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- October 8 2022
Asian cedents urged to get in early, lock down capacity for 2023 renewals
Prices are hardening and capacity is likely to be more constrained going into the upcoming renewal season.
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- October 7 2022
Peak Re’s ratings put on review for downgrade by Moody’s
The rating agency also placed on review for downgrade the debt rating on Peak Re’s Baa3-backed subordinated perpetual securities.
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- October 7 2022
GIC Re issuer outlook downgraded to negative amid accounting scrutiny
AM Best affirmed the state-owned carrier’s long-term issuer credit rating of bbb+ and financial strength rating of B++ with a stable outlook.
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- October 6 2022
MS First Capital 5-year COR at 62.9% on low costs, high ceding commission: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the Singapore insurer’s rating of A (excellent).
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- October 5 2022
Axa XL enlists ex-Axis treaty underwriter in Singapore
Jessie Kuah to help look after the treaty portfolio in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
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- October 5 2022
Howden Re signs up Aon director in Singapore for treaty build-out
Doreen Tan, who joins as director, Asean treaty and retrocession, reports to Stephen Warwick.
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- October 5 2022
Indonesia may ease overseas cession restrictions
Since 2016 insurers have not been allowed to place 'simple risks' with global reinsurers, but now domestic carriers can't cope.
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- October 4 2022
Specialty lines ‘help open the door’ to Asia: Helvetia CEO
Switzerland’s third largest insurer plans to double its Asian business in the next five years.
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- October 3 2022
Australian cyclone pool revises down premium by 10% to US$500m
The Australian Resource Pool Corporation's revised estimates will bring savings to consumers as they renew their insurance.
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- September 30 2022
Swiss Re’s Trent Thomson steps up as head of Australia, New Zealand
The 18-year company veteran will start in his new role on November 1.
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- September 29 2022
Gallagher Re shakes-up APAC senior team
David Bangs takes over as head of Gallagher Re APAC from Robin Swindell, who heads to Tokyo in a senior role.
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- September 28 2022
EMC exits reinsurance business
EMC Re, which lost US$2.1m from Japanese Typhoon Jebi in 2018, will cut 65 jobs from next year.
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- September 28 2022
Risk pools no panacea for Asia’s secondary peril threat
(Re)insurers need to improve risk selection and underwriting to cope with models that don’t have the same predictive power.
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- September 27 2022
Taiping Re continues Asia expansion: AM Best
The Hong Kong reinsurer is expanding beyond its core market of Greater China.
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- September 26 2022
‘Deutsche Rück to focus on small and medium-sized insurers in Asia’
The carrier will rely on its own network of brokers but will certainly work with local ones too, Asia MD Tarik Aouad told IAN.
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- September 23 2022
Market braces for Nanmadol loss creep
Secondary perils could play a major role after mid-single digit billion loss estimates.
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- September 20 2022
RVS Monte Carlo: Five key APAC take-aways from the Rendez-Vous
Climate change, macro risks and hardening markets dominate discussions at the biggest reinsurer meet-up.
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- September 19 2022
Korean Re’s H1 profits tumble 44% on overseas underwriting slide
The combined ratio for international business climbed to 107.4% from 96.3% in H1 2021, while overall GWP grew 10%.
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- September 16 2022
Why Fosun’s divestment plan may exclude Peak Re
Non-core divestitures are unlikely to change the controlling interest of core insurance units like the Hong Kong reinsurer and Fosun Insurance Portugal.
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- September 15 2022
Deutsche Rück expands into Asia
Tarik Aouad will head the joint department for the Middle East and Asia for the German reinsurer.
