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IAG issues first cat bond, uses new Singapore ILS laws for first time

Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has issued its first catastrophe bond; the deal also the first to be domiciled in Singapore, using its new insurance-linked securities (ILS) laws.   27 February 2019

Insurance

Willis Re swoops for Canopius exec to build agriculture business in Asia

Willis Re, the reinsurance division of broker Willis Towers Watson, has set up an agriculture team in Asia Pacific with the appointment of Canopius executive David Gregori.   20 February 2019

Insurance

AM Best unveils senior management restructure amid cost-cutting drive

Re/insurance rating agency AM Best is changing its senior management structure to cut costs and strengthen its Asia Pacific business following a "strategic review" of its core markets.   20 February 2019

Insurance

SCOR partners with wearable tech provider in Asia Pacific to improve underwriting

SCOR Global Life, the international life and health subsidiary of French reinsurer SCOR, has partnered with wearable technology provider Garmin Health in Asia Pacific to improve its underwriting.   18 February 2019

Insurance

POP strikes M&A deal with Japanese insurer Rakuten to target Asia Pacific

Australia-based specialist insurer POP Insurance Holdings has launched a strategic partnership with Japanese property/casualty insurer Rakuten General Insurance.   18 February 2019

Insurance

Miller swoops on Gallagher broker to expand specialty business in Asia

Re/insurance broker Miller has hired property broker Amanda Lee to further strengthen its specialty business in Asia.   15 February 2019

Insurance

StarStone closes Australia office in repositioning move; appoints Agile as agent

Lloyd’s underwriter StarStone is closing its Australia office following a "strategic review" and has appointed Agile Underwriting as a representative agent for the global specialty insurer in Australia and New Zealand.   12 February 2019

Insurance

Howden acquires strategic stake in Malaysian broker Malene targeting Asia

Howden, the retail broking arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, is acquiring a strategic stake in Malene Insurance Brokers, a leading Malaysian independent niche broker in the energy and power sector, and a specialist in takaful insurance, which complies with Sharia law. The company is also purchasing the remaining 51 percent of shares in CIMB Howden.   11 February 2019

Insurance

M&As up 9% but uncertainty to bring lull, finds report

Mergers and acquisitions grew 9 percent in the global insurance sector in 2018 as insurers looked to increase their access to customers and innovation, and benefit from greater scale, according to a Clyde & Co report out today (Monday 11 February).   11 February 2019

Insurance

Willis Re bolsters Australia leadership to drive next phase of growth

Willis Re, the reinsurance division of broker Willis Towers Watson, has unveiled a number of leadership changes in its Australian team, a move it hopes will drive its next phase of growth.   4 February 2019

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