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- March 31 2023
Chaucer results bolster China Re amid difficult year
The Lloyd's specialty player's COR at 92.99% in FY 2022 while the group's P&C reinsurance arm saw profits fall 55.5%.
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- March 28 2023
Lexasure-Blimobil deal to offer specialty reinsurance products
Blimobil is looking to offer insurance for cyber, asset protection, usage-based motor, home appliances and extended warranty.
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- March 22 2023
Envest Group acquires Wellington Underwriting
The specialty liability underwriting agency currently places more than US$20m in gross written premiums.
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- March 14 2023
Michael Di Veroli named head of newly formed Epsilon specialty division
The experienced market exec will work across property, parametric, construction and liability product classes.
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- March 9 2023
Sompo Japan partners space start-up to offer satellite cover
The carrier to partner with Japanese startup Warpspace, which will help assess the risk of launch accidents or collisions in orbit.
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- March 8 2023
Litigation insurance specialist Litica expands APAC capacity
The additional capacity enhances the carrier's 'capabilities for litigation and arbitration risks in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand'.
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- March 6 2023
MI Insurance Brokers names Tiffany Lung MD
In a senior management rejig, Kelvin Wong, former chief executive and responsible officer at the broker, has been made an executive director.
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- March 2 2023
HDI Global grows its Asean presence with Bangkok office
The new regional division will be led by Somchai Trongwisalpattana who joins HDI Global as marketing director.
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- March 2 2023
Nexus appoints Hong Kong general manager and head of marine Asia
Oliver Miloschewsky was most recently client development director at Concirrus.
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- February 24 2023
Shanghai Electric captive rebuilds traditional lines with subsidy resumption
The carrier's topline is back to 2020 levels with the restarting of specialty underwriting in March 2022, says AM Best.
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- February 22 2023
Tokio Marine-owned renewables specialist GCube launches with local paper in Australia
The Sydney-based firm will underwrite on locally authorised paper issued by Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Australia.
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- February 8 2023
Integra signs partnership with Vietnam’s VIA
The loss adjusters will collaborate on losses emanating from a host of specialty lines.
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- February 3 2023
Hong Kong’s MHK buys Lombard International Singapore
The deal is specialty (re)insurance and HNW life broker MHK Insurance Services' first overseas M&A foray.
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- February 2 2023
Honan snaps up Ardrossan Insurance Brokers
Melbourne-based Ardrossan was established by Nick Harvey in 2013 and works with sectors including manufacturing, retail, hospitality, finance, property, logistics, construction and sport.
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- February 2 2023
Omar Ghaznawi to lead Chubb international personal lines, APAC
Joining from the insurer's New York team, he will be in charge of the region's motor, residential, specialty personal and HNW lines.
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- January 30 2023
Christian Colembera named Everest Insurance Australia MD, head of Pacific
Colembera has most recently been Everest's head of international financial lines and UK branch manager.
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- January 20 2023
Hong Kong P&C, specialty prospects brighten as China reopens
Revival in GBA investments and travel to drive cyber, D&O, M&A, PI and energy lines.
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- January 11 2023
Ardonagh Specialty joins Brokerslink network
Price Forbes, Bishopsgate, Compass London Markets, Besso and Inver Re will join Ed Broking, Ed Bermuda and Piiq Risk Partners.
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- January 3 2023
2023 offers (re)insurers a slow path to recovery
Despite the challenges, carriers will find a way out of the woods as rates stabilise and more capital is made available.
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- December 22 2022
ACIL seeks strata pricing reforms in Australia
Strata managers charge 40% of insurance cost as commissions and fees, seen as "outside of consumers' interest".
