Industry Segments: Insurers Page 6 / 8
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- May 13 2025
APRA authorises IAG-backed CGU Australia as new general insurer
IAG had announced it will restructure CGU and WFI Insurance brands by centralising specialist expertise.
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- May 12 2025
Axa XL Australia hires trio to expand property, construction, energy claims team
Tylie Petrovski, Rebecca Williams and Ilija Bogoevski have joined the insurer in Brisbane and Sydney.
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- May 12 2025
Korea P&I club gets rating outlook downgrade as 2024 COR climbs to 204%: AM Best
Rating agency has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the long-term ICR of bbb+ (Good) of the club.
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- May 12 2025
Lotte Insurance faces regulatory block on US$64.2m bond redemption amid capital concerns
Under the current supervisory regulations, early redemption is only allowed if the solvency ratio K-ICS remains above 150% after redemption but South Korea's financial regulator estimates the ratio would drop to 127.4% following the redemption.
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- May 9 2025
Cut taxes to bring relief to Australian policyholders, QBE chairman says
Australia’s state government insurance taxes raised US$2.2bn more than the entire industry’s profits in 2024.
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- May 9 2025
India to revive plan to merge 4 general insurers: report
Merger would create a non-life carrier with the highest market share in India and help the government’s mission of 'insurance for all' by 2047.
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- May 8 2025
IAG to centralise specialist functions of intermediated businesses CGU and WFI
As part of the revamp, the Australian insurer has appointed Fiona Geddes as executive general manager operations.
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- May 8 2025
Loss of key contract could impact Australian LMI specialist Helia: S&P
Global rating agency revised its outlook to negative from stable after Helia Insurance said it would likely lose a key contract with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
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- May 8 2025
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam 15th event to top AU$10m for Suncorp
The 15 events and other attritional natural hazard costs have meant natural hazard costs for the 10 months to April 30 are expected to be AU$1.1bn,
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- May 7 2025
Axa XL appoints veteran Marc Audrin as APAC, Europe CFO
Dublin-based Audrin has been at the Axa Group for over 32 years, with his most recent role being Axa XL's CFO for APAC, Europe and XL Insurance Company SE.
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- May 7 2025
Korean non-life carriers’ overseas branches see net income surge to US$95m
Increase attributed to base effect of natural catastrophes in 2023, including Typhoon Mawar in Guam and a wildfire in Hawaii.
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- May 7 2025
APAC insurers remain resilient amid trade tensions, volatile markets: S&P
However, rising tariffs, market volatility, and currency fluctuations could strain earnings and slow premium growth.
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- May 6 2025
Olivia Clark jets into Singapore as Everest’s senior APAC aviation underwriter
Clark relocates from London, having previously worked at Chubb and Nexus Group.
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- May 6 2025
Howden promotes Leo King to regional fac role
A company veteran, King was most recently an executive director, a post he had held for more than four years.
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- May 6 2025
Allianz Trade’s Rodrigo Jimenez to succeed Paul Flanagan as Asia Pacific CEO
Jimenez, who is currently regional commercial director for northern Europe with the trade credit insurer, will take charge on October 1.
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- May 5 2025
Sompo appoints Wei Beng Toh to APAC operational excellence role
Toh, who joins from Manulife as assistant vice president, will report to Kent Leong, head of regional project and commercial operations in APAC.
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- May 5 2025
Insurers call for advancing Australia’s resilience as Labor Party secures second term
Constructive collaboration between government, industry, and communities is essential in the face of more frequent and severe extreme weather, the Insurance Council of Australia says.
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- May 5 2025
Chubb promotes Titus Samuel to head of power and construction for Asia
Singapore-based Samuel, who has been the head of power generation and utilities since 2017, adds a focus on the construction sector.
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- May 4 2025
MSIG Asia expands digital, corporate capabilities with 3 leadership appointments
Adrian Hill has been appointed chief digital and consumer officer, Enny Halim as chief corporate officer and Pearline Soh as head of digital marketing.
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- April 30 2025
Allianz Commercial Australia appoints Mark Sutton head of client engagement
Sydney-based Sutton joined Allianz Australia in 2013, and he was most recently the head of partnerships and distribution for personal injury.
