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- November 19 2024
India’s WestBridge Capital joins forces with former Tata AIG CEO to launch general insurer: reports
The private equity firm will hold a majority stake with Neelesh Garg taking a 10% ownership in the new joint venture that will be launched mid-2025 and will offer health, motor, fire, and property covers.
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- November 19 2024
Generali GC&C hires Nicholas Selff from Chubb as head of underwriting for Asia
Selff, who has relocated to Hong Kong, started with the insurer's leadership team on November 18.
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- November 11 2024
Time for India to allow 100% FDI in insurance: IRDAI
A unified license for insurers is in the works, and the country’s government is looking into recommendations made by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
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- October 25 2024
Opinion: Are we finally transitioning to a new era for energy risks?
It’s important to mind the downsides when we think of the hard choices that need to be made on the road to net-zero.
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- October 23 2024
Generali expands underwriting restrictions to midstream, downstream oil and gas transition laggards
The restrictions, a first in the industry, will affect new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, oil and gas pipelines and oil and gas-fired power plants and investments in new financial instruments issued by companies.
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- October 16 2024
Vietnam’s Techcombank set to launch non-life carrier
Hanoi-headquartered Techcom Non-Life Insurance received approval from the Ministry of Finance and is expected to start operations early November.
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- October 16 2024
Central Bank of India’s acquisition of stake in Generali JVs gets antitrust approval
The Competition Commission of India has cleared the state-owned lender's acquisition of 24.91% equity stake in Future Generali India and a 25.18% equity stake in Future Generali India Life.
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- October 3 2024
Zurich Kotak appoints Ajey Hegde to lead its commercial portfolio
Hegde, an industry veteran with over two decades of experience, was executive vice president with Tata AIG General Insurance prior to this move.
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- September 26 2024
Axa XL appoints Priscilla Yeung as property underwriter in Hong Kong
Yeung joins the specialty (re)insurer from Allied World, where she was a senior underwriter.
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- September 26 2024
Generali GC&C bolsters Asia leadership with AIG and Lloyd’s hires
The insurer as appointed Winnie Chu from AIG as head of financial lines underwriting and Joshua Lynch from Lloyd's as head of business development.
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- August 28 2024
Generali’s Indian JVs to rebrand following regulatory approvals on stake sale: report
The branding overhaul would see "Future" omitted from the name, and will likely take place after regulators approve the stake sale by Future Enterprises Limited, according to the local media.
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- August 22 2024
Central Bank of India wins bid for minority stake in Generali’s Indian JVs
The state-owned lender will acquire the stakes held by the insolvent Future Enterprises in the life and P&C businesses majority owned by the Italian insurance giant for a reported US$60.5m.
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- August 19 2024
Central Bank of India set to acquire stakes in Future Generali P&C and life units: report
This acquisition is part of the bank's strategy to expand its presence in the insurance sector. The stakes, to be bought from debt-laden Future Enterprises, is expected to be announced soon, according to the Economic Times.
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- May 23 2024
Generali Hong Kong launches fine art insurance for private collectors
The insurer's art insurance solutions division, ARTE Generali, plans to extend the offering in Hong Kong to corporate collections, museums and exhibitions later this year.
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- May 16 2024
Swiss Re China head Ivan Gonzalez appointed CorSo global CEO
Gonzalez will succeed Andreas Berger, the incoming group CEO, effective July 1 and relocate to Zurich. He will be succeeded by Beat Strebel, currently the market unit head for Middle East & Africa.
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- May 6 2024
Zurich Hong Kong appoints Chen Wai Khong as head of property
Chen will relocate to the SAR from Kuala Lumpur, where he was regional property underwriter for Allianz.
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- April 22 2024
CCR Re’s Africa and Asia FY 2023 GWP increases by 27%
The reinsurer saw moderate claims in Asia throughout the year, not affected by big cat events such as typhoons Doksuri in Beijing and Saola in Hong Kong and saw few individual claims in Korea.
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- April 19 2024
Generali streamlines insurance division in group restructure
The insurer will separate insurance and asset management businesses from June 1 and the insurance division will be led by Giulio Terzariol with country and regional leaders, including Rob Leonardi-led Asia, reporting to him.
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- March 19 2024
Foreign investment in India’s insurance sector tops US$6.5bn since liberalisation in 2015
The number of insurance players in the country rose to 70 from 53 nine years ago, when the government relaxed the cap on international investment for insurers and intermediaries.
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- February 26 2024
QBE appoints Swiss Re CorSo’s Vicgi Au as recovery manager for Asia
Kuala Lumpur-based Au will deliver recovery services, minimise claims loss cost, and work with cross-functional teams to optimise complex recoveries.
