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- October 15 2024
P&C insurers in Asia have much higher equity risks than US peers: Moody’s
Equity risks accounted for 32% and 24% of total required capital for Chinese and Taiwanese insurers and for 33% for Japanese insurers, compared to 10% for US carriers, according to Moody's latest Capital Tool analysis.
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- October 15 2024
‘Insurers need to take more risks’: Axa’s de Courtois
The deputy group CEO tells IAN that the industry needs to go against its traditional approach to risk as climate change and cyber rise as top risks for APAC.
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- October 11 2024
BESS-wary markets look for leadership to bind risks
Renewables specialist GCube's CEO says the market has to facilitate insurance on a more consistent approach as more projects appear around the world.
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- October 3 2024
WTW reshuffles Philippines leadership with Aon hire
The broker has appointed Gerald Dolina as head of Philippines & head of corporate risk & broking, and promoted the incumbent, James Matti, to managing director, health, wealth and career.
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- October 2 2024
HDI Global risk consulting arm announces two senior promotions in Australia
Jamie Haider has been promoted to risk engineering manager, Australasia, effective October 1 and Philipp Glanz will step up to the role of managing director for the global HDI risk consulting group.
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- September 26 2024
Lockton names new Singapore CEO as Frederic Boles steps up to a regional role
Deven Lim has been promoted to chief executive effective October 1 as the Boles will transition into the role of regional head of professional and financial risks and credit for Asia.
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- September 25 2024
Hong Kong’s connectivity with GBA has reinforced its role as a global risk management centre, IA’s Clement Cheung
The SAR is well-placed to be a hub for captives, especially by mainland enterprises to holistically monitor their overseas project risks and scale up their intra-group risk management capacity, says the regulator’s CEO.
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- September 24 2024
Climate change, green transition and geopolitics reshaping marine insurance
The growing importance of Asia underlined the 150th annual International Union of Marine Insurance conference where geopolitical tensions, extreme weather risks, and energy transition dominated discussions.
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- September 20 2024
APAC reinsurers need to grasp ‘mighty cocktail’ of connected risks, says Russell Group
Asia underwriters are warned that they need to be on top of their risk exposures and fully appreciate the connection between loss events and all perils in a volatile trading environment.
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- September 19 2024
Global marine insurers bet on Asia amid growing geopolitical concerns
The International Union of Marine Insurance sees the region accounting for almost a third of the premium as an opportunity to grow its membership as war risks, sanctions and embargoes are affecting global shipping.
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- September 12 2024
Data crucial for Asia’s renewable drive as offshore wind power gains momentum
With the region prone to nat cat risks such as earthquakes and typhoons, demand for data is rising as (re)insurers are looking to better understand the risk profiles of the growing numbers of renewable projects such as offshore wind farms.
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- September 6 2024
Public-private partnership key to closing cyber protection gap: Zurich and Marsh McLennan
As the global cost of cybercrime is projected to nearly triple to US$24 trillion by 2027, the public and insurance sectors must enhance their collaboration, the two firms said in a jointly launched white paper.
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- September 4 2024
Zurich elevates David Wainwright to chief risk officer for ANZ
Wainwright, currently CRO for the insurer's UK life business, will start his new role in January next year succeeding Jaimie Sach who is retiring.
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- September 3 2024
Port congestion cover demand surges as geopolitical tensions lead to Asian terminals overload
As Red Sea attacks continue, the blockages in Singapore and Malaysia’s Port Klang and Tanjung Pelepas has led to supply chain disruptions, with nat cats making the regional risk landscape more complex.
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- August 21 2024
HDI Global targets bigger market share in Asia, further regional ANZ expansion in H2 2024
The industrial lines specialist reported strong growth across its Australia and Singapore branches driven by a growth in new business and inflation-related price adjustments in the first half of the year.
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- August 12 2024
Korea may ask EV makers to declare battery suppliers as car fire claims pile up: report
Insurers have received 600 motor claims from a fire sparked by a Mercedes EV on August 1, forcing the government to consider regulatory changes including battery reliability certification.
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- August 12 2024
QBE elevates Ed Rainsford to chief risk officer, Australia Pacific
Sydney-based Rainsford, who has been with the carrier for almost a decade, joins from the QBE group risk and compliance team where he has been the group chief compliance officer since July 2022.
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- August 9 2024
QBE strikes US$1.6bn loss portfolio transfer deal with Enstar, RiverStone
Enstar’s subsidiary will assume US$376m out of total net loss reserves for US commercial liability and workers' compensation risks, effective July 1, and will provide approximately US$175m of cover in excess of the ceded reserves.
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- August 9 2024
Opinion: WHO’s call for concerted push to prepare for next pandemic a timely warning
As infectious diseases remain a key risk for the region, having learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, insurers must not take eyes off the ball.
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- August 2 2024
Miller expands professional and financial risks team with Lockton hire
Singapore-based Mandy Ng joins the specialist broker as it looks to expand its offering in Asia.
