Industry Segments: Liability Page 2 / 3
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- May 15 2024
Singapore’s ‘forever chemicals’ ban highlights growing momentum for claims exclusions
The city state will ban the use of certain PFAS chemicals from February 2025, those used in fire-fighting foams from 2026, according to the National Environment Agency.
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- May 14 2024
Battery risks extend EV insurance’s frontier into product liability
The heightened risks of fire and explosions associated with the use of lithium-ion batteries are forcing (re)insurers to rethink the way they approach their motor insurance business.
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- April 25 2024
South Korea mandates liability cover under new data, crypto regulations: Korean Re
The market, which was hit by US$555m in summer rainfall losses last year, is set to benefit from compulsory insurance norms and the local players will also see easing of overseas expansion regulations, a report by the reinsurer says.
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- April 17 2024
Insurers wrestle with rising claims as lithium battery use widens
The industry needed to define its positions on whether the battery fire is an operational risk for users, or a product liability risk, especially in the case of thermal runaway.
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- March 4 2024
New capacity ‘crucial’ for Asia’s riskier nuclear property market
As Asian countries move to embrace nuclear generation in line with their net-zero goals, the region needs new insurers to tame heightened risks from nuclear property and liability, says Marsh.
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- February 22 2024
Dual names new head of liability for New Zealand
Stewart Eaton, who was most recently senior underwriter for the specialty MGA, will start in the role on April 15.
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- February 16 2024
Queensland’s CS Energy sues five insurers for US$195m claims from explosion: report
Insurers, including AIG, Allianz, BHSI, Liberty Mutual and Lloyd's syndicates, were named by a unit of the state-backed power company for failing to pay out claims related to a 2021 explosion, according to an AFR report.
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- February 8 2024
Marsh elevates Craig Claughton to finpro chairman for Pacific
Sydney-based Claughton was most recently head of financial and professional lines for the broker.
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- February 6 2024
IP risks on the rise as insurers look to APAC’s rising need for cover
As the number of infringement cases and the amount awarded climb, IP-related insurance is drawing more attention from companies in the region.
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- January 30 2024
Australian MGAs Wellington and Aster to merge into Epsilon Underwriting
The combined entity, set to work under the Epsilon brand, will write a combined US$100m GWP across liability and property lines.
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- January 29 2024
Specialty MGA Fusion partners Antares, Beazley and Everest for SME finpro cover in Asia
The insurers will support Fusion's management liability, professional liability, and investment managers insurance offerings, as well as its standalone D&O liability insurance tailored for SMEs.
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- January 23 2024
PFAS exclusions find few takers in Asia’s competitive landscape
(Re)insurers in the region have been cautious about including clauses related to these 'forever chemicals' as clients push back in a market that is ready to absorb the exposure.
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- January 9 2024
Australian casualty market primed for capacity injection
The country is "crying out for liability specialists" and growth is here for the taking for those built to deal with market cycles and do not exit casualty risks.
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- December 18 2023
HDI Global Australia strengthens regional liability teams with promotions
Tami Sorensen has been elevated as southern region liability manager and Zubin Mathew has been promoted to liability manager, Victoria.
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- December 15 2023
OneDegree Group gets strategic investment from Dubai Insurance
Following the partnership, the Hong Kong-based virtual insurer will offer professional indemnity and directors' and officers' policies, primarily catering to web3 companies, in UAE.
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- December 11 2023
Singapore mulls expanding policy owner protection to third-party liability, travel cover
MAS' consultation paper proposes to enhance the coverage, simplify design, and improve operational efficacy of the insurance policy owners' protection scheme and it is open for comments till February 16, 2024.
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- December 4 2023
APRA issues general insurance licence to Ivory Insurance
The startup plans to provide professional indemnity and general liability insurance capacity to underwriting agencies in the Australian SME market.
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- November 22 2023
IAG Australia hires Liberty’s Ashley Leszczuk as lead liability underwriter
Sydney-based Leszczuk will start his new role on November 27.
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- October 26 2023
Starr Insurance hands Steve Gosnell additional role as head of liability for Australia
Melbourne-based Gosnell has been the American insurer's regional business development manager for APAC.
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- October 26 2023
HDI Global ropes in Laura Lawrence as mid-market liability underwriting manager
Lawrence was most recently liability underwriting manager - northern region for the Australian insurer CGU Insurance.
