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- October 5 2021
Japan’s SMEs see rise in corporate risks: GIAJ
General Insurance Association of Japan survey highlights a low level of consciousness among small-and-medium-sized enterprises.
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- October 5 2021
China Re fires starting gun on Hong Kong ILS
The reinsurer is seeking retrocession cover for typhoon-related risk in the Greater Bay Area.
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- October 4 2021
RGA’s premium growth gets Asia boost: AM Best
Higher mortality rates due to Covid-19 have put the global life reinsurer under pressure over the last 18 months.
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- October 4 2021
Hong Kong regulators target premium financing
A joint Insurance Authority and Monetary Authority study calls for improvement around risk disclosure.
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- October 4 2021
Malaysia insurers resilient despite economic uncertainty
Central bank report adds that the financial services industry needs to embrace digitalisation.
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- October 4 2021
Covéa strikes out for third time with XL Re bid
The ambitious reinsurance deal would have given the French mutual a significant Asia presence.
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- October 4 2021
Tokio Marine backs out of thermal coal mining projects
Japan's top three P&C insurers had already stopped underwriting new coal power projects.
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- October 1 2021
Reinsurers not misreading climate risk threat, says GIC Re
Report says the reinsurance industry may have underestimated its exposure to severe weather events.
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- September 30 2021
India to list state-owned export credit insurer in 2022
New Delhi earmarks INR44bn cash injection over five years to increase ECGC's underwriting capacity.
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- September 30 2021
HKIA says local market showing ‘signs of recovery’
Insurance Authority chair Moses Cheng says Hong Kong can be a "super connector" for international investment.
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- September 30 2021
Asia’s insurers face fluid M&A landscape
A series of smaller deals may be more effective than pursuing a single transformative transaction.
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- September 29 2021
Evergrande’s 50% stake in life arm could fetch US$600m — report
Bloomberg analyst warns that over US$2bn is needed to improve Evergrande Life Assurance's solvency ratio beyond 200%.
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- September 29 2021
HDI Global appoints Asean claims head
Singapore-based Raymond Ong joins the industrial lines insurer from Willis Towers Watson.
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- September 28 2021
CBIRC wants mainland insurers to use HK as cat bond hub — report
The move comes soon after China’s Henan province saw devastating flooding in July.
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- September 28 2021
Taiping Re turnaround gives parent first half bump
Premiums and profits are up at both China Taiping and its reinsurance arm.
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- September 28 2021
MS Amlin acquisitions doubles MS&AD’s overseas business
The (re)insurer posted a US$380m underwriting loss due to Covid-related BI and event cancellation claims.
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- September 27 2021
Munich Re appoints head of casualty treaty in Asia
Michaela Hannemann will be based in Singapore and be responsible for Japan, India, South Korea and SE Asia.
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- September 27 2021
India should welcome Chinese investment in LIC
Rumoured plans to ban mainland investors from IPO risk turning the deal into a political hot potato.
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- September 24 2021
Indonesia’s non-life market downgraded to ‘negative’
AM Best sees a rocky road ahead for P&C players amid a "weaker-than-expected" recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- September 24 2021
FWD posts NYSE IPO filing
The Hong Kong-headquartered pan-Asia life player is eyeing a potential US$13bn valuation.
