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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 13 2022
Australia broker M&A spree to stay in high gear
Despite a dwindling pool of independents and rising interest rates, international and local players are driving up the competition.
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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
Marsh promotes Chou Sean Chong to Malaysia CEO
Chou takes over from CB Lim, who will move to a new role as chief client officer in the new year.
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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 12 2022
Sunshine’s muted HKEX debut misses out on China’s Covid pivot
Despite a lukewarm reception, the US$824m raise could bolster the group's expansion into southern China and Hong Kong.
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- December 12 2022
Korean Re to reduce overseas property cat exposure
The South Korean reinsurer hit by Covid claims and nat cats will expand casualty and specialty lines, according to AM Best.
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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
Covid restrictions help Lonpac improve COR: AM Best
The general insurer posted a five-year average combined ratio of 66.1%.
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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
SiriusPoint hires Rob Gibbs to lead international business
The former RSA UK managing director will be based in London and will replace Monica Cramér Manhem, who is set to retire.
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- December 9 2022
1.1 renewals challenging but there’s ‘hope on the horizon’: GC’s David Priebe
With many global reinsurers underweight in Asia, there's an opportunity to encourage them to take on more regional risk.
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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 9 2022
October Australian flood damage bill at US$533m: Perils
La Nina conditions that triggered these floods are forecast to extend into their third consecutive year in 2023.
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- December 9 2022
Asean insurers setting strict targets for green transition
Many regional players still fall short to support the Paris Agreement targets due to institutional barriers and weak financing.
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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.
