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- February 28 2023
Gard promotes Louis Shepherd as Japan managing director
Shepherd replaces John Martin, who has acted as interim MA of Gard in Japan since Tadashi Sugimoto stepped down in October 2022.
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- February 27 2023
Taiping Re H1 2022 COR at 97%: Fitch
The rating agency affirmed the reinsurer and the state-owned insurance group’s ratings at A with a stable outlook.
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- February 27 2023
Philippine regulator’s cat rate hike legally vulnerable: report
The Anti-Red Tape Authority has pointed out that the now-deferred insurance premium increase did not go through a mandatory regulatory impact assessment.
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- February 27 2023
Inflation pinches ‘high-margin’ liability lines’ profitability
Hit by the 1.1 renewals, many Asian carriers are seeing opportunities in liability cover but there are dangers in the tail.
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- February 26 2023
Vietnam’s PVI Insurance COR improves to 90%, premium grows 17%
The carrier, which has been handed a rating upgrade by AM Best, will see its reinsurance arm PVI Re's CAR strengthen with a capital injection in Q1 2023.
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- February 24 2023
Shanghai Electric captive rebuilds traditional lines with subsidy resumption
The carrier's topline is back to 2020 levels with the restarting of specialty underwriting in March 2022, says AM Best.
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- February 24 2023
Axa continues pivot from nat cat reinsurance
Axa XL's property cat premiums fell 36% in FY 2022, while the French giant saw Asia P&C profits rise 34% to US$109m.
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- February 23 2023
Axa XL appoints APAC broker and distribution leader, names China property head
Winston Zhuo joins in Shanghai from Allianz, while Carlson Grote has switched to distribution from client management.
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- February 23 2023
Hyundai Insurance’s premiums grow 5.8% to US$12.6bn
The Korean carrier's commercial arm's COR for FY 2022 was at 89.2%.
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- February 23 2023
Hong Kong’s budget extends ILS and talent training schemes
The Insurance Authority and HKFI welcomed the moves, as the government cut SME taxes, provided consumption vouchers and explores ways to re-domicile firms to the SAR.
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- February 23 2023
Asian fleets boost P&I clubs’ renewals
After a tough start, many clubs saw close to 50% renewed gross tonnage coming from Asia.
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- February 23 2023
Tune Protect’s COR deteriorates to 107.6%, GWP increases 36%
In FY 2022, the Malaysian insurer recorded its highest gross written premium since 2013 at US$128m.
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- February 22 2023
PSC bolsters H1 top line by 15%, ups FY profit guidance
The Melbourne broker benefited from recent acquisitions, including in Hong Kong, and 9% organic growth, as it registered net profit of US$14.7m.
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- February 22 2023
Hong Kong’s Nova Insurance sees 20.7% revenue growth in first half
The broker's revenue climbed to US$7.8m, helped by an increase in professional indemnity and trade credit lines.
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- February 22 2023
CoverGo appoints Adrit Raha as APAC managing director
Singapore-based Raha joins from another insurtech and will help the company with its regional expansion plans.
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- February 21 2023
Samsung Fire & Marine P&C underwriting profits dive 95% to US$3m
The group, including motor and long-term businesses, posted a COR of 102.2% in FY 2022 at an underwriting loss of US$315m.
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- February 21 2023
KB Insurance Indonesia rides on motor line growth, parent support: Fitch
The carrier's premiums grew at 25% in 2022, 52% in motor premium line.
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- February 21 2023
Opinion: Asia’s mega rail projects to ignite premium boom
The China-backed infra projects set to generate US$14bn by 2030 come as a blessing for local and international carriers.
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- February 21 2023
Sunshine’s outlook brighter as Fitch upgrades over fresh capital, investments rejig
The Chinese carrier's P&C arm reported a better underwriting performance with a COR of 96% in H1 2022, down from 100% in H1 2021.
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- February 20 2023
General takaful outpaces conventional market in Malaysia: report
Islamic insurance grew 10.3% between 2017 and 2021 while the broader P&C market grew only 0.6% in the same period.
