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- January 23 2024
Sompo Holdings CEO Kengo Sakurada to step down in March over BigMotor scandal: report
President and chief operating officer Mikio Okumura is expected to succeed Sakurada as CEO at the insurance group holding company.
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- January 23 2024
Carbon specialist Lloyd’s coverholder Kita enters Singapore
The niche player, which has operations in the US, Canada, Switzerland and the UK, covers carbon credit risks by protecting buyers against delivery risk.
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- January 23 2024
Australia braces for rainstorm, floods as cyclone Kirrily heads to Queensland
The second tropical cyclone to hit the country's eastern coast in as many months is forecast to bring intense rainfall that may lead to 'life-threatening flash flooding', according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
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- January 23 2024
Nepal’s Himalayan Re granted India reinsurance licence
The privately owned reinsurer has been granted a reference number by IRDAI allowing the company to do reinsurance business from India.
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- January 23 2024
Chris Mackinnon named Lloyd’s regional director with Iain Ferguson set to retire
Mackinnon will start in his new role on April 1, while Ferguson will retire on December 31, InsuranceAsia News can reveal.
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- January 22 2024
NorthStandard to open Korea office as it expands APAC presence
The Seoul office will be operational from late spring 2024 and will initially be staffed by Shang Doe Shim, a claims director currently based in the club’s Singapore office.
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- January 22 2024
Lockton makes India foray, appoints Sandeep Dadia as country CEO
The US-based broker has been awarded a licence to start insurance broking operations in India.
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- January 22 2024
BHSI taps Swiss Re for Asia general property leader
The specialty (re)insurer has appointed Singapore-based Jess Au as head of general property.
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- January 22 2024
MPM Insurance to reduce multipurpose credit exposure, focus on motor: Fitch
Fitch Ratings has assigned an insurer rating of 'A+(idn) with a stable outlook to the Indonesian insurer.
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- January 19 2024
Gallagher Australia ropes in Antony Bull as senior adviser for transactional risks
Based in Sydney, Bull joined the company from dispute resolution firm Deutsch Miller.
