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- May 31 2021
Crawford partners with Godfrey to expand into New Zealand
The acquisition of the loss adjusting and claims management firm is part of a trend of US players expanding into Asia.
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- May 31 2021
PartnerRe poaches Swiss Re exec to head L&H in Australia/NZ
Garry Xue will be based in Hong Kong and report to John Mok, chief executive, L&H Asia Pacific.
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- May 28 2021
South Korea’s non-life insurers’ profits soar in Q1 2021
Insurers had better loss ratios and dividend income, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.
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- May 28 2021
HKIA extends temporary facilitative measures to September 30
The exemption allows for the distribution of certain products via digital channels, telemarketing, post or video conferencing.
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- May 28 2021
Chubb makes four APAC leadership appointments
Regional vice president Glen Browne to oversee A&H and personal lines across Asia Pacific.
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- May 28 2021
Covid weighs heavily on new Lloyd’s index
A new specialty (re)insurance benchmark shows the full impact of the pandemic.
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- May 28 2021
Swedish insurtech Greater Than opens Japanese subsidiary
The AI analytics platform currently partners with insurers such as Zurich and MSIG.
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- May 27 2021
Ardonagh buys Ed parent Corant Global for US$500m
The group comprises global assets including Besso, Ed, Piiq Risk Partners and Epsilon Underwriting.
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- May 27 2021
Philippines’ insurers paid US$80m in Covid-related claims in 2020
Insurance Commission survey reveals almost one-third of payouts went to death benefits.
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- May 27 2021
Tower Insurance hit by cat claims as H1 profit drops 19.5%
New Zealand P&C player dealt with a large fire and severe flooding, but GWP climbed 6% to US$141m.
