Articles by Andrew Tjaardstra
Munich Re's Ergo buys 40% stake in Thailand insurer
Munich Re-owned insurer Ergo has agreed to buy a 40.3% stake in Thailand-based Thaisri Insurance for an undisclosed sum.
Japan's P&C insurers improved CORs in 2015/16 fiscal year, says Fitch
Japan's property and casualty insurers improved their average combined operating ratios from 95% in fiscal year 2014/15 to 92% this year.
Allianz creates digital Asia analytics hub
Global giant Allianz has launched an innovation venture in Singapore for Asia.
Flooding in Sri Lanka causes over £1bn in damage
Days of heavy rain has caused widespread disruption in Sri Lanka killing at least 92 people and displacing over 250,000 people.
Kumamoto earthquakes to cost Japan over £700m
The cost of April's powerful earthquakes in the Kumamoto prefecture for insurers and the government have exceeded 123bn yuan (£712m) according to the General Insurance Association of Japan.
Axa quits investing in tobacco
Axa has announced it will stop investing in the tobacco industry where it invests more than €1.7bn (£1.3bn).
Enstar's Starstone opens Australian specialty underwriting operation
Global specialty insurer Starstone (formerly Torus) owned by Bermuda-based Enstar has created a Lloyd's underwriting facility for Australia and New Zealand.
Zurich hires from QBE for senior Australia claims role
Zurich has appointed Hilary Bates as chief claims officer for Australia and New Zealand.
Moreau to leave Axa in June
Nicolas Moreau, chairman and CEO of Axa France, is to leave the insurer on 30 June after 25 years.
AIR Worldwide estimates Alberta fire insured losses at over £2.4bn
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide is estimating between C$4.4bn (£2.4bn) and C$9bn (£4.8bn) of insured losses for this month's huge Alberta wildfire.
Rapid rise of urban populations driving climate change risk, says World Bank
Assets worth $158 trillion (£109 trillion) could be at risk from river and coastal flooding by 2050 unless more is spent on disaster mitigation according to the World Bank.
Chubb promotes Ly to president director for Indonesia
Chubb's vice president and deputy Asia-Pacific head of personal business Tai-Kuan Ly has been appointed president director, general insurance in Indonesia.
Survey shows growing demand for customer analytics in Asia
A Post survey shows the uptake and pace of customer data analytics for Asian insurance firms is on the rise.
WR Berkley begins Asian insurance venture
WR Berkley has launched Berkley Insurance Asia to serve clients in Asia to complement its Asia-Pacific reinsurance operations.
Post Webinar: Making insurance attractive in Hong Kong
Join us today for a Post Webinar in association with the Chartered Insurance Institute at 4pm Hong Kong time.
Williams promoted at RSA to group underwriting director
Nathan Williams, chief underwriting officer - Scandinavia at RSA, has been promoted to group underwriting director at the UK-headquartered insurer.
Zurich returns to profit in Q1
Swiss-headquartered Zurich's after tax global profits fell 28% from $1.22bn (£845m) in the first quarter of 2015 to $875m (£607m) in Q1 2016.
Allianz's UK Q1 premiums fall as operating profits climb 43%
Allianz UK saw operating profits climb 43% in the first quarter of 2016 to £47.4m from £33.2m in the same quarter last year.
Allianz sees global profits and revenue fall in Q1
Global insurer Allianz's revenues and profits fell by 6.4% and 3.5% respectively in the first quarter of 2016.
Claims Awards Asia-Pacific 2016: Entries now open
The entry process for the Claims Awards Asia-Pacific is now open.
Hong Kong's Nova hires Ben Chung as technical director
Hong Kong-headquartered broker Nova Insurance has appointed Ben Chung in a newly created role as technical director.
Claims Conference Hong Kong returns this week
The Claims Conference Hong Kong returns on Tuesday at the Renaissance Harbour View hotel in Wan Chai.
Chinese insurer Sunshine opens its first hospital
Chinese insurer Sunshine Insurance yesterday opened a hospital it built in association with Weifang City's government for 3bn yuan (£320m).
Hester buys 100,000 RSA shares
RSA's CEO Stephen Hester spent £479,850 of his own money on 100,000 RSA shares yesterday.