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- August 27 2024
Japan’s big 4 plan to increase motor premiums by 3.5-5% in January 2025: report
The rate hikes have been triggered by higher payouts amidst rising prices and a growing number of nat cat events.
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- August 27 2024
Peak Re names Peter Hämmerli as head of business operations
Hämmerli will report directly to CEO Franz-Josef Hahn and play a key role in enhancing Peak Re's global operations as the reinsurer continues to expand globally.
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- August 27 2024
Aon Hong Kong appoints Phil Bautista Steel as director for growth & delivering Aon united
Steel joins Aon from CCW Global where he was most recently a sales manager. He is the former president of Hong Kong Insurers Club for four years since 2019.
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- August 27 2024
WTW taps Aon’s Felicia Tan as associate director for financial solutions in Singapore
In her new role, Singapore-based Tan will lead the broker's financial institutions business and grow the firm's overall portfolio.
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- August 27 2024
Opinion: Mpox cases with deadlier strain send jitters across Asian P&C market
While the number of cases is still limited in the region, a potential spreading of the virus, especially the mutated clade 1b strain, could disrupt fragile supply chains already impacted by the curtailment of shipping in the Red Sea and result in potential BI losses.
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- August 26 2024
Underwriting restructuring to help Korea P&I withstand severe losses: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the carrier's rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook, driven by a strong balance sheet, adequate operating performance and the wide range of support it receives from the South Korean government.
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- August 26 2024
Tune Protect Thailand appoints MSIG’s Sasivimol Choladda as CEO
Bangkok-based Choladda will report to the recently appointed company group CEO How Kim Lian.
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- August 26 2024
IRDAI urges carriers to devise strategies on affordable insurance products: report
The insurance regulator's appeal for more affordable products directed at the country's insurers is part of its move to achieve "Insurance for All" by 2047.
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- August 26 2024
South Korean government pushes ahead with EV battery certification scheme: report
Set to launch in October, the certification scheme seeks to alleviate growing public concerns about lethal fires caused by EV lithium batteries, as insurers are reviewing their existing motor policies to gauge the potential losses in their books.
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- August 26 2024
Australia’s insurance affordability aggravated by 30% premium hike for nat cat-exposed properties: report
As more frequent extreme weather events are driving the premiums up, regions like southwest and southeast Queensland, NSW' Northern Rivers, regional Western Australia and the Northern Territory are among the most exposed to the risk of being underinsured.
