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- July 6 2023
Charles Taylor expands Singapore hub with veteran Stephen Thorpe in key role
Thorpe moves into a hybrid role with additional responsibility as the loss adjuster's managing director, Asia, property, casualty and special technical risks.
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- July 5 2023
Property rate increases moderated at mid-year renewals: Guy Carpenter
Global cat reinsurance risk-adjusted rate increases ranged from 10% to 50%, with loss-impacted clients often seeing higher pricing.
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- July 5 2023
Axa XL expands Singapore cyber team with underwriting duo
Senior underwriter Chiaw Han Lean and underwriter Christopher Widjaya will join the carrier’s international financial lines team.
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- July 5 2023
West P&I Club makes six promotions in Asia Pacific
The club has named Singapore-based Eugene Cheng as senior claims manager, Pearl Chan as senior claims handler in Hong Kong, along with four others elevated in the claims and underwriting teams.
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- July 5 2023
Allianz Commercial Australia elevates Alison Brough as general manager-agencies
Sydney-based Brough was most recently head of underwriting services for the country, transitioning the commercial underwriting services team as part of the group restructuring.
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- July 5 2023
Net-zero alliance to make membership rules less prescriptive: report
The UN-led insurers' climate coalition is proposing to remove a six-month deadline for members to publish greenhouse gas emissions targets.
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- July 5 2023
BMS snaps up Brisbane-based broker Bluebook
This is the global broker’s sixth Australian acquisition in the past 12 months.
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- July 4 2023
Suncorp drops aggregate cover, increases retentions and pays more at 1.7 renewals
The combined cost of the FY 2024 catastrophe reinsurance premiums and the natural hazard allowance is expected to increase by approximately A$250m or 12% from FY 2023.
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- July 4 2023
Markel takes Swiss Re’s Kevin Leung as Asia Pacific CUO
Leung will lead the regional underwriting strategy from Singapore, reporting to Christian Stobbs, the syndicate's APAC managing director.
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- July 4 2023
Tower continues Pacific restructuring with sale of Solomon Islands unit
Trans Pacific Assurance, which acquired the business, will retain the Kiwi carrier's staff and aims to complete the deal in 2023.
