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- November 16 2023
Envest secures ‘substantial investment’ from a 15% stake sale to Macquarie
The transaction values the Ardonagh-owned insurance investment and distribution group at more than US$646m.
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- November 16 2023
Lloyd’s, Marsh team up for US$50m Ukraine grain shipments cover program: report
The program could make it easier for shipowners to get cover to transport goods across Black Sea, which has been affted by Russia’s formal withdrawal from the UN-brokered grain corridor deal in July.
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- November 16 2023
Carrot Insurance plans to raise US$230m by next year: report
The Hanwha Group-backed Korean digital insurer is seeking to secure funds through a paid-in capital increase allocated to shareholders and is aimed for better capital adequacy and investment funds.
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- November 15 2023
Envest-backed Fitzpatrick & Co acquires Bricher Insurance
The Victoria-based family-owned insurance broker deals with commercial insurance, professional indemnity, property and industrial special risk products and is part of the Steadfast Broker Network.
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- November 15 2023
Reinsurance carriers need to demonstrate they can provide capital, especially for property cat
Low capitalisation of insurers in APAC and regulatory pressure in certain markets is pushing demand, says Sompo International’s Pierre Balthazard.
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- November 15 2023
KB Insurance completes US$100m loss portfolio transfer deal with Swiss Re
With the Howden Tiger arranged deal, the Korean carrier will transfer its US commercial multiperil and workers’ compensation lines' net loss and unearned premium reserves to the reinsurer as part of the insurer's US branch wind down plan.
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- November 15 2023
Opinion: Government intervention key to addressing APAC’s insurability challenges
As insurers grapple with secondary perils, governments, especially in emerging Asia, need to look at prevention not cure.
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- November 14 2023
Canopius’ Mark Newman to take charge as UK CEO
The (re)insurer's APAC chief executive will assume his new role on January 1, 2024.
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- November 14 2023
New Zealand fully implements doubled natural hazard cover for insured homes
EQcover provides first loss insurance for damages caused by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, land slips, and hydrothermal activity, as well as some limited cover for damage to residential land from storms and floods.
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- November 14 2023
Korean carrier Construction Guarantee’s rating outlook revised to positive on strong underwriting performance: Fitch
The rating agency assigned an insurer rating of 'A' (strong) and said the company will maintain its underwriting returns and capital position in FY 2023 .
