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- October 11 2022
Gallagher continues Australian consolidation with McCluskey buy
This is the fourth acquisition in the country by the global broker in five months.
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- October 11 2022
Korea’s Construction Guarantee Cooperative benefitting from rising infrastructure spend
AM Best affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ and the long-term issuer credit rating of “aa-” to the government-designated surety underwriter.
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- October 11 2022
Australian weather bureau forecasts summer of ‘above-average’ cyclones
There is a more than 70% chance of 11 or more tropical cyclones during the severe weather season, which this year witnessed one of the costliest nat cat events.
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- October 10 2022
Tower completes legacy build-out with Kiwibank deal
The New Zealand carrier will pay US$3.3m for the portfolio, which will be migrated to its flagship Direct channel.
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- October 10 2022
Luen Fung Hang Insurance gets over pandemic impact with 58% COR: AM Best
The Macanese P&C player leveraged its distribution to stay second in the market with a 22.8% share.
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- October 10 2022
Updated: icare turnaround continues as legacy deal put on ‘hold’
The state-owned insurer, which has been under pressure to reorganise, has announced a new claims model with an expanded panel of service providers.
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- October 10 2022
US$290tn investment gap to hit Paris climate targets: Swiss Re
Plugging the hole will require a ramp-up of climate spending to an estimated US$9.4tn on average every year till 2050.
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- October 10 2022
Hollard’s Australian arm constrained by Commonwealth Insurance buy
AM Best said the combined entity is expected to see growth in underwriting risks.
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- October 7 2022
Peak Re’s ratings put on review for downgrade by Moody’s
The rating agency also placed on review for downgrade the debt rating on Peak Re’s Baa3-backed subordinated perpetual securities.
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- October 7 2022
Swiss Re names Yong Suk Kwon head of Korea in leadership reshuffle
Yong replaces Jonas von Oldenskiöld and will take charge from December 1.
