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- October 27 2022
Starr hires senior casualty exec as Hong Kong liability head
Jazz Tang was most recently liability underwriting manager at Bank of China Group Insurance.
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- October 27 2022
China P&C grew 10.6% YoY in the last decade
While GWP zoomed 153% to US$192bn in 2021, the share of motor moderated to 56.8% to 72.4% 10 years ago, CBIRC data shows.
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- October 27 2022
Rate rises and healthy pipeline power Lloyd’s Asia renewable consortium
The facility’s US$100m capacity could be increased, says Chaucer Singapore CEO Margaret To.
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- October 27 2022
IRDAI seeks to level the playing field for reinsurers
The insurance regulator proposes to remove state-owned GIC Re’s right of first refusal on Indian cedents.
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- October 27 2022
Policy wording failure key reason for Covid BI exposure: APRA
Insurers dithered because of a perceived “first-mover'' disadvantage of losing business if policies were adjusted to reflect Quarantine Act changes.
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- October 26 2022
Tower trials parametric cyclone cover in Fiji
While the island country is heavily exposed to cyclones, fewer than 10% of Fijian households have insurance.
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- October 26 2022
Chubb promotes Jennifer Vanek to senior Australia global broker role
She has been at the insurer for five years working across product, distribution and key accounts.
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- October 26 2022
Japan inland flood losses to rise 50% by 2050, JBA models show
The flood modelling specialist has launched a set of global climate change tools for flooding in every country.
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- October 26 2022
Australia formalises US$630m special disaster fund
The Labor government’s first budget announced additional measures to strengthen insurance framework.
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- October 25 2022
Aon elevates William Pembroke to Thailand CEO
He replaces the broker's country leader of three decades Andrew Bentley, who moves to a senior consultant role.
