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- August 9 2021
Carlyle exits stake in India’s SBI Life: report
The US private equity firm had originally invested in the Mumbai-headquartered life insurer in March 2019.
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- August 9 2021
BPL Global establishes Lloyd’s Japan binder for credit risks
MS Amlin acted as the lead syndicate on the binder.
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- August 9 2021
China set to squeeze insurers’ solvency
Phase II of C-Ross is expected to cut solvency ratios by at least 10 points.
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- August 9 2021
Suncorp veteran departs after 35 years
Commercial and intermediaries GM Darren O’Connell has left the Australian insurer.
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- August 6 2021
Henan flood claims surpass US$1.74bn
The local CBIRC office says insurers have received over 500,000 claims so far.
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- August 6 2021
Moody’s buys RMS for US$2bn to bolster climate risk analytics
The rating agency flagged the risk modelling firm's P&C and life (re)insurance capabilities.
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- August 6 2021
Insurers wary as Singapore targets digital assets
MAS has licensed its first crypto exchange, but such assets are still difficult to insure.
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- August 6 2021
HDI Global’s Silton handed additional role as Malaysia head
The Singapore-based executive takes over from Danh Duong, who will now focus on operations in Vietnam.
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- August 5 2021
Cyber insurance pricing hardens as attacks escalate
Lloyd's webinar told that cyber cover has been underpriced for many years.
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- August 5 2021
CBIRC extends capital rules for ceding reinsurance to Hong Kong
China regulator says the policy can help the SAR become a global risk management centre.
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- August 5 2021
Taiwan’s non-life premiums rose 6.2% to US$6.8bn in 2020
The P&C sector saw pre-tax profits grow 54.4% to NT$12.2bn in H1 2021.
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- August 5 2021
Asia boosts profits of international (re)insurers
First-half results show the value of diversification as regional units boast strong growth.
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- August 4 2021
Westpac to sell its life unit to Dai-ichi in US$1bn deal: report
Bloomberg report says official deal announcement could come by the end of August.
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- August 4 2021
Lloyd’s players highlight strong demand for political violence cover
Strikes, riots and civic commotion (SRCC) rates generally flat in Asia except for distressed regions such as Myanmar.
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- August 4 2021
RGA sees APAC Q2 loss as Covid claims bite in India
The US-based reinsurer, however, described its experience in the region beyond the pandemic as "favourable".
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- August 4 2021
Sun Life appoints trio to strengthen Asia digital team
Cassandra White, Darren Pigg, Aneesh Chaudhry all take on senior leadership roles.
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- August 4 2021
United India Insurance frontrunner candidate for IPO
The general insurer's performance is relatively better than some of its state-owned peers.
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- August 4 2021
Generali’s Asia life GWP performs strongly in first half
The Italian giant's P&C GWP declined, however, down 3.5% in H1 2021 to €121m.
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- August 3 2021
APRA stress tests show (re)insurers’ resilience amid Covid-19
The regulator says there is room to improve stress testing capabilities across the insurance industry.
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- August 3 2021
Singapore syndicates and UK-based MGAs eye Australia
Lloyd's webinar highlights strong rate increases in D&O and PI lines down under.
