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Asia Pacific
International re/insurers are looking to Asia Pacific markets for growth opportunities
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Allianz buys majority stake in Singapore's Income Insurance
German re/insurer says $1.6bn deal will make it a leader in Singapore’s insurance market
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Chubb appoints Kelaher to lead Europe and Mena
Insurance giant promotes Australian and New Zealand country president following departure of Sara Mitchell
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Peak Re promotes Menezes to chief risk officer
Menezes joined Hong Kong-based reinsurer in 2016
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Mapfre Re approved for Beijing branch
Spanish reinsurer has had representative office in the Chinese capital since 2015
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TMK appoints Yang head of A&H for Asia
Yang joins from Zurich Insurance where he was accident and health business head
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Hong Kong insurance regulator welcomes redomiciling law reform
Hong Kong Insurance Authority’s Clement Cheung says new law ‘will be cherished by insurance groups’ operating in region
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Howden enters Japanese market with reinsurance launch
Global broker is also partnering with Japanese ILS structuring firm Keystone
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Perils raises Australia Christmas storms loss estimate to A$1.56bn
Loss aggregator's estimate covers the property and motor hull lines of business
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Net-zero goals are creating ‘new shipping supercycle’
QBE Asia’s head of marine, Rama Chandran, says converting to new fuels and technology will ignite strong growth for the sector
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China needs larger insurance sector, official says
National Financial Regulatory Administration chief, Li Yunze, stresses role of insurers in providing stable capital investments
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Australian regulator issues guidelines for operational risk management
Firms must identify ‘critical operations’ and key service providers
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Tokio Marine targets emerging economies in pursuit of long-term expansion
Japanese insurer’s co-head of international business describes the cyclical nature of evolution and where the next avenues for growth lie
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Indian regulator publishes 'customer-centric' regulatory framework
New rules will require insurers to offer natural disaster coverage options alongside their homeowners’ fire policies
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Miller appoints Kono to head Japanese expansion
Kono joins from Comos Risk Solutions where he was general manager
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Chubb to acquire Australian aviation MGA
Addition of Melbourne-based Catalyst Aviation will expand Chubb’s global aviation underwriting capabilities with local market presence
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India proposes new reinsurance security rules
Draft guidelines introduce collateral requirements for transactions with cross-border reinsurers
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