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- January 18 2021
Allianz Australia restructures after David Hosking departs
The German insurer is currently searching for someone to lead its commercial division.
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- January 17 2021
Climate, pandemic and social inflation drove 1:1 increases: Fitch
The upward pressure on prices was tempered somewhat by an abundance of capital.
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- January 13 2021
Ratings round-up: Fidelidade Macau gets first A3 IFSR
AM Best affirms A- rating of Hong Leong Insurance and lauds firm's "prudent" reinsurance plan.
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- January 13 2021
Former Tower CEO joins Australian state insurer icare
Richard Harding acknowledges need to restore public confidence at the embattled firm.
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- January 12 2021
Cat bonds hit US$10.8bn ‘record’ in 2020: Guy Carpenter
MS Amlin's US$42m ILS raise in Singapore closed out a strong year.
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- January 11 2021
QBE ups 2021 nat cat allowance to US$685m from US$550m
Insurer says reinsurance terms came in better than it had budgeted for.
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- January 11 2021
Zhejiang Geely takes 33% stake in Union P&C
Chinese automaker investment comes amid motor insurance reforms.
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- January 8 2021
China’s P&C insurers crash to US$1.2bn underwriting loss: report
Investment returns allowed sector to achieve an overall profit of Rmb5bn.
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- January 6 2021
WTW appoints Australasia head of financial lines
Former Marsh executive Lee Garvey is set to relocate from Singapore to Australia.
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- January 6 2021
IAG keeps 2021 reinsurance cat cover at US$7.8bn
P&C giant reveals that BI claims provisions to be included in expenses.
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- January 4 2021
KDB Life hardpressed to match Korean Re: report
Local PE firm JC Partners completes deal as Carlyle Group inks partnership with Korean Re.
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- January 4 2021
InsuranceAsia News 2021 predictions
Our editors look ahead to what may lie in store for the market over the coming year.
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- December 31 2020
2020 people move round-up
There were leadership changes at AIG, Allied World, Axa XL, Manulife, Swiss Re and Zurich.
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- December 30 2020
ACCC points to broker fees in northern inquiry report
Australia's competition authority says cover needs to be reviewed and stamp duty abolished.
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- December 30 2020
Philippines P&C sector sees 18% H1 2020 premium drop
Insurance Commission notes decline across the board but profitability holds up.
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- December 30 2020
Asia 2020 regulatory review
The sector has faced some significant challenges over the last 12 months.
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- December 29 2020
Japan’s insurers to ramp up ESG exposure in 2021
Nippon Life to introduce ESG criteria for its entire investment portfolio in April.
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- December 29 2020
ICICI Pru Life inks deal with AU Bank
The deal expands the insurer's distribution channels among underserved populations.
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- December 29 2020
HKIA finalises new capital rules
The Insurance Authority expects the regulations to come into force in Q1 2021.
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- December 28 2020
China warns insurers over ‘arbitrary’ expansion
The new CBIRC regulations come amid an environment of increased government oversight.
