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- September 27 2024
Q&A: Sustainability considerations a key theme for Asean carriers, says Malaysian Re’s Azhari
The Malaysian reinsurer’s president and CEO Ahmad Noor Azhari lays out the regional insurance landscape and charts the carrier’s strategic ambitions in an exclusive chat with IAN.
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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 26 2024
Insurers need a multipronged approach to carbon transition: Zurich’s Hui
Beyond underwriting and investment initiatives, insurers can serve as advocates for climate action, leveraging their expertise to influence public discourse on sustainability, says Zurich HK chief executive Eric Hui.
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- September 26 2024
Generali GC&C bolsters Asia leadership with AIG and Lloyd’s hires
The insurer as appointed Winnie Chu from AIG as head of financial lines underwriting and Joshua Lynch from Lloyd's as head of business development.
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- September 25 2024
WTW appoints Sao Mai Nguyen as associate director for cargo, Asia
Nguyen will join the regional Asia cargo team within WTW's global marine business, according to an announcement by Oliver Scarr, head of cargo for Asia.
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- September 25 2024
Typhoon Yagi triggers Seadrif parametric pay out in Laos
The Asean risk pool initiatied the US$750,000 payout on September 20, which was five days after the peak of the flooding in the country's capital Vientiane.
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- September 24 2024
MIC Global partners with GIC Re to expand digital reinsurance in India
The latest partnership builds on an earlier collaboration with P&C carrier, The New India Assurance, as the micro insurer is ready to expand its solutions to more carriers in the country.
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- September 23 2024
Allianz Commercial India hires Shweta Gadia to boost financial lines and cyber offering
Mumbai-based Shweta will report directly to the India CEO CB Murali with matrix reporting to Jenny Wilhelm, Asia head of financial lines, cyber and distribution for the carrier.
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- September 23 2024
Korea’s Wise Insurance appoints Yubeom Kim as reinsurance team director
Before joining Wise, Seoul-based Kim worked at HIS Insurance for over seven years where he was most recently director.
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- September 23 2024
Starr’s Rachel Miao joins Aon as Asia director, marine, cargo & logistics
For her new role, Miao, who was most recently head of marine for China at Starr Insurance, will relocate to Hong Kong from Shanghai.
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- September 20 2024
NZ fire levy increase revised downwards amid funding review
The levy hiked to 12.8% in July and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) was set for an additional 5.2% increase to 2029. However, the government has revised the percentage to 2.2%.
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- September 20 2024
GIAJ guides Japanese insurers on cross-holdings, secondments and agency commissions
The industry body has published a series of guidelines for the scandal-hit sector in response to the report of the "advisory panel on structural issues and competition in the P&C industry" which was published on June 25.
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- September 19 2024
HDI Global appoints Michael Ahn as Hong Kong CEO as Daniel Lau steps up to a regional role
While Ahn as CEO will lead strategic growth of the Hong Kong branch office, Lau has been tasked to drive the specialty player's growth in international programmes.
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- September 13 2024
Foreign hackers hit Chung Kuo Insurance’s parent Mega Financial in cyber attack
Russian hacker group NoName057 claimed to have started a series of DDoS attacks against the financial holding company, government entities including the Ministry of Finance and the Supreme Court since Monday.
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- September 13 2024
Ardonagh Group appoints Mark Mitchell to spearhead units’ Asia expansion
Singapore-based Mitchell will work with Ardonagh-owned Envest and Price Forbes to explore opportunities to expand their retail and wholesale broking footprint, and develop new MGA capabilities in Asia.
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- September 12 2024
Continental Insurance Lanka’s good underwriting performance to sustain: Fitch Ratings
Fitch has revised its outlook to "positive" from "stable", reflecting the company's underwriting performance, improving market franchise and satisfactory regulatory capital position.
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- September 11 2024
Marsh Asia appoints Ben Usmar as vice president for construction practice
Usmar joined from Sedgwick in Hong Kong where he was an executive loss adjuster for over five years.
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- September 11 2024
Axa XL names Phil Russell as environmental risk consulting leader for APAC, Europe
With two decades of experience in sustainability; health, safety and environment for a diverse range of multinationals, Russell joined from sustainability consultancy Environmental Resources Management.
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- September 10 2024
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance elevates Subrata Mondal to managing director, CEO
The former chief underwriting officer has been with the JV between Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative and Tokio Marine Group for over 23 years.
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- September 10 2024
Crawford Australia promotes Matt Donnelly to head of specialty loss adjusting
In his new role, Donnelly will expand his remit to lead the entire specialty loss adjusting portfolio and report to Australia president Jonathan Hubbard.
