Industry Segments: Insurers Page 6 / 9
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- May 27 2025
Beazley strengthens APAC team with double promotion
Singapore-based Kwang Hoon Song and Steven Hatton have been handed expanded marine and political, accident, and contingency risks roles by the specialty insurer.
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- May 26 2025
Chubb’s ANZ head of global brokers to retire after 41-year career
John French, who also holds the additional role of colleague development ambassador for ANZ, has worked at Chubb in APAC for 28 years.
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- May 23 2025
Generali completes sale of Philippines life business
Italian insurance group had signed an agreement to sell its 100% stake in Generali Life Assurance Philippines to The Insular Life Assurance Company in December.
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- May 23 2025
Axa ‘among the first’ to utilise new Hong Kong re-domicile regime, to move Bermudan unit
Hong Kong government passed the inward company re-domiciliation regime last week.
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- May 22 2025
AIG Australia & New Zealand CEO Grant Cairns to depart, Kathleen Warden appointed GM
Warden and New Zealand GM Liam Pomfret will report directly to regional president Chirs Colahan.
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- May 22 2025
Australian competition watchdog clears IAG’s RACQ acquisition
ACCC said Suncorp, Allianz and QBE, and newer entrants such as Youi, Auto & General, and Hollard will continue to compete in Queensland.
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- May 21 2025
MSIG Singapore names Jerry Pai as senior vice president, head of corporate distribution
Pai, who has over 20 years of senior leadership experience in financial services, joins from St. James' Place.
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- May 20 2025
AIG takes Chubb’s Thanathon Kiratipasuk as Thailand GM, CEO
Bangkok-based Kiratipasuk spent the last 13 years at Chubb, most recently as chief of consumer lines
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- May 20 2025
FWD Group’s Hong Kong IPO would be ‘credit positive’: Moody’s Ratings
Hong Kong-based insurer said on Monday that it had refiled its application, in what is a third attempt to list in the city.
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- May 20 2025
Tokio Marine Group’s FY24 NWP up 10% to US$36.7bn
Top-line results in line with the projections and strong due to rate increases domestically and internationally, product revisions for fire and motor and expanded specialty lines sales.
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- May 20 2025
MS&AD nearly doubles group profits to US$5bn, driven by record domestic results
Overseas subsidiaries achieved 35% profit growth despite a decline in profits for Lloyd's and reinsurance.
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- May 20 2025
Tower reports H1 FY25 COR of 69.7%, profit up to US$36.5m
Kiwi insurer’s first half GWP was NZ$176m, up 4% from a year ago, while it reported large-event costs of US$1.8m.
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- May 20 2025
New Zealand’s US$38bn natural hazards bill shines spotlight on ‘urgent need to reduce impact’: IAG
Since 2010, the government has spent 97% on response to catastrophes, and only 3% on risk reduction and resilience.
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- May 19 2025
Ping An P&C’s underwriting profitability better than domestic peer average: AM Best
AM Best affirms an insurer rating of A (excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- May 19 2025
Canopius expands APAC leadership with double appointment
Singapore-based Chen Zhang and Channing Chiu will report to APAC and MENA CEO Soon Keen Lee.
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- May 16 2025
Tokio Marine Indonesia to sustain strong capital buffers, overall earnings: AM Best
AM Best affirmed its insurer rating of A- (excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- May 16 2025
HDI builds out North Asia liability team with TaeHan Kim as underwriting manager
Joining from Scor Australia, Kim will be based in the specialty (re)insurer's Hong Kong office.
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- May 15 2025
Philippines’ P&C growth supported by rising demand, stabilised reinsurance capacity: AM Best
However, underwriting performance is subject to greater volatility due to the country's increased nat cat exposure.
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- May 15 2025
IAG’s 10-month nat cat bill at US$580m, tracking 22% below allowance
Its FY25 profit guidance in on course to increase by 12% to US$1.2bn.
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- May 15 2025
Vietnam’s PVI partners South Korea’s EGI for engineering guarantee insurance foray
Cooperation aims to create favourable conditions for South Korean construction enterprises to participate in infrastructure projects in Vietnam.
