the region.
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- January 18 2024
Exclusive: Crawford Hong Kong set for leadership change as Doron Grossman departs
Crawford's Taiwan country head Zakky Cheng will take on the additional role as Hong Kong head, IAN understands.
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- January 18 2024
Tokio Marine fully exits Saudi Arabian business
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance has agreed to sell its remaining stake of Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance to Alinma Bank.
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- January 17 2024
Munich Re’s Wenning says its China ‘footprint’ would outsize other markets over time: report
The reinsurer plans to scale up its China business as it expects the country to emerge as the largest insurance market in the world.
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- January 17 2024
Zheshang P&C’s underwriting profitability slated to improve: Fitch Ratings
The rating agency has assigned the Hangzhou-headquartered carrier rating of 'BBB' (good) with a stable outlook as its COR improved to 104% in 2023.
