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- August 8 2024
Zurich APAC H1 premiums up 9%, COR climbs marginally to 93.7%
Top line increase driven by strong retail growth, however, rising commission costs from a recovery in travel business in the region hurts bottom line.
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- August 8 2024
Asia’s buyer-friendly market to stay as pricing remains flat in Q2: Aon
US-related and nat cat-exposed property risks remained challenging across most markets in the region, although Hong Kong and China stood out with modest price reductions, the broker said in its Q2 market insights report.
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- August 8 2024
Japanese insurers to raise fire insurance premiums from October: report
The big four plans to corporate premiums by up to 15% because of deteriorating profitability in their fire insurance line.
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- August 8 2024
Nepal’s Air Dynasty helicopter crash leads to US$1.4m total loss
The chopper was insured with Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance, which already had four helicopter losses in the country in 2023, and Nepal Reinsurance is the reinsurer involved in the latest crash, IAN understands.
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- August 8 2024
Lockton New Zealand takes Marsh’s Colin McCulloch as client director
Auckland-based McCulloch has been with Marsh for more than 28 years as principal providing insurance broking and risk advisory services to large and complex public sector and corporate organisations.
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- August 8 2024
Hiscox terminates sale of DirectAsia to Ignite Thailand
The deal was pulled due to failure in meeting customary conditions and regulatory approvals, however, the Lloyd's player said it is "exploring other options" for the Asian retail business.
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- August 8 2024
Dual expands into W&I insurance in ANZ with new team led by Jordan Schwarz
The MGA’s new transaction solutions capability is an expansion to its title insurance offering in the region launched in April this year.
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- August 8 2024
Australian government raises national terrorism threat level to ‘probable’
This is an indication of more than a 50% chance of an onshore attack, or an attack being planned in the next 12 months..
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- August 8 2024
Tax breaches main driver of APAC M&A insurance losses in 2023: Marsh
While tax accounted for 32% of all W&I claim notifications in the region last year, other categories such as compliance (15%), employment (15%), and material contracts (23%) are also becoming more frequent.
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- August 7 2024
Munich Re, SBI General Insurance to lead Indian state’s parametric rainfall cover
The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority has appointed the two as the lead reinsurer and insurer to enhance the North-Eastern Indian state's resilience against excess rainfall.
