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- October 7 2024
Carriers hop back on crypto bandwagon as local regulations, attractive rates beckon
While more (re)insurance providers have entered the market, the industry needs to guard against loose underwriting and opportunistic capacity.
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- October 7 2024
Hartford Asia powers up financial lines underwriting with Melanie Ho hire
Based in Hong Kong, Ho joined from Chubb where she began her insurance career in 2021 as an assistant underwriter.
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- October 2 2024
Reinsurers’ risk insights, modelling vital to taming escalating nat cat losses: Swiss Re
Besides providing capacity, the reinsurer's expertise and insights on risks related to climate change and renewable energy are key to its collaboration with insurers in limiting nat cat losses, says Victor Kuk.
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- October 1 2024
Analytics: Hong Kong premium growth and claim frequency are converging to normal level: HKIA
According to 2023 data from the regulator, the SAR's general insurance business reported the worst overall loss ratio in five years at 62.8%, while COR sank to a near five-year low after an 8.3 percentage point deterioration year-on-year.
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- September 27 2024
Insurers need to attract APAC’s diverse talent pool to innovate and grow: HSBC’s Tsang
HSBC Life’s Hong Kong CEO Daisy Tsang tells InsuranceAsia News how different initiatives can help regional businesses attract, educate and retain top talent, especially amongst younger employees.
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- September 26 2024
Axa XL appoints Priscilla Yeung as property underwriter in Hong Kong
Yeung joins the specialty (re)insurer from Allied World, where she was a senior underwriter.
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- September 26 2024
West P&I promotes Cai Xuanlun to CEO for Hong Kong office
Cai replaces Robert Macnamara, who was the chief executive for the IG P&I Club in the city for 28 years, and will start in the role in December this year.
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- September 26 2024
Gen AI, digital infrastructure foundational to enhancing customer experience: FWD
The Hong Kong insurance group's chief digital officer Ryan Kim shares how AI and technology can benefit insurers’ operations and distribution processes.
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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 25 2024
Strategic initiatives, policy reforms crucial to encourage female participation
Gen Re’s Orchis Li sees gender equality as key market driver as the reinsurer’s GM gives her perspective on female leadership and representation in the Hong Kong market.
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- September 25 2024
Hong Kong RBC framework enhances insurers’ enterprise risk management: AM Best
The risk-based capital regime also introduces disclosure requirements that will improve transparency and comparability among insurers in Hong Kong, the rating agency said.
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- September 24 2024
Policy support and RBC to help insurers tackle emerging challenges: Michael Wong
The government has introduced policies and a new capital regime to help the sector tackle these challenges, said acting financial secretary Michael Wong inaugurating EAIC 2024.
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- September 20 2024
Taiping Re’s capitalisation to remain at strongest level: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed its “A” (excellent) financial strength rating on Taiping Re (Hong Kong) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Taiping Reinsurance (China) with a "stable" outlook.
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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 19 2024
Markel taps Allianz’s April Tam as senior underwriter, PFR and cyber
Hong Kong-based Tam has also been named head of financial institutions in Asia, and reports to Asia Pacific CUO Kevin Leung.
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- September 17 2024
Hong Kong’s Asia Insurance buoyant on D&O as reforms unleash demand
The city's proposed corporate governance revamp and the newly launched RBC regime will open up opportunities for professional lines, and trigger industry consolidation as compliance costs mount, according to CEO Winnie Wong.
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- September 16 2024
Swiss Re elevates Seng Lee to co-head corporate development
The Hong Kong-based M&A specialist has been managing director for the reinsurer since August 2022.
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- September 16 2024
Hong Kong’s Nova Insurance FY 2024 revenue up 3.6% to US$14.7m
The broker reported robust retention ratios and added new accounts, including a public utility, listed companies and educational institutions, according to a stock exchange filing by its parent FSE Lifestyle.
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- September 12 2024
Captives pivotal to development of Belt & Road green energy projects: HKIA panel
The SAR seeks to be the preferred captive domicile to manage risks from overseas renewable energy projects, participants at a Belt & Road summit moderated by the city's Insurance Authority heard.
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- September 9 2024
Axa XL Hong Kong names Chloe Wang as underwriter for international financial lines
Wang has worked for Berkley Insurance Asia and Hawkes Bay Underwriting in Hong Kong before joining the specialty (re)insurer.