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- March 21 2025
Lloyd’s looks beyond Asia for growth: John Neal
APMEA platform’s 2024 GWP was up 9% year-over-year at US$9.5bn, while global premiums were up 6.5% to US$72bn.
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- March 19 2025
‘Narrower, deeper’: US specialty insurer not resting on its laurels with energy, marine, specialty plans for Asia
The Hartford opened its third operation in Asia earlier this year, with Hartford Underwriting Agency CEO Carl Bach telling InsuranceAsia News that it also has one eye on adding cyber to its offering in the region.
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- March 13 2025
Carbon specialist Kita expands into Australia
Chaucer-backed Lloyd's coverholder had entered Singapore in January last year.
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- March 11 2025
Frontier launches new kidnap, ransom, extortion coverage with Travelers capacity
The MGA will offer the product across APAC with limits of up to US$15m per event and US$30m in aggregate.
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- March 6 2025
Storm in a teacup? Market divided over underwriting solar risk for ‘unprepared world’
Modelled impact for Asia Pacific from a sudden and intense burst of radiation and energetic particles from the Sun is pegged at US$375bn and US$428bn for greater China.
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- February 27 2025
First for APAC as Canopius backs Qubit on digital asset offering
The Hong Kong-based crypto specialist MGA has been approved as a Lloyd's coverholder to distribute digital assets insurance in Asia Pacific.
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- February 26 2025
Markel continues marine expansion with Singapore hull, war lead hire
Galvin Hu, who will report to head of Singapore Wanshi Lin, will be responsible for spearheading the specialty carrier's underwriting strategy in APAC.
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- February 14 2025
MS Amlin’s COR for 9M FY24 at 88.8%, reports US$163.5m underwriting profit
MS&AD-owned specialty (re)insurer reports continued growth since turnaround a year ago, posting NWP of US$1.4bn.
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- January 29 2025
MS Amlin expands Phoenix Re capacity to US$90m in fifth renewal
Strong performance, rising investor interest in Asia cat risk drives demand for insurer’s Singapore-based sidecar.
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- January 28 2025
MS Amlin creates new partnerships team to support syndicate expansion
New team will sit alongside MS Amlin’s existing insurance and reinsurance divisions and will operate as an arm of the CUO’s office.
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- January 27 2025
The Hartford continues Lloyd’s Asia buildout with senior appointment
Shuohan Dai joins as senior underwriter for credit and political risk following the carrier's launch of its Syndicate 1221 earlier this month.
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- January 27 2025
As carbon capture insurance demand grows, time for London to ‘show its leadership’
Clients in APAC and beyond are turning to London's vast energy experience to leverage its capacity for managing traditional and emerging risks, market sources tell IAN.
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- January 15 2025
Markel promotes Wanshi Lin to head of Singapore
Lin will oversee the local underwriting team and spearhead business planning and market engagement on the carrier's Lloyd's platform in the newly created role.
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- January 8 2025
Aon appoints Lloyd’s chief John Neal as global reinsurance CEO
Lloyd's confirmed Neal's departure for Aon this year and said that his leaving date will be confirmed in due course.
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- January 8 2025
US-based The Hartford launches on Lloyd’s Singapore platform
Service company, to be led by Zhenghong Pan, will initially write financial lines and credit and political risks coverage through its Syndicate 1221.
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- January 7 2025
Markel hires Zurich’s Jack Taylor to lead new APAC broker engagement role
Singapore-based Taylor will report to the Lloyd's carrier's Asia Pacific managing director, Christian Stobbs.
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- December 17 2024
Newline Group expands to Hong Kong, hires Carson Choi
Lloyd's player adds to offices in Singapore, Shanghai and Malaysia, with Choi joining as head of financial lines.
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- December 11 2024
Future human pandemic could lead to US$13.6trn losses: Lloyd’s
The global economic losses across three severity levels range from US$7.3trn to US$41.7trn, representing a reduction in global GDP between 1.1% and 6.4%.
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- December 9 2024
Pricing, deductibles and wordings under pressure in Australian financial lines market
The integration of cyber with financial institutions products hold up the rates because there aren't many markets offering this solution, says IQUW’s Tristram Prior.
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- December 2 2024
LK Re chosen as Lloyd’s broker after three years in Singapore
This will allow the reinsurance broker to participate directly in the Lloyd's market and take advantage of the marketplace's licences in more than 200 countries.
