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- April 30 2025
New Zealand insurers’ GWP grows 8.6% to US$6.4bn, COR improves to 78.6%: ICNZ
Following the impact of the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, premiums stabilised in 2024 as global reinsurance rates and inflation eased, the Insurance Council of New Zealand said.
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- April 28 2025
Sompo appoints Kathleen Chin as APAC marine underwriter
She spent the last two years as an account manager for Oneglobal Broking, having also worked for the likes of Munich Re Syndicate Labuan and Guy Carpenter.
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- April 24 2025
Pacific rates suffer largest global fall at 8% in Q1, Marsh says
Finpro pricing fell by 10%, while property and cyber declined by 9% and 8%, respectively.
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- April 24 2025
Asia insurance rates down 3% in Q1 2025, fifth straight quarter of decline: Marsh
Property rates down 3%, while casualty placements saw a 2% decline, and finpro and cyber rates fell by 8%, according to the broker's Global Insurance Market Index.
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- April 22 2025
Chubb appoints Janene Blizzard as head of APAC A&H
Blizzard, who has 30 years of insurance experience including 16 years with Chubb, will relocate from London to Singapore.
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- April 16 2025
Howden-owned MGA Dual expands New Zealand team with underwriting appointments
Lester Mathew appointed as a senior underwriter and Riaan Wolmarans as an underwriter.
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- April 15 2025
Emerging ‘silent AI’ risk on underwriters’ minds, poised to trigger finpro liability claims
As businesses increasingly integrate AI technologies, insurers face the challenge of unintentional coverage gaps, reminiscent of ‘silent cyber’.
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- March 26 2025
Swiss Re CorSo promotes Nupur Sharma to senior property underwriter
Singapore-based Sharma has been with the company for eight and a half years, having previously worked for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.
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- March 20 2025
IUA CEO Dave Matcham to depart after 2 decades of ‘passion’ for Asia
At a turbulent time for London market, Matcham is set to be replaced by International Underwriting Association (IUA) director of legal underwriting and claims, Chris Jones, at the start of May.
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- March 18 2025
Axa XL announces key promotions in APAC, Europe construction and energy underwriting team
Paris-based Olivier Croese will lead the team, while Madrid-based Susana Huete Santos becomes regional product leader.
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- March 11 2025
Frontier launches new kidnap, ransom, extortion coverage with Travelers capacity
The MGA will offer the product across APAC with limits of up to US$15m per event and US$30m in aggregate.
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- March 6 2025
BHSI taps Adrian Burmeister for inland marine underwriting role in New Zealand
Auckland-based Burmeister will focus on mobile plant and machinery specialist underwriting.
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- March 3 2025
Thailand’s non-life 2023 underwriting profit at US$380m after US$1.5bn loss in 2022: AM Best
Rebound attributed to a rise in premium income and a decline in claims incurred, the rating agency said in its country report.
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- February 28 2025
HDI Global promotes Kirsten Murray to senior property underwriter
Perth-based Murray has been with HDI Global for almost 11 years.
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- February 26 2025
Zurich promotes Alex Todd to APAC CUO
Singapore-based Todd has been with Zurich since August 2023, having joined from Chubb.
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- February 26 2025
Markel continues marine expansion with Singapore hull, war lead hire
Galvin Hu, who will report to head of Singapore Wanshi Lin, will be responsible for spearheading the specialty carrier's underwriting strategy in APAC.
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- February 25 2025
HDI Global welcomes new head of distribution for NSW, ACT
Brandt Connor takes up the newly created role having spent almost eight years with Allianz, most recently as national relationship manager.
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- February 24 2025
Munich Re names Hanh Nguyen head of treaty P&C underwriting for Southeast Asia, India
Nguyen has been deputy head since July, and will succeed Joachim Zagrosek on March 1.
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- February 24 2025
Evergreen Partners takes minority stake in New Zealand’s Delta International
Amy Ellis, director at Auckland-based private equity firm Evergreen Partners, will also join the MGA's board in a non-executive capacity.
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- February 20 2025
Markel names Alicia Leong head of marine liabilities in Singapore
She joins from Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets, Syndicate, where she spent close to 10 years as a marine liability underwriter.
