Underwriting agency Dual Australia has launched a line of title insurance products.

It says the primary focus will be commercial real estate transactions in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore, plus merger and acquisition deals involving target companies and trusts in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Korea.

The agency’s specialist title insurance team, Dual Asset, will offer the products and capacity is provided by Axa XL.

“At Dual, we have always focused on helping our distribution network grow their business, and we’re extremely excited that this launch offers a valuable and specialist range of products for our broker partners and their clients,” Asia-Pacific CEO Damien Coates said.

“Dual Asset has a strong heritage of over 10 years as a leading provider of title insurance in the UK and mainland Europe, and I am confident this provides great additional choice in this specialist sector.”

Dual Asset Head of Asia-Pacific Chris Hammond says the launch of title insurance is the first step in building a full transaction risk offering in the region.

“We’re absolutely delighted to be bringing our Dual Asset title insurance solutions to the Asia-Pacific region … and we’re looking forward to expanding our portfolio later in 2024,” he said.

Title insurance products help sellers, buyers and financiers manage legal and financial risks associated with a transaction.

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