Asian insurers show impressive results, terrible share prices
August 21 2015 by Nick Ferguson
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India government may delay privatisation of three general insurers: report
- June 27
The government will provide the state-owned carriers capital support of US$600m, and review business plans to strengthen their balance sheets.
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HDFC Ergo appoints Anuj Tyagi as CEO
- June 25
Tyagi succeeds Ritesh Kumar, who will move to the board of management of Ergo International as deputy chief operating officer from October 4.
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Guillaume Mirabaud appointed CEO of Axa Thailand General Insurance
- June 5
Mirabaud was most recently the chief executive of Axa Korea, where he had also served as the CFO and general secretrary from 2019.
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Hong Kong 2024 Q1 P&C underwriting profit doubles to US$132m
- May 31
The improvement came despite the sector’s total gross claims rising 12.1% as insurers in the city benefited from the release of prior-year reserves, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority said.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
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CCi | LEG3/06: A delay analyst’s perspective on defect exclusions
Tackling contentious issues by applying the learning from the industry’s collective experience is key to improving the claims experience, writes CCi’s Steven Horne.
