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- March 6 2023
Auckland flood claims cross NZ$1bn: ICNZ
Insurers have received 48,000 claims from the North Island floods, while Cyclone Gabrielle claims lodged have reached 30,000.
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- March 6 2023
Charles Taylor boosts Australia team with eight hires
The property and liability teams each will take on board three new members in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Townsville.
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- March 6 2023
MI Insurance Brokers names Tiffany Lung MD
In a senior management rejig, Kelvin Wong, former chief executive and responsible officer at the broker, has been made an executive director.
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- March 6 2023
Tower places reinsurance reinstatement cover
Tower said it now maintains sufficient protection for two additional catastrophe events in FY 2023 following the Auckland flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle.
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- March 3 2023
Swiss Re, Aon team up for parametric earthquake cover for Nepal hydropower project
This is the first time that the IFC and other developmental agencies have agreed to finance a construction project backed by parametric insurance.
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- March 3 2023
Saga calls off Acromas sale talks with Australia’s Open
The Sydney-based digital insurer was reportedly leading the race for the UK insurance group's personal lines underwriting arm.
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- March 3 2023
Gallagher Re hires Shilpa Pankaj as APAC agriculture co-head
Based in Singapore, the former Guy Carpenter exec will also co-head agriculture for EMEA and Latin America alongside David Gregori.
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- March 3 2023
Lexasure plans regional (re)insurance expansion after US$250m SPAC deal
The group, which owns broker Acurra International, Front Street Re and the Archipelago Group, is expected to start trading on Nasdaq later this year.
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- March 2 2023
Scor’s combined ratio deteriorates to 113.2%, GWP climbs 4.9% to US$21bn
The French reinsurer's 2023 estimated gross premium income from Asian emerging markets is down to 10% from 12% last year.
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- March 2 2023
Himalayan Re expected to complete US$23m IPO this month: AM Best
The rating agency has placed the Nepalese reinsurer’s rating under review with positive implications due to the proposed listing.
