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- May 28 2024
Japan hail fall insurance payout reaches US$214m: GIAJ
Insurers see 98% claims settled out of total 92,424 accepted claims as of April 26, according to GIAJ.
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- May 28 2024
NM Insurance hires Andrew McFetridge as head of New Zealand operations
McFetridge will focus on growing the company’s local team and expanding distribution networks focusing on marine and motorcycle insurance.
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- May 27 2024
Paytm General Insurance withdraws application for general insurance licence
The decision allows the group to focus on the insurance distribution portfolio built by its wholly-owned subsidiary Paytm Insurance Broking, it said.
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- May 27 2024
Zurich Singapore names Matthew Graves as chief claims officer
Graves will report to Singapore CEO Liam Burrell and have oversight over commercial and retail segments.
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- May 27 2024
Tropical cyclone landfalls in East Asia set to be above-normal: Guy Carpenter
The western North Pacific region will likely see 19 to 21 tropical cyclone formations this year, which is near-normal activity, according to the reinsurance broker.
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- May 27 2024
Kay International AMEA appoints Grace Yeo as senior reinsurance broking manager for South-East Asia
Singapore-based Yeo was previously a reinsurance senior broker with UIB Asia Reinsurance Brokers from May 2023.
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- May 27 2024
WTW strengthens regional cyber team with Marsh hire
Singapore-based Conor Keating, who joins as the regional cyber growth leader, will report to the Asia cyber practice head Jennifer Tiang,
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- May 27 2024
Gallagher Re beefs up India agriculture team with two new hires
New Delhi-based Naveen Sharma and Mumbai-based Cherukumalli Kiroj Kumar have joined the global broker's agriculture specialty team in India.
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- May 27 2024
Asta looks to regional underwriters as it seeks new Lloyd’s Asia syndicates
The third-party managing agent is keen to develop a local syndicate directly onto the Lloyd’s Asia platform, says group director Simon Norton.
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- May 27 2024
Fairfax Asia chair Ramaswamy Athappan passes away, aged 78
The MS First Capital Insurance chief executive and insurance industry doyen died in Singapore on May 22.
