Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 4 / 76
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- March 4 2025
IRDAI extends 4% obligatory cession for FY26 renewals
Cession applies to policies attaching in the FY26, and will be placed with GIC Re.
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- March 4 2025
Japan’s FSA to investigate life carriers’ reinsurance deals with global funds: report
Regulator is concerned about the concentration of reinsurers operating in Bermuda as the trend gains momentum ahead of a new solvency regime being introduced on April 1.
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- February 27 2025
QBE Asia makes wholesale market foray with Ronak Shah as CEO
Shah will retain his position as CEO of QBE Singapore until his successor is found.
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- February 24 2025
Exclusive: Axa XL names Alok Shukla as India reinsurance branch CEO
Shukla will join from Munich Re on April 1, with ex-CEO Joseph Augustine supporting the transition as senior advisor until the end of March.
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- February 24 2025
Auto-fac market ‘not yet at scale for treaty purchase’, but ‘not dumping ground for bad risks’
Facility is emerging as a vital instrument to place risks that do not fit into existing treaties, Gallagher Re, Markel and Swiss Re say.
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- February 21 2025
Australia’s US$8.9bn terrorism reinsurance pool finalises 2025 retrocession program
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) chief executive Christopher Wallace says it was important to maintain the pool's strong position in the global terrorism reinsurance market.
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- February 21 2025
Market gains by large reinsurers drive consolidation in APAC: Guy Carpenter’s Tony Gallagher
Asia Pacific CEO anticipates more legacy deals aimed at eliminating underperforming blocks of business and facilitating strategic growth in the coming years.
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- February 20 2025
Time to take plunge on new risk pools as dangers mount, brokers say, but ‘major questions exist’
Lockton Re and Howden Re highlight cyber risks and the wake-up call following the Los Angeles wildfires.
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- February 19 2025
P&I renewals ‘softer than anticipated’ despite claims, geopolitical pressures
Clubs are seeing moderate rate increases while terms and conditions remain stable, but expect strong growth driven by Asia.
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- February 18 2025
Labuan Re names Zaid Aziz Ibrahim new CEO
Malaysian reinsurer also appoints Melissa Karim as acting head of underwriting.
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- February 14 2025
JB Boda’s Rohit Boda talks India’s ‘win-win’ FDI change, eyeing emerging markets and cyber
In a wide-ranging interview, managing director of the Mumbai-based (re)insurance firm also tells InsuranceAsia News that the broker aims to leverage local talent and address evolving risks driven by climate change and geopolitical factors.
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- February 12 2025
Hannover Re promotes James Ng to Malaysia CEO
Kuala Lumpur-based Ng, who joined the reinsurer last year, was the carrier's head of property and casualty in Malaysia.
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- February 12 2025
Opinion: With fires, floods ripping through limits, will carriers get with the program?
Insurers handed wake-up call after LA fires and Queensland floods usher in 2025.
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- February 7 2025
LA wildfires unlikely to impact APAC (re)insurers due to ‘limited’ exposure: Fitch
Rating agency expects insured losses from the wildfires to significantly exceed previous records, with industry estimates ranging from US$35-50bn.
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- February 7 2025
Hannover Re’s 1.1 APAC premium growth flat as it ‘adjusts’ appetite
Primary rate increases have not been as pronounced in the region, with executive board member for P&C Sven Althoff telling IAN that the reinsurer is 'watching carefully'.
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- February 6 2025
Arundo Re grows Asia business 33% at January 1 renewals
French reinsurer’s total GWP at the 1.1 renewals topped US$1bn.
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- February 6 2025
Sompo appoints Lily Claydon as chief risk officer, Asia Pacific
Claydon joins from AIG, where she was the APAC chief risk officer.
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- February 5 2025
GIC Re moves ahead with plan to set up UK subsidiary
Subject to regulatory approval, Indian state-owned reinsurer will incorporate the wholly owned GIC Re, India Service Company.
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- February 4 2025
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions appoints Wesley Roy as head of property for Australia, New Zealand
Sydney-based Roy, who joins the broker from Hollard, previously worked with Aon for over seven years.
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- February 4 2025
Floodgates to open? India lifting FDI limit promises insurance landscape shift
Removing India's foreign investment cap for insurance companies could attract a surge of international capital, according to market experts.
