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- December 15 2022
New Zealand Provident Insurance combined ratio 93%: AM Best
Lower usage of vehicles during Covid resulted in less motor claims and led to better underwriting results.
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- December 15 2022
New Zealand 2022 extreme weather claims top US$216m
The country experienced “wave after wave of extreme wet weather” during the warmest and wettest winter on record.
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- December 14 2022
India’s LIC and state-owned general carriers could merge for better synergies: Jefferies
Global experience is in favour of composite insurers with benefits in terms of cross-selling, operational synergies and diversification, the report claims.
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- December 13 2022
Aditya Birla Group puts broking arm up for sale: report
India's Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers had placed US$590m in premiums in FY 2021.
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- December 13 2022
Affin sees February 2023 completion for Malaysia Generali mergers
Affin will own 30% of a larger business following the completion of the merger of the three businesses.
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- December 13 2022
China’s easing Covid norms to help non-life underwriting performance: AM Best
Non-life insurers in China posted a healthy 20% earnings growth this year till September.
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- December 13 2022
Hong Kong relaxes Covid travel curbs
The new rules, which will give visitors and travelers greater freedoms, start on Wednesday, December 14.
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- December 12 2022
Reliance seeks US$72m urgent capital infusion
The carrier is seeking the capital to preserve business, enhance value and improve solvency to 175%.
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- December 12 2022
AUB merges New Zealand broking arm with ICIB
ICIB BrokerWeb Insurance and Risk Advisory to be led by ICIB managing director Grant Milne and will be NZ's fifth largest broker.
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- December 12 2022
China Taiping Hong Kong’s underwriting margins remain thin: AM Best
The P&C carrier’s combined ratio remained above 100% despite improvements in performance.
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- December 11 2022
RACQ exploring ‘long-term partnerships in reinsurance’
The club declined comment on reports of plans to sell its flood-hit insurance business.
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- December 9 2022
Etiqa’s five-year average COR at a ‘strong’ 87%: AM Best
The Malaysian general insurer's performance is driven by low net losses in core lines and strong reinsurance commission income.
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- December 9 2022
CBIRC to start on-site inspections and tighten oversight of fund use by insurers
Average solvency ratio of property insurance companies and reinsurance were adequate at 238.9% and 309.1%, respectively, according to the regulator.
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- December 8 2022
Zking P&C’s outlook stable on state support and improved underwriting results: Fitch
Zking reported a combined ratio of 96% for the nine months that ended September 2022.
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- December 8 2022
Chubb acquisition positive for Huatai P&C: Fitch
Chubb has been handed regulatory approval to acquire 83.2% of the business.
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- December 7 2022
Korea’s new capital standard to kick in from next year: report
The new capital regime, together with IFRS 17, is likely to squeeze insurers' capital buffers.
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- December 7 2022
China Taiping UK completes transfer of EU book to Darag
The legacy decision was taken as a result of the UK's decision to the EU.
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- December 7 2022
Japan, Korea and China stable as global P&C outlook turns negative: Moody’s
In most regions across the globe claims inflation is hurting underwriting profitability.
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- December 6 2022
China non-life carriers to see steady premium growth, sound solvency buffer: Fitch
Non-motor to be the growth driver due to regulatory initiatives and low market penetration.
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- December 5 2022
Suncorp New Zealand hires Tower underwriting head
Nicholas Meister has joined the Australian insurer's arm as executive manager for broker business and channel partnerships.
