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Christian Wegener moves from HSBC to lead global investment management at HDI Global

June 27 2025

Wegener has a proven expertise in investment and insurance, having worked across Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

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Typhoon Yagi, health business weighs on PJICO's underwriting performance: AM Best

December 6 2024

AM Best affirms ratings of state-owned insurer, noting impacts of Yagi and a high health loss ratio on underwriting margins.

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Taiwan bans ships insured by four firms over unresolved liability issues

November 18 2024

Maritime and Port Bureau says ships insured by Ascent General, Edinburgharian PANDI, Polaris, and Arsenal Insurance will be banned from entering seaports from 24 November.

Cash-rich P&I clubs eye opportunities in APAC

August 21 2024

A favourable investment environment has inflated cash positions, but claims this year are also likely to put clubs under pressure.

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Hiscox partners with Google Cloud on generative AI-enhanced underwriting model

August 20 2024

Hiscox's new AI model aims to streamline sabotage and terrorism insurance quotes.

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Japan P&I Club reports lowest level of claims in five years

August 9 2024

Claims fell in 2023 but a challenging global macro and geopolitical outlook means the association raised member premiums in 2024.

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DUAL launches Warranty and Indemnity offering in Australia and New Zealand

August 8 2024

Jordan Schwarz, Head of M&A for the MGA, will lead the new line of business from Sydney.

CrowdStrike outage a chance for cyber insurance sector to ‘show its worth’

August 6 2024

The global IT failure was the result of a hamfisted software update which shows that cyber risk is more than just 'a guy in a hoodie’, says Emergence CEO Troy Filipcevic.