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- June 29 2021
Munich Re’s Singapore syndicate eyes renewables, cyber
The specialty (re)insurer saw double digit growth in 2020 and is in expansion mode.
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- June 22 2021
Howden appoints former Marsh trio in Australia
Matt Bacon, Stuart McKellar and Nick Chubb have all taken on key roles in Sydney.
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- June 15 2021
Markel eyes collaboration to boost Asia capacity
Sharing risk is key to providing more local capacity for specialist classes, regional head tells IAN.
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- June 14 2021
Olympics ‘too big to fail’ for specialty contingency market
Estimates have put the total figure for a Tokyo washout at US$3bn.
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- June 11 2021
Australia underwriting agency 360 enters NZ acquiring TLC
The New Zealand insurance firm specialises in mobile plant, heavy machinery and forestry.
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- June 9 2021
HK’s Sart Underwriting rebrands as specialty players eye Asia growth
The MGA and Lloyd's coverholder has this week rebranded as Hawkes Bay Underwriting.
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- June 8 2021
Asia fine art rates stable amid ‘flurry’ of activity
Regional collectors are looking beyond the traditional Lloyd’s market for cover.
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- May 28 2021
Covid weighs heavily on new Lloyd’s index
A new specialty (re)insurance benchmark shows the full impact of the pandemic.
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- May 20 2021
Ed Asia poaches director from Howden for developing markets
Elia Rahmita Price will focus on Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
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- May 4 2021
Asia’s satellite market the ‘hardest’ in a decade—source
Global reinsurers generally pick up losses in the region.
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- May 3 2021
Ed Asia appoints Christina Ong as chairman
The former Howden managing director will remain in Singapore after joining the specialty broker today.
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- April 27 2021
Q&A: SiriusPoint’s Cramér Manhem talks APAC strategy after Third Point tie-up
The president of international reinsurance discussed product lines, disruptive technology and pandemic recovery.
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- April 15 2021
Berkley Insurance Asia to launch specie arm, hires in Singapore
The specialist player has recruited a senior underwriter from MS Amlin who starts on May 1.
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- April 12 2021
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty appoints Asia A&H head
Senior underwriter Idie Si joins from Canopius and will continue to be based in Singapore.
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- April 9 2021
‘Realistic’ capacity has decreased in China’s upstream market: WTW
There is currently around US$500m of upstream capacity.
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- April 8 2021
Axa XL taps Asia marine head for global role
Singapore-based Sundeep Khera moves to London after being appointed global head of hull and head of marine UK & Lloyd’s market.
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- March 31 2021
London market plans Asia charm offensive
Lloyd's brokers believe face-to-face negotiation will give a competitive edge post-Covid.
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- March 18 2021
Singapore’s 2020 P&C underwriting profit hits US$177m
GIA data shows specialty lines fell to a US$20m loss although GWP was up 10% to US$590m.
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- March 17 2021
Bitcoin mining cover needs ‘realistic’ pricing
As policy requests grow, expert tells IAN the risk exceeds traditional data centres.
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- March 4 2021
Asia sees ‘biggest shift’ in cyber premiums
Expert tells IAN premiums are increasing even for those with "clean accounts".
