Industry Segments: Liability Page 1 / 3
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- April 15 2025
Emerging ‘silent AI’ risk on underwriters’ minds, poised to trigger finpro liability claims
As businesses increasingly integrate AI technologies, insurers face the challenge of unintentional coverage gaps, reminiscent of ‘silent cyber’.
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- April 2 2025
Australia MGA Agile hires Liz Geden as senior liability underwriter
Auckland-based Geden was previoulsy a casualty manager and team leader at Delta, where she had worked for over four years.
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- March 17 2025
Just the tip of a liability iceberg as PFAS risks become apparent, but legal reform roadblocks remain
Firms are set to be drawn into litigation, but changes to the law in Australia are unlikely as they could potentially open the government to significant risks, according to a Sydney-based lawyer.
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- January 23 2025
With Donald Trump’s ESG curveball, what’s the outlook for APAC liability coverage?
With environmental, social and governance (ESG) back in the spotlight in the first week of the new US presidency, market experts say clients are demanding liability cover amid an ever-changing regional landscape.
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- January 14 2025
Newline Asia appoints Andy Ang as senior underwriter for financial lines, liability
Kuala Lumpur-based Ang will report to Simon Moi, the carrier's chief underwriting officer for Asia.
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- January 14 2025
Everest partners RedRay to expand Asia medical malpractice liability coverage
Insurer appoints Singapore-based specialty MGA to quote and bind policies for the healthcare sector in the region.
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- January 9 2025
MGA ARTes Specialty launches in Australia with commercial loggers offering
Asta authorised representative will offer a combined material damage and associated liability products, supported by Lloyd's capacity, through local broker Mobius Insurance.
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- January 8 2025
Crawford Australia taps new executive adjuster for liability
Paul Hardy joins the firm having most recently spent just under three and a half years as an executive adjuster for Charles Taylor in Victoria, Australia.
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- December 18 2024
Scor hires Amy Fu as APAC commercial head for SBS insurance arm
"Newly created global commercial team is now complete", says Scor Business Solutions (SBS) chief commercial officer Benjamin Auray.
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- December 5 2024
D&O segment could see further volatility in 2025: Allianz
The overall market size will continue to retract, driven by rate erosion, smaller limits being purchased by customers, and very limited new opportunities given slow capital market activities.
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- November 28 2024
Taiwan’s CTBC Insurance to improve financials driven by personal lines, investment performance: AM Best
AM Best has assigned an insurer rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook for the company.
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- November 20 2024
Trebling of ‘nuclear’ verdicts in US challenges liability underwriters: Allianz
Apart from social inflation, the increasing complexity of pharma class actions, PFAS litigation and the growth of collective redress outside of the US are among the other trends creating difficulties for carriers, according to the report.
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- November 20 2024
CFC expands transaction liability team with appointment of Janine Fenwick
Melbourne-based Fenwick will provide strategic leadership to the onshore transaction liability team that the carrier has established since its acquired Solution Underwriting in April and drive the development of CFC’s transaction liability business throughout Asia Pacific.
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- November 6 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets’ Alison Campbell joins Berkley Insurance Australia as underwriter
In her new role, Brisbane-based Campbell will write general liability and financial lines of business for the carrier.
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- November 1 2024
QBE closes US$1.6bn LPT deal with RiverStone International and Enstar
The deal was effective July 1 this year and includes non-core long-tail reserves that were not subject to prior reinsurance transactions and a small number of other portfolios of various subsidiaries of the insurer, including Lloyd’s syndicates.
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- September 10 2024
South Korean motor insurance net profit falls 40.2% as accidents rise
The number of accidents rose 3.4% to 1.84 million, as the segment's COR worsened by 2.4 percentage points to 96.6%, preliminary data from the Financial Supervisory Service shows.
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- August 29 2024
Australian carriers’ H1 2024 capacity ample except for PFAS, US exposures: Marsh
The first half of the year saw improvement in market competition and the return of insurer choice for buyers, which had not been generally seen since 2017.
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- August 20 2024
Australia’s FTA Insurance expands public and products liability team with two hires
Both Melbourne-based, Daniel Malic joins the financial lines-focused Lloyd's coverholder as national general liability manager, as Janelle Ferraro joins as general liability underwriter.
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- August 9 2024
QBE strikes US$1.6bn loss portfolio transfer deal with Enstar, RiverStone
Enstar’s subsidiary will assume US$376m out of total net loss reserves for US commercial liability and workers' compensation risks, effective July 1, and will provide approximately US$175m of cover in excess of the ceded reserves.
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- August 8 2024
Nepal’s Air Dynasty helicopter crash leads to US$1.4m total loss
The chopper was insured with Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance, which already had four helicopter losses in the country in 2023, and Nepal Reinsurance is the reinsurer involved in the latest crash, IAN understands.
