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- July 19 2024
Global tech outage could see claims snowball but insurers ‘wait-and-watch’
The impact on the industry will depend on the “waiting period” , however, there could be long-term BI and other complex claims.
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- July 19 2024
South Korea’s ‘heaviest-in-200-years’ rain to lead to motor, crop losses
The event is likely to see reinsurers introduce coverage limits for parking lots and trigger pay-outs from the government’s agricultural and fishery disaster reinsurance program.
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- July 18 2024
Zurich’s Maureen Ung joins Everest as head of claims, Singapore
Ung has been Zurich's chief claims officer since August 2022.
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- July 15 2024
Trade credit insurers expect ‘harder’ market as insolvencies return to pre-Covid highs
A '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 hires
Based 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 officer
The 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: report
Insurers 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 unrest
QBE 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$4.6bn
The 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 Fund
The 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 unscathed
The 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: NFRA
Insurers 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 sustainability
The 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: GIAJ
The 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 hires
The 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: GIAJ
The 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: ICA
The 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 India
The 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: reports
Passengers 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: report
A 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.
