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- September 11 2024
Japan, Australia are top two APAC markets most sensitive to rise in nat cat claims: S&P
Insured annual catastrophe losses averaged US$6.6 billion in Japan, and US$2.5 billion in Australia over a ten-year period. China ranked third in Asia, at US$1.7 billion, according to the rating agency.
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- September 11 2024
Marsh Asia appoints Ben Usmar as vice president for construction practice
Usmar joined from Sedgwick in Hong Kong where he was an executive loss adjuster for over five years.
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- September 11 2024
Flood resilience: Water, water everywhere…
Floods are one of the most complex natural perils with highly localised impacts, making them challenging to insure and data is key to the effective design of an affordable product to protect the vulnerable.
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- September 11 2024
Axa XL names Phil Russell as environmental risk consulting leader for APAC, Europe
With two decades of experience in sustainability; health, safety and environment for a diverse range of multinationals, Russell joined from sustainability consultancy Environmental Resources Management.
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- September 11 2024
Tokio Marine Kiln expands APAC marine team with underwriter hire
Singapore-based Stephanie Hong joins the Lloyd's player as Asia Pacific marine underwriter from Great American Insurance.
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- September 10 2024
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance elevates Subrata Mondal to managing director, CEO
The former chief underwriting officer has been with the JV between Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative and Tokio Marine Group for over 23 years.
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- September 10 2024
Allianz Ayudhya General Insurance poised for robust premium growth: AM Best
AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of “A-“ (excellent) and a “stable” outlook on Thailand's ninth-largest general insurer, citing support from Allianz Group.
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- September 10 2024
Sri Lankan People’s Insurance pressured by underwriting profitability: Fitch Ratings
The rating agency has affirmed its financial strength rating of “A-” and “stable” outlook, reflecting its favourable regulatory capital position compared to other domestic non-life insurers.
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- September 10 2024
South Korean motor insurance net profit falls 40.2% as accidents rise
The number of accidents rose 3.4% to 1.84 million, as the segment's COR worsened by 2.4 percentage points to 96.6%, preliminary data from the Financial Supervisory Service shows.
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- September 10 2024
WTW launches dedicated tech industry practice for ANZ to boost specialty services
As part of its corporate risk & broking business in Australia and New Zealand, it has appointed cyber and tech risk specialist Ben Di Marco as division head.
