Industry Segments: Underwriting Page 9 / 18
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- March 24 2023
China Taiping’s Macau P&C arm could see 71% COR ‘normalise’ this year: AM Best
The economy in the gambling mecca is showing signs of recovery from the pandemic with tourists returning.
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- March 22 2023
Sun Hung Kai Properties Insurance underwriting results to outperform peers: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the Hong Kong insurer's rating at A (excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- March 22 2023
Further correction to Asia marine likely to be elusive
The market is still under-priced but rate increases lag behind the European and US markets.
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- March 15 2023
QBE elevates Andex Fung to head of Asia SME
Fung was most recently QBE's head of retail and SME underwriting for Hong Kong.
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- March 14 2023
Markel hires downstream energy underwriter from Scor in Singapore
JJ Wong has become one of five downstream underwriters at the global player.
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- March 10 2023
Hannover Re’s 2022 APAC P&C combined ratio surges to 126.1%
The German reinsurer was hit by floods in Australia and Malaysia, typhoons in Japan and South Korea and Covid losses in Taiwan and Thailand.
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- March 9 2023
Mosaic launches on Lloyd’s Singapore platform
Benn Wilson has been appointed as the regional CEO for the specialty carrier, which will be managed by Asta.
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- March 3 2023
Saga calls off Acromas sale talks with Australia’s Open
The Sydney-based digital insurer was reportedly leading the race for the UK insurance group's personal lines underwriting arm.
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- February 14 2023
Thai Re could tighten terms to limit underwriting losses: Fitch
Thai Reinsurance’s financial strength rating has been affirmed at 'A-' (strong) with a stable outlook.
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- February 8 2023
Suncorp misses H1 cat allowance by US$69m, books 94.5% Australia COR
Australian insurance profits rose 142%, helped by a US$104m Covid BI provision release.
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- February 8 2023
Light at end of tunnel for Taiwan’s Covid blues
P&C carriers paid out US$7bn in 2022, however, the expiration of policies in June could be a turning point for the market.
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- February 6 2023
ICICI Lombard cuts down underwriting losses: AM Best
The global rating agency has affirmed a financial strength rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook.
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- January 20 2023
AGCS’ Sam Poquiz takes on Pacific liability manager role
Poquiz, who joined the specialty player in 2015, starts on January 23 and has relocated to Sydney.
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- January 19 2023
Australia’s Underwriting Agencies Council names first-ever CEO
Jenny Bax has held senior positions at Allianz and QBE, and was most recently with Ansvar Insurance.
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- January 18 2023
Net-zero alliance goes soft on emerging markets
The first protocol transitions from commitments to implementation, but excludes many classes, including all lines of treaty, from its scope.
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- January 16 2023
Taiwan’s South China Insurance sees COR improve to 95.2%: AM Best
The company is exposed to a low and controlled level of claims arising from pandemic-related insurance products.
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- January 12 2023
Starr hires Chin Feng as CUO, APAC financial lines
Feng was a previously a corporate director for Aon in Hong Kong and has worked at AGCS.
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- January 3 2023
MSIG hires AGCS veteran Victorio Villar as head of technical services
Singapore-based Villar's responsibilities cover the carrier's 15 business units across Asean, Hong Kong and Oceania.
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- December 20 2022
Claire Wong returns to Zurich Singapore as senior casualty underwriter
Wong was most recently a liability underwriter at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.
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- December 2 2022
Japan’s insurers to improve profitability from domestic underwriting in 2023: Fitch
All three major non-life groups’ net insured losses from local nat cats more than tripled in H1 2022/3.
