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- October 27 2021
Taiwan enjoys record P&C premium growth
The non-life market is growing at its fastest pace in more than a decade.
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- October 26 2021
Weak motor profits to impact China’s P&C players beyond 2021
Pricing pressure from regulatory reforms could prompt some smaller insurers to exit the business line completely.
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- October 26 2021
Only 12% of Asia’s cat losses insured: AIR Worldwide
The region saw US$30bn of economic losses associated with natural catastrophes in September alone.
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- October 26 2021
Sun Life appoints former Old Mutual director as Asia president
Hong Kong-based Ingrid Johnson has succeeded Léo Grépin who left the insurer earlier this month.
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- October 26 2021
Hong Kong’s brokers urged to plan renewals early amid hard market
CIB event told that property risk models can fail to estimate the true scale of losses.
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- October 26 2021
China Life P&C sees 4.5% premium growth in H1 2021: Moody’s
The insurer continued to record underwriting losses partly due to the performance of its motor business.
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- October 25 2021
HKIA panel flags ‘long’ timeline for some complaints
Independent review panel says Insurance Authority review timelines can be lengthy on occasion.
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- October 25 2021
ESG primed for Asia’s insurance mainstream
Sun Life Malaysia has just launched the country’s first investment-linked ESG fund.
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- October 22 2021
Dah Sing Insurance maintains Hong Kong market share
AM Best says the P&C player plans to scale down its reinsurance inward treaty business to better control risk accumulation.
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- October 22 2021
P&I clubs facing pressure to increase fixed limits
Mutual protection and indemnity clubs such as London, Japan, UK, Standard and North are all facing rising costs.
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- October 21 2021
BMS expands into Korea with broker buy
The specialist broker has bought M&A and financial lines firm VIB as part of its Asia expansion plans.
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- October 20 2021
Thai Life files IPO registration
The company said it recorded revenue of US$1.5bn in H1 2021 while profits were up 42% compared to the previous year.
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- October 20 2021
HK’s Bowtie raises US$22.6m from Mitsui, Sun Life
The life and health digital insurer is looking to expand in the Greater Bay Area.
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- October 20 2021
SE Asia personal lines set for digital transformation
Online premiums for travel, accident and home insurance in southern Asia could reach US$7.5bn by 2025.
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- October 19 2021
Policybazaar parent gets IPO nod from India regulator: report
Parent PB Fintech has been labeled a “foreign-owned and controlled” entity and counts Softbank and Tencent as investors.
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- October 19 2021
Hong Kong digital insurer Avo raises HK$260m
The digital insurer recorded gross written premiums of HK$1m in 2020.
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- October 19 2021
HKIA talks tough in conduct report
Regulator suggests it could take a harder line going forward after talking first disciplinary action.
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- October 19 2021
Anxin Agricultural Insurance faces high geographic, product risks: Moody’s
A high geographic concentration around Shanghai offsets some of the insurer's strengths, the rating agency said.
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- October 19 2021
Thailand’s insurers ‘wake up’ to digital amid muted growth
Local expert tells IAN the industry needs to embrace change post-pandemic.
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- October 18 2021
Charles Taylor appoints new Greater China director
Derik Chen previously worked as a claims manager with Axa XL in Shanghai.
