Global insurance trends

Global: Europ Assistance Opens Thailand Office

Europ Assistance today announced the opening of their new office in Thailand, furthering their commitment to the Asia region where they have operated for the past thirty years. This recently established presence in Thailand will […]

News

Insurance Deals: Beazley Takes 30% Slice of Pegasus Underwriting

Specialist insurer Beazley is making a strategic investment in Hong Kong-based coverholder, Pegasus Underwriting Limited. The investment will see Beazley become a 30% shareholder in Pegasus. Beazley began working with Pegasus in January 2019 under […]

InsureTech

Asia News: Plug & Play Joins with Sanofi on Healthcare Product R&D

Start-up accelerator specialist Plug and Play has announced that the consumer healthcare business unit of Sanofi has expanded its partnership and is joining the Singapore Insurtech program, which has a focus on the HealthTech space. This […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Regulatory: ARIAS US Builds Affiliate Network, Smooths Arbitration Process

ARIAS•U.S., the non-profit corporation dedicated to improving the insurance and reinsurance arbitration process for both the domestic and international markets, has now formally affiliated with its related organizations, ARIAS-Asia, ARIAS-Latin America, ARIAS-Germany, ARIAS-France, and ARIAS-U.K. […]

Fraud

Cyber Risk: TCR Report Offers Localized Insights by Country/Region

With cybercrime costing the global economy over half a trillion dollars each year, global travellers working abroad now have an invaluable new tool to help them stay updated on international technology laws, customs and best practice. […]

Global insurance trends

Shows & Events: ITC Asia Announced for June 2020, Suntec Singapore Venue

Not another insurtech show you say? Yes, but there some good reasons why the Far Eastern markets are well worth a look. Here’s the word from the organisers of the Insurtech Connect (ITC) Asia show, […]

Legal

Deals & Mergers Continue To Thrive, Says New Report from Clyde & Co

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry rose in the first half of 2019 with 222 completed deals worldwide, up from 196 in the second half of 2018, according to Clyde & Co’s Insurance Growth […]

Insurance Brokers

Gallagher Buys Up Jardine Lloyd Thompson Aerospace Operations

Gallagher, a global insurance, risk management and consulting services company, today confirmed that the previously announced acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc’s (JLT) global aerospace operations was completed on 1 June, 2019. The addition of JLT’s […]