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- June 1 2023
New Zealand to buy 700 homes unfit for rebuilding after severe storms
The policy will cost around US$600m with details to be worked out with insurers. NZ will also co-fund the protection of 10,000 other properties.
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- June 1 2023
Opinion: Florida’s return to orderly renewals a welcome sign for APAC
Prospects of 30-40% rate hikes tempt reinsurers back to a normalised attitude towards the assumption of nat cat risk as 1.6 draws to a close.
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- June 1 2023
Typhoon Mawar threatens Japan after slamming Guam
The storm, which is skirting the Philippines and Taiwan and heading to the Okinawa Islands, is one of the most powerful on record for May.
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- May 31 2023
Hong Kong P&C underwriting profit tumbles 52% in Q1 2023: HKIA
General insurance gross premiums grew 7% year-on-year driven by a 12.7% growth in reinsurance business.
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- May 31 2023
Steadfast’s CHU to join Australia cyclone pool
Strata books of the MGA and Flex Insurance as well as its build-to-rent portfolios will enter the ARPC reinsurance pool from July 29.
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- May 31 2023
AIG exits Pakistan, sells business to TPL Insurance
The scheme of arrangement has a December 31 deadline for transaction completion.
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- May 31 2023
Gallagher Re recruits from Guy Carpenter for China, Hong Kong CEO
Jia Lou (pictured) joins in June from the rival broker in Hong Kong, while Alex Xia joins from Munich Re to lead Gallagher Re's Beijing branch.
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- May 30 2023
China’s SDIC to sell its 20% stake in Jintai Insurance: report
The state-owned investor, which is the second-largest shareholder of the Chengdu-based general insurer, has set a US$7.5m base price for the stake.
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- May 30 2023
Catholic Church Insurance in Australia enters run-off
CCI has been operating since 1911 and says it "has sufficient assets to meet its commitments as they currently stand" as reports suggest historical abuse claims are the reason for closure.
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- May 30 2023
MS&AD leaves Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The insurance group is the last of Japan's big three to exit the climate group, following Tokio Marine and Sompo's exits in the last few days.
