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- March 27 2025
China Pacific Insurance’s P&C underwriting profit falls 35.5% to US$372m in FY24
Underwriting COR deteriorated by 0.9 percentage points to 98.6% due to a loss ratio that worsened to 70.8%.
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- March 27 2025
India infrastructure boom builds reinsurance demand at 1.4
Property, engineering and liability lines see growth, but rates remain flat to down, says Howden’s Prateek Singhal.
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- March 25 2025
South Korea’s P&C insurers’ net income up 3.1% to US$5.8bn in 2024
Insurance income marginally down by 1% to US$5.6bn due to higher loss ratios for motor insurance, according to preliminary statistics from the Financial Supervisory Service.
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- March 25 2025
Specialist Risk Group formally launches in APAC with Singapore hub
Business says it will focus on delivering solutions for difficult and hard-to-place risks, with an emphasis on specialty lines and complex P&C.
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- March 25 2025
Ready for kick off: insurers eye their time in the spotlight as Hong Kong’s Kai Tak opens its doors
As city gears up for rugby Sevens and Coldplay at its new venue, event insurance in Asia Pacific could finally be on the cusp of reaching pre-Covid levels.
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- March 24 2025
WTW taps Ryan Transactional Risk’s Reuben Lee as associate director for broking, regional M&A
Lee had joined as senior underwriter in October following Ryan's acquisition of Transact Risk Partners.
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- March 21 2025
Indonesia’s non-life GWP up 13.8% to US$46.7bn in 2024
Underwriting result for P&C insurance segment decreased more than tenfold to US$666m, while reinsurance saw a US$66.6m loss.
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- March 20 2025
ZhongAn P&C’s underwriting profit drops 24.4% to US$137m in FY24, COR deteriorates to 96.9%
Chinese online insurer’s total GWP for FY24 was US$4.6bn, a 13.3% year-on-year increase.
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- March 18 2025
Howden Private Wealth bolsters APAC team with double leadership promotion
The high net-worth insurance broker has elevated Bryan Pee to Singapore and Malaysia CEO, while Shirley Sy has been named Hong Kong deputy CEO.
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- March 18 2025
APAC business insolvencies to grow by 5% in 2025: Allianz Trade
Taiwan (+8%), South Korea (+3%) and Hong Kong (+2%) will see insolvencies continue to rise in 2025 due to weaker external demand and lagging effects of prolonged high interest rates.
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- March 17 2025
Aon names Nick Brown as Thailand director, head of natural resources
Brown, who was most recently director of natural resources for Asia, has spent seven years at the broker based in Jakarta, Singapore and Malaysia.
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- March 14 2025
MSIG expands Hong Kong, Singapore political risk and trade credit lines with US tie-up
Partnership will help carrier capitalise on growing demand for specialised cover in the region, leveraging US-based underwriting expertise alongside strong local presence and market knowledge.
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- March 13 2025
Generali Asia’s P&C operating result 16% down to US$79.3m in FY24, COR deteriorates to 99%
Asia continues to be a key target areas of growth for the Italian insurance group, alongside Latin America.
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- March 12 2025
Exclusive: Generali GC&C’s Asia head of casualty underwriting departs
Wendy Law leaves carrier after more than three years, IAN can reveal.
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- March 11 2025
‘Significant’ claims in the thousands expected from Cyclone Alfred, could add to premium pressure despite downgrade
Impact zone of 'wide-ranging event' spans over 500km, covering heavily populated areas between southeast Queensland and parts of northern New South Wales, with over 9,000 claims already lodged.
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- March 10 2025
KDIC recovers US$125m in public funds from Seoul Guarantee IPO
The state-owned Korean Deposit Insurance Corporation sold 10% (6,982,160 shares) of its total issued shares (93.85%) through the listing of Seoul Guarantee, and is expected to sell the remaining equity to recover an additional US$3.4bn.
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- March 7 2025
Glass ceiling showing cracks in evolving APAC as region’s women eye equal opportunities for all
As the world marks International Women's Day, female insurance leaders reflect on the strides made and the ongoing challenges that remain in the region.
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- March 5 2025
‘Any dollar trade could be risky’: sanction complications remain for insurers even as Trump mulls easing curbs
NorthStandard's head of external affairs Mike Salthouse discusses the impact of sanctions, the rise of shadow fleets, and the complexities of insuring maritime operations amid evolving geopolitical tensions.
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- March 4 2025
Japan’s FSA to investigate life carriers’ reinsurance deals with global funds: report
Regulator is concerned about the concentration of reinsurers operating in Bermuda as the trend gains momentum ahead of a new solvency regime being introduced on April 1.
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- March 4 2025
Analytics: Short-tail performance boost for Australia’s P&C carriers
APRA data shows general insurance COR improves in Q4 2024, while profit after tax almost doubles to US$1bn.
