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- February 26 2025
Insurance Authority welcomes ILS pilot grant scheme extension in Hong Kong budget
Government extends scheme for insurance-linked securities (ILS) for three years, following 'favourable' response, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.
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- February 18 2025
Swiss Re CorSo adds Aristya Wu as underwriter to APAC trade finance, working capital solutions team
Singapore-based Wu joins from Allianz Trade having also worked for Liberty Specialty Markets, Aon and AIA.
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- February 17 2025
Seoul Guarantee scales down IPO valuation by 39% to US$1.5bn: reports
Korean surety and credit insurer reduces its expected offer price range to US$18-22 per share from US$27-36.
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- February 13 2025
As Trump plays a ‘treacherous trade game’, tariffs solve nothing, leading underwriter says
Sean Dalton, vice president of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), says the rising risks of an all-out trade war between the US and China are a huge concern for insurers and clients.
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- January 29 2025
Exclusive: Liberty India to enter specialty market with surety buildout as interest grows
Liberty Mutual's joint venture is planning to launch the new line in the next few months, the carrier exclusively confirms to IAN.
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- January 24 2025
Seoul Guarantee revives listing plan, files for up to US$155m IPO
The Korean surety and credit insurer plans to list in March and its parent KDIC will sell a 10% stake.
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- January 20 2025
South Korea braces for Trump tariffs with US$69bn trade insurance support: report
K-Sure will provide trade cover for SMEs, offering lower interest rates and expanded guarantee limits, according to a report in The Korea Herald.
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- January 15 2025
Coface appoints new head of commercial for Taiwan
Niki Liu will be responsible for driving new business for the trade credit insurer, having previously worked for Aon-COFCO Insurance Brokers and Marsh.
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- January 13 2025
Coface Australia promotes 2 commercial team executives
Trade credit insurer elevates Sandra Ciuriloviciute to senior account manager and Renee Dobson to head of account management.
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- January 9 2025
Coface continues APAC management rejig with 3 appointments
Chris Murphy becomes general manager of Hong Kong branch, with Ronald Chai succeeding him as regional head of mid-market, while Sarah Chu will assume the role of Taiwan general manager.
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- January 6 2025
Coface names Supanwongse Weeraworawit as Thailand country manager
Bangkok-based Weeraworawit will report to the trade credit insurer’s Asia Pacific CEO Hugh Burke.
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- November 27 2024
Japanese, Korean trade insurers face US$100m+ exposure in Northvolt bankruptcy: report
The government-owned credit guarantee agencies NEXI and K-Sure had covered loans to the Swedish battery maker that filed for a Chapter 11 reorganisation in the US.
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- November 27 2024
Coface New Zealand expands risk underwriting team with Allianz Trade hire
Seif Nasser joins the trade credit insurer as a senior risk underwriter.
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- November 25 2024
Allianz Trade targets to capitalise on Asia’s shifting supply chains
The carrier is eyeing South-East Asia expansion and adapting to China's evolving trade landscape amid post-pandemic challenges, says APAC head Paul Flanagan.
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- November 8 2024
Sinosure limits trade credit insurance for exports to Russia: report
The Chinese state-owned carrier has reportedly started refusing to insure supplies against the risk of non-payment to Russia fearing payment disruptions and secondary sanctions.
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- October 24 2024
China launches new insurance scheme to support cross-border commerce: report
Insurance companies can offer tariff guarantees for cross-border businesses, eliminating the need for them to use physical collateral or pay large tariff deposits to banks.
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- October 17 2024
Harry Edwards succeeds Céline Peredy as Allianz Trade’s Asean hub commercial director
Peredy has relocated to Paris to assume the new role of strategic account director for multinationals for the carrier.
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- October 8 2024
Seoul Guarantee Insurance’s H1 loss ratios worsen as claims surge: report
Total claims paid out in the first six months reached nearly US$400m, an all-time high, and is expected to nearly double by the end of 2024.
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- October 3 2024
Coface names Ronald Chai as head of commercial for Singapore
Chai takes over from Peter Elder, who has been promoted in May to regional head of banks & financial institutions for Asia Pacific based in Singapore.
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- September 9 2024
Multi-peril risks fuel demand for cat coverage: Hannover Re
The reinsure anticipates prices and conditions to remain stable for the January 1, 2025, treaty renewals with supply and demand in most markets remaining balanced.
