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- February 24 2025
Nepal’s Himalayan Re to generate ‘positive’ FY24 underwriting margins: AM Best
Rating agency affirms financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and a long-term issuer credit rating of bbb- (Good), with a stable outlook.
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- February 21 2025
Samsung Fire & Marine’s expects ‘no impact’ on profits, capital after rejig: report
Samsung Life is seeking to make the South Korean non-life insurer its subsidiary and clarified that it has no plans to expand its holdings.
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- February 20 2025
India’s insurance regulator forms committee to review proposed reforms: reports
Committee, which has already held its first meeting, is being led by former State Bank of India chairman Dinesh Khara.
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- February 20 2025
Underwriting performance of P&I clubs likely to fall in FY25: AM Best
P&I clubs are likely to seek further price improvements in the February 2025 renewal, making it the sixth consecutive year of general increases.
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- February 18 2025
AIG Japan in good stead with robust capitalisation, liquidity: S&P Global
Rating agency upgrades outlook from stable to positive, while affirming A+ rating.
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- February 17 2025
Seoul Guarantee scales down IPO valuation by 39% to US$1.5bn: reports
Korean surety and credit insurer reduces its expected offer price range to US$18-22 per share from US$27-36.
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- February 17 2025
Increasing costs, reduced profitability main challenge for SMEs in Hong Kong and Singapore: QBE
In Hong Kong, staff acquisition and retention and labour shortage is the second biggest concern for 50% of SMEs, while in Singapore, 56% of respondents are worried about sales growth and reduced customer spending.
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- February 17 2025
MS&AD accelerates, while Tokio Marine, Sompo see overseas topline growth moderate in Q3 FY24
MS&AD’s foreign subsidiaries grew NWP by a combined 25%, in contrast to the 1.2% growth posted by Tokio Marine’s international non-life businesses and 0.8% by Sompo’s overseas arms.
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- February 17 2025
Tokio Marine’s underwriting profitability to improve on steady rate hikes: Fitch
Fitch Ratings also affirms insurer financial strength rating of AA- (very strong), with a stable outlook.
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- February 14 2025
9 Indian insurers submit IPO plans to IRDAI: report
HDFC Ergo and SBI General have submitted their initial public offering (IPO) plans to the regulatory authority, according to a report in The Economic Times.
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- February 14 2025
Samsung Life seeks regulatory nod to incorporate group P&C arm as subsidiary: reports
Insurer approaches Financial Services Commission over a potential incorporation of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily.
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- February 14 2025
Commercial rates harden in Taiwan, Japan while rest of Asia declines: Marsh
Composite insurance rates in Asia continued a downward trend, declining by 3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, marginally higher than the global average.
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- February 11 2025
Howden Insurance Brokers Australia appoints head of energy transition, Pacific
Gemma Claase joins after from Marsh, having also worked for JLT Group and Aon in Germany, London and Australia.
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- February 10 2025
Australia’s upcover secures US$12m in Series A round funding
Round was led by RealVC, with investments from Antler Elevate's Global Fund, Betterlabs and Gandel Invest, and US$5m debt from Marshall Investments.
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- February 7 2025
LA wildfires unlikely to impact APAC (re)insurers due to ‘limited’ exposure: Fitch
Rating agency expects insured losses from the wildfires to significantly exceed previous records, with industry estimates ranging from US$35-50bn.
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- February 7 2025
India’s employees’ unions oppose ‘irresponsible, derogatory’ FDI hike: reports
All India Insurance Employees Association demands 'immediate' withdrawal of the proposal to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to 100%.
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- February 6 2025
Aon elevates Helen Lockwood to head of affinity and small business, Australia
Sydney-based Lockwood was previously head of strategic platforms and technical at Aon since October 2022.
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- February 5 2025
‘We are the captain of this ship’: Bajaj-Allianz edges closer to split
Chairman and managing director Sanjiv Bajaj expresses the need for 'greater control' in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
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- February 4 2025
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions appoints Wesley Roy as head of property for Australia, New Zealand
Sydney-based Roy, who joins the broker from Hollard, previously worked with Aon for over seven years.
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- February 3 2025
Generali Malaysia promotes Lee Chee Fooi as chief distribution officer
The carrier has also promoted chief commercial lines officer Soo Wai Har as CEO of Generali Life Insurance Malaysia, as incumbent Rebecca Tan heads to Generali Indonesia as chief executive.
