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- May 7 2024
McLarens promotes Tina Sheehan to southern regional manager for New Zealand
Sheehan joined the global loss adjuster in 2019 as its third-party administration, national motor business manager.
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- May 7 2024
Opinion: India’s marine insurance gambit poses questions of the West’s Russia sanctions
Indian regulator's approval to three new Russian insurers backed by the sanctioned Russian National Reinsurance points to tectonic shifts in the industry.
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- May 7 2024
BYD arm gets regulatory greenlight to offer motor cover in China
Shenzhen BYD P&C Insurance, owned by China's biggest EV maker, has been allowed to offer compulsory traffic accident liability insurance in seven provinces and in Shenzhen.
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- May 6 2024
Zurich Hong Kong appoints Chen Wai Khong as head of property
Chen will relocate to the SAR from Kuala Lumpur, where he was regional property underwriter for Allianz.
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- May 6 2024
Asian insurance pricing moderates across lines but Japan, Taiwan, Philippines buck the trend: Marsh
Japan was the only Asian country that saw price increases in all lines of business, other cat-exposed markets like Taiwan, Philippines and Indonesia saw strong hikes in property classes but saw varying trends in other lines.
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- May 6 2024
Crawford Australia elevates Stephen Stafford to head of forensic accounting
Brisbane-based Stafford takes over Graham Peters, who has now been made head of class actions.
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- May 6 2024
World Bank debuts US$150m Jamaica hurricane cat bond in Hong Kong
The second World Bank bond to list in Hong Kong will offer cover to the Caribbean island state against tropical cyclone events for the next four hurricane seasons up to 2027 and will have a parametric trigger.
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- May 6 2024
Torrential rain grounds air traffic, floods carparks in Guangdong, Hong Kong
Torrential rains brought localised floodings, inundated carparks in Hong Kong, and delayed flights in the Guangdong province, hitting a surge of weekend travellers who visited China coastal cities during the long May-day holiday.
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- May 6 2024
Australian cyclone pool’s aggregate building exposure exceeds US$1trn
Approximately 95% of the market in terms of premium has joined the ARPC as of December 31 with a total quarterly premium of US$156m.
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- May 6 2024
El Niño-aggravated extreme heat threatens Vietnam: national weather agency
The temperature in two towns reached 44 degrees Celsius last week and May weather is expected to be 1.5 to 2.5 degrees higher than in previous years, says National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
