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- July 29 2024
AIG lands BHSI’s Dimitry Zilberud as APAC head of marine
Sydney-based Zilberud was most recently senior vice president, head of marine – retail, US and Australasia, at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance.
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- July 29 2024
Axa XL reshuffles Asia leadership new specialty and P&C heads
The specialty (re)insurer has appointed Todd Wilhelm as head of specialty, Asia, and Guillaume Parard as head of P&C for the region.
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- July 29 2024
Marsh strengthens Pacific healthcare practice with Aon specialist
The broker has hired Sydney-based Samir Sofat as healthcare practice leader for the region.
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- July 29 2024
Allianz hires Athena Fan from Axis Capital as head of liability for South-East Asia
Fan has relocated from Toronto to Singapore to assume her new role and will report to Ciarán O'Shaughnessy, regional head of liability for Asia Pacific.
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- July 29 2024
WTW Indonesia appoints Aon’s Kemala Putri Anandyta to head its construction and mining business
In her new role, Anandyta will work closely with the Indonesia team and regional construction and natural resources teams.
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- July 29 2024
Tesla picks Zurich as preferred insurance provider for Australia
The Swiss carrier will offer cover for the EV maker’s customers in the country under the InsureMyTesla arrangement.
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- July 29 2024
Typhoon Gaemi triggers flooding and landslide in mainland China, leads to US$50m agri losses in Taiwan
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in multiple provinces of China with hundreds of chemical and mining companies suspending operations and train services stopped.
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- July 29 2024
CrowdStrike IT outage could be earnings event, impact multiple carriers: AM Best
Since insurers have been tightening underwriting standards through increased retentions, manageable limits, shifting their focus to small and medium-size enterprises, the use of reinsurance, the event has potential to be a contracted claims and legal process, according to the rating agency.
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- July 26 2024
Income parent assures of commitment to Singaporeans amid backlash over Allianz deal
Chairman of NTUC Enterprise, the largest shareholder, said that the US$1.6bn Allianz' offer will not alter its "social commitments", and that it will continue to be an active shareholder.
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- July 26 2024
Sompo China to sustain profitable underwriting: S&P Global
The rating agency has affirmed the carrier's 'A' long-term local currency financial strength rating and issuer credit rating with a stable outlook.
