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- December 30 2022
MS&AD investment arm adds US$100m dry powder
The venture capital fund will invest in overseas insurtechs and digital startups related to risk and insurance, which are strategically relevant the Japanese carrier.
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- December 29 2022
Third Hong Kong ILS offering “in the pipeline”, says HKIA chairman
A new mainland reinsurer is in talks to sponsor a city-domiciled cat bond early next year, IAN can reveal.
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- December 29 2022
Philippines regulator sets aside cat premium hikes
The Insurance Commission has suspended the revised schedule of minimum catastrophe rates that took effect from November 1.
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- December 29 2022
Asia Pacific nat cats: the year in review
Majority of the loss events in the region were secondary perils, mostly floods.
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- December 29 2022
Pakistan floods cost US$5.3bn in losses to SME businesses: report
The August floods, which affected 33m people, destroyed 25% of the country's small and medium businesses.
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- December 28 2022
Chinese broker Fanhua withdraws going-private proposal
The company's broker's founder Yinan Hu had offered to privatise the company in 2021 for US$9.8 per American depository share.
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- December 28 2022
Asian M&A: deals that shaped the market in 2022
The region saw global insurers expanding their grip on South-East Asia, broker consolidation and a PE-backed digital push.
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- December 28 2022
Japan’s big three told to continue marine cover in Russia: report
Insurers' plans to exit the business announced last week could affect the country's energy imports of Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas, which accounts for 9% of its imports.
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- December 28 2022
Korea’s DB Group reshuffles insurance leadership
The chaebol names Kim Jeong-nam as vice chairman and Jeong Jong-pyo as the chief executive of the insurance arm following a group restructuring.
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- December 26 2022
Updated: Asian 1.1 renewals ‘toughest in living memory’
Retro constraint and nat cat losses leading to backlogs in a renewals season said to be 'challenging on all fronts'.
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- December 24 2022
QBE Asia P&I rebrands to British Marine
The P&I office in Singapore will be rebranded from January 1, 2023.
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- December 23 2022
Tugu outlook revised to negative over poor underwriting performance: AM Best
The rating action is despite the Indonesian carrier posting a 15% jump in pre-tax profits for the first nine months of 2022.
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- December 23 2022
Retro exits deal another blow to fraught Asian renewals
Cutbacks are causing delays further down the line and retro-dependent carriers are no longer confident of obtaining adequate capacity.
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- December 23 2022
Vietnam Bao Minh Insurance combined ratio at 97.8%: AM Best
The firm’s claims have been supported by a lower loss ratio in motor, personal accident and health.
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- December 22 2022
ACIL seeks strata pricing reforms in Australia
Strata managers charge 40% of insurance cost as commissions and fees, seen as "outside of consumers' interest".
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- December 22 2022
RACQ challenges current cyclone pool structure
It has asked for amendments such as including all types of floods and motor in the scheme, extending the claim period and reconsidering the budge-neutral principle.
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- December 22 2022
Easing of crop cover solvency norms, lower Covid payouts to drive Indian P&C growth
Indian general insurers are likely to see a premium growth of up to 15% in the medium term, said Care Ratings.
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- December 22 2022
Korean P&C carriers to improve profitability: S&P Global
Insurers have limited catastrophe exposure, and this comes with effective reinsurance protection.
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- December 21 2022
Bernardo López named CEO of Axa Philippines
He was most recently heading Axa Colpatria, the French giant’s Colombia operations.
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- December 21 2022
Burning costs are not mandated risk rates, clarifies IRDAI
Industry breakeven cost is only a reference point to understand claims experience in fire perils across the industry, the regulator said.
