Tony Dowding
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Asia
Ergo acquires 24.9% stake in Chinese insurer Taishan Property & Casualty
ERGO Group is to make a strategic investment in Taishan Property & Casualty Insurance, a Shandong-based nationwide property and casualty…
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Global Risk Manager
Reinsurers’ expertise can aid society – GRF
The global reinsurance industry must leverage its knowledge and expertise for the benefit of the world’s societies and economies in…
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Global Risk Manager
Hurricane season concern for insurers on top of pandemic, says Fitch
The risk of a significant hurricane making landfall during the upcoming season is a concern for insurers on top of…
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Asia
Labuan IBFC reports 2019 captive growth in premiums and licences
Labuan has reported that ten new entities were approved in 2019, comprising one general insurer, five captives, three brokers and…
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Captives
Paul Owens to join Strategic Risk Solutions as independent director
Paul Owens is to join the board of directors of Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS). Mr Owens will serve as an…
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CRE Insurance
Global Insurance Law Connect adds German law firm to network
The international legal network Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC) has added the German law firm Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein as a…
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CRE Insurance
New organisational structure for Generali Global Corporate & Commercial
Generali has announced a new organisational structure for its Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) and Generali Global Business Lines…
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Global Risk Manager
Best downgrades GCC insurance markets outlook to negative
The economic downturn in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, together with the expectation of lower insurance demand following the…
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Asia
Zurich appoints new regional heads for accident and health
Zurich Insurance Group has appointed three regional heads of its commercial insurance accident and health (A&H) underwriting group in the…
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Analysis & Opinion
Using captives in multinational employee benefits programmes
Employee benefits are an important part of any global corporation’s risk and insurance spend. While many benefits are localised in…
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Asia
A$1bn after-tax loss in first quarter of 2020 for Australia’s general insurers
The catastrophic bushfire and storm events in late December/early 2020, and large falls in investment income, mainly from the impact…
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CRE People Moves
New president for Lloyd’s Canada
Lloyd’s has appointed Marc Lipman as president, Lloyd’s Canada, and attorney-in-fact for Lloyd’s Underwriters. Lloyd’s said that in addition to…
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Asia
Hong Kong insurance industry grew 11% in first quarter of 2020
The Hong Kong insurance industry saw total gross premiums increase by 10.9% to $165bn in the first quarter of 2020…
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CRE Insurance
New specialty underwriting platform K2 International launches in London
A new specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriting platform has been established in London by K2 Insurance Services, an underwriting and…
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Global Risk Manager
US commercial P&C market hardening further, CIAB Q1 survey finds
The US commercial property and casualty (P&C) market continued to harden in the first quarter of this year, with significant…
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Captives
‘Covid-free’ Guernsey reopens for business
Guernsey has declared itself open for business as the island releases itself from lockdown, with no new Covid-19 cases for…
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Asia
South Korea’s non-life insurance sector revised to negative – AM Best
South Korea’s non-life insurance sector’s deteriorated loss ratios in major business lines, escalated pressure on investment earnings amid a historic…
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Asia
Summer catastrophes in Australia cost AU$5.19bn
The four natural disaster catastrophes declared in Australia during the 2019-2020 summer have already cost more than AU$5.19bn, with more…
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CRE Insurance
Reinsurance sector to fail to earn cost of capital in 2020 – Fitch
The coronavirus crisis will see the global reinsurance sector fail to earn its cost of capital in 2020, according to…
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CRE Insurance
Nordic Capital acquires Max Matthiessen from Willis Towers Watson
Nordic Capital has signed an agreement to acquire Max Matthiessen from Willis Towers Watson. Max Matthiessen is a leading financial…