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- July 20 2018
Guy Carpenter appoints head of South-East Asia and Korea
Bengt Johnsen will take up the position in January and succeeds Richard Jones, who is now chairman of Asia Pacific.
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- July 20 2018
US tariffs could drive up cost of insurance
The US government’s trade war with China and the EU could drive up the cost of auto repairs.
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- July 19 2018
Vouch Insurtech and six Thai insurers launch digital platform
The platform is called www.fairdee.co.th and seeks to support safer driving and diminish fraudulent claims
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- July 19 2018
Munich Re appoints new CFO
CFO of Ergo Group Christoph Jurecka is set to replace Joerg Schneider, who is leaving the company to retire.
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- July 19 2018
Labuan gross written premiums up 2.2% in 2017
The growth was mainly driven by general reinsurance and captive premiums amounting to US$1.4bn.
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- July 18 2018
Anbang eyes sale of health insurance unit
Hexie Health Insurance could be the troubled company's next asset up for sale.
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- July 18 2018
King Wai launches in Thailand following purchase from QBE
A rebrand of the general insurer follows its purchase from the Aussie insurance company earlier in the year.
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- July 18 2018
Thailand’s general insurance premiums climb 4.1%
The growth was partly attributed to government policy encouraging investment and launching infrastructure projects.
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- July 18 2018
Chinese insurers covered US$467tr in Jan-May period
However, CBIRC data showed that the sector's premium income fell 5.86% year on year.
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- July 17 2018
Nippon Life drops global coal finance from its portfolio
The Japanese insurer has chosen to restrict new investment into coal plant projects.
