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- May 22 2024
Income Insurance exploring strategic options for APAC expansion: Bloomberg
The Singaporean insurer had provided liquidity to almost 16,000 shareholders for holdings worth US$619m through a private exchange listing last month.
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- March 12 2024
Scor restructures P&C, life & health with regional heads
Under the restructuring, Mukul Kishore will head the reinsurer's P&C business for Asia Pacific, while Chloe Wang and Dion Russell will head up life & health markets.
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- February 9 2024
Pacific Prime makes Australia foray with senior hire
The broker has appointed Melbourne-based Honan Financial veteran Michael Atta as head of employee benefits.
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- February 7 2024
WTW promotes Royston Tan to head of health & benefits for APAC
Tan is succeeding incumbent Cedric Luah who will be leaving the firm after a nearly nine-year tenure.
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- January 5 2024
Tune Protect Re appoints new CEO
Kuala Lumpur-based Janet Chin will report to the group chief executive Rohit Nambiar.
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- October 2 2023
Union Medical underwriting to remain robust as Covid-19 impact subsides: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the Kiwi insurer a rating of A (excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- June 6 2023
Arch Insurance appoints Lucy Wood as northern region manager for A&H
Sydney-based Wood will manage the portfolio and the underwriting team for the region, including New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.
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- May 9 2023
JB Boda eyeing parametrics, ILS to strengthen India’s nat cat capabilities
The broker, which has an international footprint, sees opportunities in helping domestic carriers, who are poor at managing climate risk.
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- May 2 2023
Guild Insurance capital adequacy to remain strong in medium term: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed the insurer rating at A- (excellent) with a stable outlook, taking note of its very strong balance sheet.
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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 13 2023
India’s LIC could eye health market entry following composite license talks
The state owned insurer's chairman said that 'health insurance fits well into their scheme of things'.
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- January 11 2023
Analytics: India’s gaping nat cat protection gap offers scope for carriers
Though it is set to be sixth largest P&C market by 2032, 95% of the country's catastrophe losses were uninsured.
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- December 6 2022
Hong Kong’s John Lee unveils insurance roadmap, hails ‘promising start’ for ILS
Chief executive wants market to share product ideas, as the financial secretary targets 'free flow of information, capital and talent' in the GBA.
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- August 30 2022
AIA’s Bonnie Tse takes charge as Blue Cross CEO
The appointment follows the completion of the carrier's acquisition of Blue Cross and Blue Care.
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- July 26 2022
Digital channels and regulation key to unlocking Greater Bay Area potential: survey
Eight cities in the GBA have less than 10% insurance penetration.
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- July 15 2022
Taiwan’s GI market to hit US$9.6bn GWP in 2026: GlobalData
Growth to be driven by property, health insurance and a recovery in new vehicle sales.
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- June 28 2022
Garry Xue to join Munich Re for Asia client role
Former PartnerRe and Swiss Re exec has over 15 years of experience in the life and health market.
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- June 10 2022
Munich Re appoints L&H South-East Asia managing director
Akash Gupta starts on July 1 in Singapore and reports to David Hughes.
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- June 7 2022
Taiwan’s P&C capital levels under pressure from Covid claims
The situation shows the danger of underwriting policies for which there is inadequate data.
