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                                - July 15 2024
 Trade credit insurers expect ‘harder’ market as insolvencies return to pre-Covid highsA 'buyer’s market' prevails as claims have yet to exceed pre-pandemic levels. But rising geopolitical and trade tensions have boosted intra-Asia trade and insurance demand, with some carriers expanding investments in the region. 
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                                - July 12 2024
 Axa XL expands Australian team with two senior hiresBased in Sydney, Sugra Kaur has been appointed senior casualty underwriter while Melbourne-based Rhys Anthony has joined as senior claims specialist for property. 
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                                - July 11 2024
 SBI General Insurance taps Liberty’s Udayan Joshi as chief technical & claims officerThe former president of Liberty General Insurance in Mumbai has joined the Indian insurer where he will be in charge of shaping its underwriting and reinsurance initiatives. 
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                                - July 8 2024
 Insurance claims from southern China heavy rain and floods hit US$344m: reportInsurers have settled about a third of the total claims filed. The heavy rain and floodwaters in Hunan breached a stretch of the dyke of China's second-largest freshwater lake. 
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                                - July 4 2024
 Exclusive: Carriers staring at US$1bn+ losses from New Caledonia civil unrestQBE and Allianz’s estimated net exposure to the event have exceeded US$215m each from political violence in the French overseas territory near New Zealand, IAN understands. 
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                                - July 2 2024
 China Life P&C H1 cumulative claim payment rose 12% to US$4.6bnThe P&C arm of the world's second-largest life insurer said the bulk of 2024 H1 cumulative claim payment came from motor insurance, as it settled US$88m in nat cat related claims. 
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                                - July 1 2024
 New Zealand Treasury set to review levy settings for Natural Hazard FundThe review comes amid a name change of the Earthquake Commission (EQC) as Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake, 
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                                - June 27 2024
 Korean battery plant fire claims likely to leave reinsurers unscathedThe primary insurers, KB Insurance and DB Insurance, are expected to retain the losses from the blaze at the Aricell unit as property and liability claims are expected to be relatively low, InsuranceAsia News understands. 
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                                - June 24 2024
 Insurance claims from southern China torrential rain and floods hit US$85m: NFRAInsurers have received 18,400 claims so far and the meteorological bureau is expecting persistent rain after upgrading the rainstorm alert to red, the highest of the four-colour ranking system. 
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                                - June 21 2024
 Cyber insurers need to ‘byte the bullet’ as naivety and claims test sustainabilityThe market is poised for a significant correction, however, Asia is likely to be at the tail-end of the change, says Xavier Marguinaud, head of cyber at Tokio Marine HCC International. 
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                                - June 20 2024
 Japan hailfall insurance payout reaches US$356m: GIAJThe hail that affected Hyogo prefecture in April saw insurers settling 98% of the total 122,152 accepted as of May 31, according to GIAJ. 
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                                - June 20 2024
 Australian MGA Market Lane expands claims and property teams with two hiresThe MGA has appointed Marie Domingo as a claims executive and has relocated Christine Penny from Dublin to Sydney as an assistant underwriter, property for its specialty commercial insurance underwriting arm The Barn. 
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                                - June 13 2024
 Noto earthquake insurance payout reaches US$578.5m: GIAJThe claims payout rose by 7% since the last tally on April 26 as insurers have settled 103,439 claims across Japan. 
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                                - June 13 2024
 Australia’s 2024 insured nat cat losses top US$1bn: ICAThe country saw three weather events this year leading to 144,772 claims with the Christmas and New Year storms accounting for AU$1.3bn, data from the industry body shows. 
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                                - June 12 2024
 Extreme heat triggers parametric payout for 50,000 women in IndiaThe parametric insurance, which benefited women working in the informal sector, was underwritten by Swiss Re and provided locally by ICICI Lombard. 
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                                - June 12 2024
 Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers on turbulence-hit flight: reportsPassengers with minor injuries have been offered US$10,000, while those with sustained serious injuries and require long-term medical care are offered an advance payment of US$25,000 to address their immediate needs. 
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                                - June 3 2024
 Australian lender Westpac sues insurers to recoup US$266m: reportA lawsuit against Chubb is set to be followed by other proceedings involving Axa, Allianz, Zurich, among others over the bank’s anti-money laundering settlement. 
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                                - May 31 2024
 Blackpanda senior duo leave to launch loss adjusting ventureHong Kong-based chief revenue officer Timothée Grange and loss adjusting VP Moying Chap are leaving the MGA at the end of this month. 
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                                - May 29 2024
 Axa XL ropes in Zurich’s Julie Morgan as Australia head of claimsSydney-based Morgan will have oversight of all claims activity across all lines of business for Australia. 
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                                - May 28 2024
 Japan hail fall insurance payout reaches US$214m: GIAJInsurers see 98% claims settled out of total 92,424 accepted claims as of April 26, according to GIAJ. 
