Asia
Australian insurers urged to adapt to driverless cars
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is urging insurers to be aware of the fast development of driverless cars.
AJ Gallagher starts Asian reputation risk practice
International broker AJ Gallagher is aiming to help large corporate clients in Asia with mitigating reputation risk and brand damage.
Ex-airline boss Douglas Steenland named new AIG chairman
AIG has named Douglas Steenland as its new chairman, effective from 1 July when he will succeed Robert Miller.
AM Best opens Singapore office
Ratings agency AM Best has opened its second office in Asia-Pacific after opening one in Hong Kong sixteen years ago.
BPL's Palmer returns to London
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has approved the appointment of Peter Gilbert as Singapore CEO of credit and political risk broker Berry Palmer & Lyle.
Snowball to leave Suncorp in October
Patrick Snowball is set to relinquish his role as CEO of Suncorp in October with Michael Cameron, CEO of property group GPT, replacing him.
Generali hires from Prudential for Asia GI and life role
Generali has appointed Jack Howell as regional officer for Asia after Sergio di Caro was promoted to global head of employee benefits.
Axa expands Singapore post office offering
Axa is to increase its insurance offering to 44 SingPost branches and will include general insurance.
Blog: Who is in the running to take over from Sandy Scott as CII CEO
The news this time last week that Sandy Scott was to step down as CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute started the proverbial rumour mill as to who would be his replacement.
IAG increases stake in Indian insurer to 49%
Insurance Australia Group is taking advantage of new rules in India to increase its 26% stake in SBI General Insurance to 49%.
Allied World seals purchase of RSA's Hong Kong and Singapore operations
The sale of RSA’s businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore to the Swiss-based Allied World Assurance Company has been completed.
C-Suite: Singapore’s ambitious work safety goal
Collaboration is needed to help Singapore's government reach an ambitious national workplace fatality rate of zero by 2018.
Interview - Gilles Galludec: Learning to share
Index insurance has come of age from its humble beginnings but more knowledge sharing is required if the market is to reach its potential, according to Gilles Galludec, program manager for the World Bank’s Global Insurance Index Facility.
Koh excited by Generali Asia marketing role
Tricia Koh has been confirmed as Generali Asia's head of value proposition and marketing after joining from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty last December.
AIG sells $500m of PICC's shares
AIG will remain the largest shareholder of China giant PICC despite selling 254m shares for $500m (£338m).
Interview: Patrick Chan, Nova Insurance
Having worked in the Hong Kong, Asia and global markets for more than two decades, Nova Insurance's Patrick Chan is one of the most knowledgable and well-known brokers in the area, as Andrew Tjaardstra found out when they met at Post HQ.
CPIC admits 'grave' property and casualty underwriting issues
Shanghai-based giant China Pacific Insurance's profits climbed 19.3% last year to 11bn yuan (£1.19bn) despite "grave" problems in its property and casualty arm.
Demand for HNW skills in Asia-Pacific on the up, says Morgan McKinley
Professional services recruitment firm Morgan McKinley has said it is expecting a "conservative" hiring push in the Asia-Pacific region over the next two years.
Peak Re's premiums up 280% in 2014
Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Re saw its gross written premiums climb 280% last year from $103.1m (£69.4m) in 2013 to $288.1m.
Korean bank KB Financial buys GI insurer LIG
KB Financial, South Korea's second largest bank, is to buy general insurer LIG Insurance for 645bn won (£395m).
Industry should prepare for $1bn container ship loss, says AGCS
After a 80% plus increase in container ship capacity in a decade, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty is warning of some significant loss events to come.
Queensland Reconstruction Authority to become permanent
The Queensland state government is seeking to make the Queensland Reconstruction Authority a permanent agency at a cost of A$30m (£15.8m) a year.
Thailand's TQM expects to grow 11% in 2015
Thai motor broker TQM is confident of sustained growth this year despite economic difficulties in the country.
Hong Kong's motor malaise
Nicky Burridge investigates why Hong Kong experienced some poor motor underwriting results in 2014.