Markel Insurance appointed John Bang as its inaugural head of Korea and Japan. The insurance sector from 9 to 13 February saw a sharp fall in Taiwan’s overall insurer profits…
Read article →Howden says 2025 catastrophe bond issuance rose about 45% versus 2024. Last year was a record year for catastrophe bond issuance, with investor appetite for reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS)…
Read article →Aon says data breaches rank as the top threat in Japan and worldwide in its 2025 survey. Japanese organisations are reassessing their insurance programmes as cyber threats, supply chain disruption…
Read article →Gan told Parliament on 12 February the regulator will keep watching market shifts. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) does not plan immediate changes to the law to address the…
Read article →He will be reporting to Andy Marcell. Aon Plc. has named Joe Peiser as CEO of Risk Capital. Peiser will lead Aon’s Risk Capital capabilities across Commercial Risk and Reinsurance…
Read article →Firms are focused more on boosting operations than pushing rivals out. Asia-Pacific insurers should prepare for a wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the next three years as the…
Read article →Gross written premiums are projected to reach $334b by 2030 following a 2024 contraction. The life insurance market in Japan is seen to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)…
Read article →The recruits previously held senior financial lines roles at Starr AIG and Ping An. Markel Insurance appointed Johnny Zhang as senior underwriter and Jon Tam as underwriter to its Professional…
Read article →Database protection now runs in minutes instead of hours. The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) of Thailand has upgraded its data infrastructure using solutions from NetApp to speed up data…
Read article →bolttech will handle distribution and claims services across the lender’s retail network. SB Finance has partnered with bolttech and MAAGAP Insurance Inc. to launch a bundled loss-of-employment protection feature for…
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