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- October 4 2023
FM Global expands to Western Australia with Perth office
Anthony Brown has been appointed account manager and Scott Chapman becomes an account engineer for the Perth office.
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- October 3 2023
SMBC Aviation receives US$710m insurance settlement for jets stranded in Russia
The Japanese lessor had commenced litigation in the Irish courts late last year against 11 insurers over its 34 aircraft stuck in Russia following European sanctions.
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- October 3 2023
AIG’s Toni Ferrier to take over as Marsh McLennan New Zealand CEO
Ferrier, who is chief executive of AIG New Zealand, will lead the broking and consulting group's businesses across the country and serve as president of Marsh New Zealand.
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- October 3 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets signs up Axis’ Nicole Lim as Singapore chief executive
Lim will report to Matthew Jackson, the division's head of Asia, and her appointment will be effective from January 2, 2024.
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- October 3 2023
Beazley expands financial lines team in Asia with underwriter hire
Chye Chia Wen has joined the Lloyd's (re)insurer's office in Singapore taking the FL team to six strong.
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- October 3 2023
Crawford announces two senior Australian leadership roles
Perth-based Michael Dinan becomes Global Technical Services (GTS) manager for three states, while Matt Donnelly rejoins the adjuster as GTS manager for Victoria and Tasmania.
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- October 3 2023
P&I: “With port infrastructure under strain, there can also be disconnects between international operators and local authorities, especially when incidents or accidents occur.”
Claims from collisions, sinkings and groundings grow more frequent amid complex conditions, with more ships set to travel on the river due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict.
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- October 3 2023
The Hartford drops Navigators brand in Asia; Philip Chan retires
Philip Chan, Hartford’s head of Asia, retired at the end of September, with Ethan Tay becoming responsible officer for Hong Kong.
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- October 3 2023
Opinion: Is APAC really a mature insurance market?
A healthy 12% CAGR across the bespoke and nuanced liability covers markets is a sign that the region is quickly catching up with the US and Europe.
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- October 3 2023
AB Comsure acquires Brisbane broker CE McDonald
Following this acquisition, the combined entity’s annual gross written premium will be around US$96m.
