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AXA XL lands Munich Re talent for new India reinsurance CEO
25 February 2025   Outgoing chief steps down after 10 years, stays on as senior advisor.

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Reinsurance
As climate change, geopolitics and inflation challenge the region, Kevin Bogardus of Everest Re says each APAC market must be assessed on its own merits.
Insurance
With a fast-evolving region as vast and diverse as Asia-Pacific, selecting the most lucrative areas for re/insurance growth is no mean feat. An Intelligent Insurer panel of regional leaders share their strategies.
Insurance
Investing in the Asia-Pacific insurance markets can yield substantial rewards, but how can you best capitalise on growth opportunities once you’ve carefully selected them?
Insurance
Guy Carpenter’s Global Property Catastrophe Rate-on-Line Index, a measure of the overall premium movement against limits purchased, rose by 27.5 percent globally in the 1/1 year-end renewal, bringing it on a par with levels seen in 2006.
Alternative Risk Transfer
Vesttoo, the insurtech that matches capital with risks using ILS structures, has seen a sharp uplift in demand as insurers and reinsurers grapple with a capacity crunch and hardening rates, the company’s newly appointed head of insurance markets, UK & Europe, told Intelligent Insurer.
Insurance
There were sober and disciplined renewals in Asia-Pacific despite chaotic world events. After continually fighting fires since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, however, the key question may be how the market will respond to a period of calm.
Insurance
Renewals in the region were disciplined and perhaps even dull, but the diversity of the countries and differing lines means that drama is never far away. Capacity, as ever, is key, says an Intelligent Insurer panel.
Insurance
In a wide-ranging interview, the executive discussed the changing focus of the SiriusPoint strategy, investing in innovation and the company’s future expansion plans.
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7 February 2025   Sale will help strengthen L&G's pension risk transfer, asset management in the US.
6 February 2025   Demand rose less than hoped at renewals but rising supply remained disciplined.
4 February 2025   New hire has wide-ranging geographical remit, focus on investment opportunities.
4 February 2025   The Bermuda-based company said Asteron Life will retain its brand.
29 January 2025   The Asia-focused ILS vehicle’s renewal sees a 12.5% capacity increase from 2024.
28 January 2025   The appointee will shape direction, expand capabilities and drive placement strategies.
27 January 2025   The appointee, with 25 years plus of experience, departs Mercer after 15 years.
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