Tower exits Vanuatu business with sale to Capital Insurance Group
January 16 2024 by Mithun Varkey
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Australian, UK regulators greenlight Ardonagh’s takeover bid for PSC
- September 19
The US$1.5bn scheme of arrangement to buy all the shares of the Australian broking group is now pending PSC's shareholders' and the court's approvals.
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Howden enters Japanese retail broking with Foresight acquisition, names Takuya Aibe CEO
- September 17
Tokyo-headquartered Foresight offers retail brokerage, captive consulting & management services. The newly acquired business will be led by Aibe, who was most recently CEO of Gallagher Japan.
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Taiwan’s regulator blocks CTBC Financial’s US$4.1bn bid for Shin Kong Financial
- September 17
The regulator's rejection now paves the way for the conglomerate's merger with Taishin Financial. Still, a merger will have little impact to Shinkong Insurance, Taiwan’s third-largest P&C insurer, whose biggest shareholder is separate and independent from the conglomerate.
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Howden expands Australia presence with Collegial Insurance’s portfolio acquisition
- September 17
Collegial was founded in 2015 by director Russell Farrington and has a diverse portfolio ranging from listed corporates to SMEs.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
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CCi | LEG3/06: A delay analyst’s perspective on defect exclusions
Tackling contentious issues by applying the learning from the industry’s collective experience is key to improving the claims experience, writes CCi’s Steven Horne.
