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- October 26 2021
Only 12% of Asia’s cat losses insured: AIR Worldwide
The region saw US$30bn of economic losses associated with natural catastrophes in September alone.
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- October 26 2021
Sun Life appoints former Old Mutual director as Asia president
Hong Kong-based Ingrid Johnson has succeeded Léo Grépin who left the insurer earlier this month.
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- October 26 2021
China Life P&C sees 4.5% premium growth in H1 2021: Moody’s
The insurer continued to record underwriting losses partly due to the performance of its motor business.
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- October 25 2021
Exor and Covéa restart talks over PartnerRe sale—report
Talks over a sale are reported to have resumed after a proposed US$9bn deal collapsed last year amid the outbreak of the pandemic.
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- October 25 2021
HKIA panel flags ‘long’ timeline for some complaints
Independent review panel says Insurance Authority review timelines can be lengthy on occasion.
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- October 22 2021
Dah Sing Insurance maintains Hong Kong market share
AM Best says the P&C player plans to scale down its reinsurance inward treaty business to better control risk accumulation.
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- October 22 2021
McLardy McShane seals deal for Sydney Insurance Brokers
The purchase creates a new entity — McLardy McShane Dimou — with Dora Dimou joining from a local rival.
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- October 21 2021
Australia’s Covid BI appeals set for November
Policyholders have filed appeals on five of the 10 test matters before a federal court.
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- October 20 2021
Thai Life files IPO registration
The company said it recorded revenue of US$1.5bn in H1 2021 while profits were up 42% compared to the previous year.
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- October 20 2021
HK’s Bowtie raises US$22.6m from Mitsui, Sun Life
The life and health digital insurer is looking to expand in the Greater Bay Area.
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- October 20 2021
Gallagher acquires New Zealand broker Matt Jensen
The North Island broker is a specialist in the forestry and transportation industries.
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- October 19 2021
Policybazaar parent gets IPO nod from India regulator: report
Parent PB Fintech has been labeled a “foreign-owned and controlled” entity and counts Softbank and Tencent as investors.
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- October 19 2021
Beazley readies Lloyd’s ESG syndicate-in-a-box
It is designed to offer additional capacity to businesses that perform well against ESG metrics.
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- October 19 2021
Hong Kong digital insurer Avo raises HK$260m
The digital insurer recorded gross written premiums of HK$1m in 2020.
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- October 19 2021
HKIA talks tough in conduct report
Regulator suggests it could take a harder line going forward after talking first disciplinary action.
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- October 19 2021
Anxin Agricultural Insurance faces high geographic, product risks: Moody’s
A high geographic concentration around Shanghai offsets some of the insurer's strengths, the rating agency said.
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- October 18 2021
Charles Taylor appoints new Greater China director
Derik Chen previously worked as a claims manager with Axa XL in Shanghai.
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- October 15 2021
IAG brought to Federal Court by ASIC over discounts
Regulator alleges a subsidiary engaged in misleading conduct over discounts for personal policies involving around A$60m.
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- October 15 2021
CBIRC gives AIA greenlight for Hubei operations
The insurer has added to mainland units in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Jiangsu, Tianjin, Hebei and Sichuan.
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- October 15 2021
Asia’s combined September economic losses exceed US$30bn: Aon
The region was hit by a series of powerful storms and two earthquakes.
