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- September 18 2023
ICA board members and Australian minister to meet (re)insurance players in Munich and London
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones and ICA, Suncorp, IAG and QBE Asia Pacific CEOs set to meet Lloyd’s, Guy Carpenter, Aon, Munich Re, Swiss Re, Flood Re and the ABI this week.
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- September 18 2023
Hong Kong’s Grandwood opens first overseas subsidiary in the UK
May Yung, previously divisional director and head of financial risks for the broker, is overseeing the set-up.
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- September 14 2023
Markel to expand in Australia with three new offices
The specialty insurer will be headquartered in Melbourne and headed by Axa XL's Rory Morison, who will start on September 27.
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- September 11 2023
Dual promotes Leo Abbruzzo to executive chairman for ANZ as it rejigs regional leadership
Deputy CEO Michael Ussher takes on additional responsibilites at the Howden-owned MGA, which has also named a new Australia, New Zealand CUO and a head of national partnerships.
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- September 8 2023
S&P upgrades reinsurance outlook, hardening to continue
The average combined ratio of the top 20 global reinsurers was 96% in FY 2022 with positive trends continuing in H1 2023.
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- September 8 2023
Marsh HK’s Duncan Stockley heads risk management client services as Nick Cousins continues as chief client officer
Stockley's new position is concurrent with his head of placement and specialties’ roles, while Cousins will concentrate on clients.
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- September 6 2023
Exclusive: Nova Insurance promotes Patrick Chan, hires Joseph Lee
Chan joined the Hong Kong broker two decades ago, while Lee was most recently distribution officer at Blue-Cross Asia Pacific.
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- September 4 2023
Volante bolsters Asia operations with senior management move
Bilal Zafar, a managing director of the Lloyd's syndicate, has relocated from London to Singapore.
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- August 31 2023
Francis Savari lands UIB Asia Reinsurance Brokers CEO role as Hiroki Miyamoto moves to London
Singapore-based treaty specialist Savari (pictured left) joins the broker as Miyamoto aims to help facilitate Japanese client business from the UK.
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- August 30 2023
Starr International names Sean Chen as Singapore CEO
The experienced underwriter will report to APAC president Phil Finley who has relocated to Bangkok to oversee the firm's Thai operations.
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- August 29 2023
Howden taps Aon’s Abhijit Sethi for India chief operating officer role
Sethi, who was chief broking officer for Aon, will oversee pan-India placements, and has been tasked to optimise business operations for the broker.
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- August 24 2023
McLarens prepares for larger Asia losses
The global adjuster is focusing on adjacency services, technical expertise, regional expansion, technology and developing local talent as it reaches a 50-year milestone in the region.
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- August 23 2023
PSC Insurance’s 2023 net profits up 23% to US$50m
The ASX-listed broker's Australia and New Zealand distribution business placed US$740m in GWP.
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- August 23 2023
Asian reinsurers lag behind global peers in FY 2022 P&C premium growth: AM Best
The combined ratio for APAC reinsurers for FY 2022 stood at 100.8% against a global average of 95.6%.
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- August 22 2023
Aon confirms Qin Lu to lead mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
Lu is overseeing risk and human capital and reinsurance, and will work with the broker's Greater China team which Aon describes as a 'sub-region' in APAC.
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- August 22 2023
AUB announces global restructure as Tysers CEO exits
AUB Group CEO Mike Emmett to become Tysers interim chief executive as the broker seeks to appoint heads of global retail, wholesale broking and underwriting agencies to align Australia, NZ and the UK operations.
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- August 21 2023
Australia’s broker commission disclosure debate heats up
While some brokers are already using fees, industry body NIBA says its changes to the code of conduct is the first step towards 'self-regulation'.
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- August 18 2023
Court upholds MG Non-Life insolvent status, sale process to continue
With the majority shareholder JC Partners losing the case, state-owned KDIC is likely to resume the sale by the end of this month.
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- August 16 2023
Sompo International eyes ‘wholesale’ route for APAC commercial lines growth
The carrier is exploring new markets and industries such as renewables and semiconductors, and is planning to double the wholesale team.
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- August 14 2023
HDI-backed PVI Re rebrands as Hanoi Re
There will not be any changes in the Vietnamese reinsurer's organisational structure and operational model.
