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- March 31 2023
Swedish Club hires Thorbjorn Emanuelsson as director underwriting for Hong Kong
The appointment of Emanuelsson, who joins the P&I club from Gard, follows the recent promotion of Lars A Malm to managing director of the SAR office.
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- March 31 2023
Mitsui Sumitomo’s underwriting to improve to pre-pandemic levels: Fitch
The rating agency has affirmed an insurer rating of 'A+' (strong) with a stable outlook to the company.
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- March 31 2023
Bolttech ties up with Tune Protect for digital devices cover in Malaysia
The insurer will underwrite protection for cracked screens, accidental and liquid damage for mobiles and the insurtech will provide device support services.
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- March 31 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle initial losses at US$940m: Perils
This is substantially higher than ICNZ data which came out a week ago at US$555.3m.
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- March 30 2023
Medibank served another lawsuit for cyber security lapse
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has initiated a class-action lawsuit for breach of disclosure obligations.
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- March 30 2023
Peak Re fell to a US$79.8m loss in FY 2022
The Hong Kong-headquartered reinsurer reported GWP of US$2.295bn up from US$2.145bn in FY 2021.
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- March 30 2023
IA imposes penalty on Hong Kong broker over lapses
Convoy Financial Services failed to keep separate client accounts and maintain proper books and records.
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- March 30 2023
Generali sees senior management changes in Asia
The insurer's regional head of health has accepted a new regional role, while the head of APAC M&A and HR leader have left the company.
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- March 30 2023
China Taiping’s domestic P&C COR improves to 99.5%; Taiping Re’s at 102.6%
The insurance group's overseas P&C business saw a net profit gain of 589%, while its reinsurance arm's net profit grew 538%.
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- March 29 2023
Igloo partners Scor, PVI for parametric coffee cover
It will offer weather index insurance of up to US$1,700 per hectare to coffee farmers in Vietnam's five central highlands provinces.
