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Steadfast snaps up US MGA and wholesale broker Novum Underwriting August 29 2025 by Mithun Varkey Australian broker Steadfast Group has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in US-based specialty underwriting agency and wholesale brokerage, Novum Underwriting.Novum will serve as Steadfast… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest news and insights, delivered…
Parametric insurance must simplify to boost public sector adoption: Seadrif’s Benedikt Signer August 29 2025 by Mithun Varkey and Joana Nguyen To enhance insurance adoption in the public sector, the industry must significantly improve the design, explanation, and distribution of parametric products, according to Benedikt Signer, executive di… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login MORE FROM: Spotlight Amid breakout year, Willis supercharges Japan team as broker eyes a bigger piece of the…
Parametric insurance must simplify to boost public sector adoption: Seadrif’s Benedikt Singer August 29 2025 by Mithun Varkey and Joana Nguyen To enhance insurance adoption in the public sector, the industry must significantly improve the design, explanation, and distribution of parametric products, according to Benedikt Signer, executive di… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login MORE FROM: Spotlight Amid breakout year, Willis supercharges Japan team as broker eyes a bigger piece of the…
Taiping Re’s profit surges 75% despite flat premiums August 28 2025 by InsuranceAsia News China Taiping Insurance’s reinsurance arm Taiping Re’s profit rose 74.8% year-on-year basis to HK$871.8 million (US$112 million) in the first half of the year (H1 2025), despite premium income remaini… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest news and…
Pernod Ricard’s CEO has stressed the importance of “data-driven insight”, rather than being led by “perception” when it comes to assessing the impact of trends like moderation on the company’s brands. Moderation of alcohol consumption, particularly among Gen Z, has been framed as a major threat to the future growth of spirit companies like Pernod Ricard, which owns brands including Malibu, Jameson and Kahlua. However, speaking during Pernod Ricard’s full-year results today (28 August), CEO Alexandre Ricard pointed to data that suggested otherwise. He explained the company’s decisions are based on data rather than its own judgement. The idea is to…
Reinsurers see cost of capital decrease amid structural shifts: AM Best August 28 2025 by InsuranceAsia News Reinsurers met the cost of capital again in 2024 after a four-year streak of failing to do so ended in 2023, according to an AM Best report. The median return on equity (ROE) also exceeded the cost of… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead,…
Envest extends ‘deepest gratitude’ to 4 departing senior leaders August 28 2025 by Aidan Gregory Envest Group, the Australian arm of The Ardonagh Group, has announced the retirement of four long-serving senior executives, according to a statement on Thursday.In the statement, Envest said that “l… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest news…
SRG hires fac specalist John Jackson as APAC head of reinsurance August 28 2025 by Roshan Nambiar London-based broker, the Specialist Risk Group (SRG), has appointed John Jackson as its new head of reinsurance for Asia Pacific, he said in a LinkedIn update.Singapore-based Jackson (pictured) joins… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest…
Perils expands real-time insurance industry loss forecasts to Japanese typhoons August 28 2025 by Aidan Gregory Perils, the Zurich-based data provider, has launched a new platform that provides real-time insurance industry loss forecasts for typhoons in Japan.In a statement on Thursday, Perils said that the ne… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest…
QBE CFO Inder Singh to depart for NAB role in 2026 August 28 2025 by Mithun Varkey QBE Insurance Group chief financial officer Inder Singh has tendered his resignation, the company said in a stock exchange announcement.Singh will remain with QBE while the company undertakes a searc… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Partner Content BHSI WICare+ | Accelerating Payments, Empowering Recovery Launched July 1, 2025, through a partnership with Steadfast,…