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- August 26 2024
Complex claims in Asia set to dictate future adjusting demand: Crawford’s Reichelt
The growing scale and complexity of losses in Asia mean that the global loss adjuster is ready to respond to the demand for assessing high-value, technical claims as it continues to build out technical expertise in Singapore and tailor claims processing for clients in Japan.
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- August 23 2024
IAG releases climate action plan to meet FY 2030 emissions reduction targets
The carrier is focusing on phasing out underwriting for entities that are predominantly in the fossil fuels businesses and identifying, assessing and integrating climate resilience, decarbonisation, and other sustainability criteria, into its decisions.
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- August 23 2024
AUB launches third strata MGA Rubix Underwriting as division’s pre-tax profit surges 58%
The new entity will have Lloyd's as the capacity provider and will allow the broker to grow its strata portfolio which already includes brands SUU and Longitude.
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- August 23 2024
PSC Insurance FY2024 revenue up 15.5% on UK business growth
The ASX-listed broking group said it expects to complete its US$1.5bn sale to The Ardonagh Group by October 11.
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- August 23 2024
Taiwan’s Central Re H1 net profit up 58.7% to US$58.5m despite 6% dip in GWP
Taiwan's only domestic reinsurer saw net investment gains totalling US$62.5m and it reported a 4.3% year-on-year drop in claims paid.
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- August 23 2024
Howden launches new aviation hub in Singapore with Dorygel Calimlim in charge
Calimlim, who joins from Gallagher, will be the divisional director and head of aviation for Asia Pacific and will be looking to grow the team in the coming months, she told IAN.
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- August 23 2024
Analytics: Australian underwriters incur 23% lower public liability claims in 2023
Lloyd's public liability claims doubled and PI claims went up 13 times in the country in the last year while other insurers' PI claims were 9% higher year-on-year across all states, according to the 2023 claims data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
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- August 23 2024
Ping An P&C H1 underwriting profit rises 15.7% on improved liability business
China's second-largest P&C insurer saw underwriting profit rise to US$49.5 million, as strong growth in its liability mitigated declines in its motor business, whose combined ratio was dampened by rainstorms.
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- August 23 2024
General carrier Bajaj Allianz and HSBC India form bancassurance partnership
Under the agreement, HSBC India will now distribute Bajaj Allianz's insurance offerings to its customers, through its 26 branches across 14 cities.
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- August 22 2024
Climate change exposes banks to ‘silent’ risks as insurance gets more unaffordable: Aon
Banks can leverage on tools and datasets that insurers have been using for pricing climate risks. Alternative risk transfer tool such as parametrics can also provide additional protection, the broker said.
