Nicholas Pratt
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Asia
Hong Kong’s Jing An to offer cyber and terrorism cover in Philippines
Jing An Special Risks (JASR), a Hong Kong-based specialty insurer, has been awarded a licence by the Philippines Insurance Commission…
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Asia
Specialty insurer StarStone appoints Agile as MGA in Australasia
Lloyd’s coverholder and managing general agent (MGA) Agile Underwriting has been appointed as a representative agent by specialty insurer StarStone…
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Asia
JBA and IDF partner for Sri Lanka flood data provision
UK-based catastrophe modelling firm JBA Risk Management has teamed up with the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) to improve access to…
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Asia
POP and Rakuten partner for M&A insurance in Japan
Sydney-based specialist insurer POP Insurance has signed a strategic agreement with Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten to develop a range of…
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Asia
Markel bolsters financial lines team
Specialist insurer Markel International has strengthened its financial lines team by hiring Gordon Lam as a senior professional and financial…
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Asia
Asian SMEs overconfident about cyber risk: survey
The majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Asia-Pacific believe they are in a better position than larger companies…
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Asia
IRM contracts new training provider in southeast Asia
The UK-based risk management education provider, Institute of Risk Management (IRM), has licensed a new training provider in southeast Asia…
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Asia
Singapore proposes mandatory insurance for work injuries
A review of the Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MoM) has proposed extending mandatory insurance…
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Asia
Royal Commission proposes changes for Australian insurers
Insurers in Australia face a number of new regulations and a supervisory shake-up following the completion of a Royal Commission…
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Asia
Mitsui snaps up ILS fund manager as insurers pile into ILS business
Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo has made a majority acquisition of insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund manager Leadenhall Capital partners (LCP) to…
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Asia
Willis Re strengthens Sydney office with senior hires
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has bolstered the leadership team of its reinsurance division in Australia with a number of new…
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Asia
Singapore reveals new medical data breach
Singapore’s health ministry has disclosed that more than 14,200 people with HIV had their registry data leaked online raising more…
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Asia
Tokio Marine reshuffles boardroom to pursue overseas M&A
Japan’s largest property and casualty (P&C) insurer Tokio Marine has announced a series of executive appointments and signalled an intention…
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Asia
Iran prepares to welcome foreign insurers
Foreign insurers are reportedly lining up to establish reinsurance operations in Iran, according to the country’s top insurance official. Head…
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Analysis & Opinion
The SingHealth cyberattack and the implications for financial institutions
In July 2018, news emerged that between 27 June and 4 July, hackers had infiltrated the IT systems of Singapore…
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Asia
Chubb makes new APAC appointment
Global insurer Chubb has promoted Glen Browne to the role of deputy regional president for Asia-Pacific and division president, southeast…
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Asia
Beazley partners with HK’s Pegasus on APAC financial lines coverage
Lloyd’s insurer Beazley is expanding its Asian insurance offering via a linkup with Hong Kong-based Pegasus Underwriting for financial lines…
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Asia
Singapore’s Etiqa targets SMEs with online insurance platform
Singapore-based insurer Etiqa has launched an online platform for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to buy commercial insurance. The Business…
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Asia
POP and Allianz launch M&A insurance for Australia
Australia-based specialty insurer POP Insurance has teamed up with Allianz Global Corporate Specialty (AGCS) to launch an insurance product covering…
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Asia
Asia-Pacific holds key to future insurance growth: EY
A willingness to experiment and embrace disruption among Asia-Pacific insurers holds the key to the industry’s future, according to a…