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Hotai Insurance’s rating upgraded by AM Best
- September 13
Taiwanese insurer is expanding commercial lines, being selective on risks to build a ‘high-quality underwriting portfolio’.
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Strategic sale, international growth hold Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance in good stead: AM Best
- September 11
AM Best expects proceeds from disposals to provide additional flexibility for new business investments to strengthen operating performance over the long term.
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Hong Kong’s Peak Re to maintain favourable underwriting profitability: AM Best
- September 5
AM Best has affirmed a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and long-term issuer credit rating of a- (Excellent) to Peak Re and its subsidiaries, with a stable outlook.
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Reinsurers see cost of capital decrease amid structural shifts: AM Best
- August 28
Sound risk management, strategic use of technology, and a maturing partnership with alternative capital have subdued the cyclical nature of the reinsurance market.
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Cat bond issuance boom powers record ILS capacity increase: AM Best
- August 25
ILS market capacity is expected to hit US$114bn in 2025 thanks to record breaking 144a cat bond issurance: AM Best
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Global expansion ‘credit positive’ for Asia’s reinsurers: AM Best
- August 22
US and Europe have become a vital source of premium growth and diversification for Asian reinsurers.
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Vietnam insurers poised for further growth despite climate, reinsurance pressures: AM Best
- July 30
Ratings agency, while maintaining a stable outlook for the sector, said trade uncertainty and slower economies in key export markets could dampen commercial insurance demand.
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Construction Guarantee’s underwriting losses to continue for the short to medium term: AM Best
- July 28
Korean insurer has reported two consecutive years of underwriting losses in 2023 and 2024, as well as another loss in H1 2025.
