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- May 14 2024
Battery risks extend EV insurance’s frontier into product liability
The heightened risks of fire and explosions associated with the use of lithium-ion batteries are forcing (re)insurers to rethink the way they approach their motor insurance business.
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- May 13 2024
Localised products key for W&I growth in ‘underserved’ north Asian markets
Domestic carriers in China and Korea could take cues from Japanese players to launch products that serve the needs of local clients.
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- May 10 2024
China Construction Bank sued over Vesttoo fraud charges in US court
US company Porch accused the Chinese bank of enabling a “massive fraud” that caused “monumental losses” for the company, in a complaint filed to a New York court.
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- May 8 2024
Shanghai Insurance Exchange appoints Wang Zhe as new head as ex-chair faces probe
Wang, an insurance veteran specialising on data analysis and infrastructure, has replaced Ren Chunsheng, who is under probe by the Communist Party's top anti-graft watchdog.
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- May 7 2024
BYD arm gets regulatory greenlight to offer motor cover in China
Shenzhen BYD P&C Insurance, owned by China's biggest EV maker, has been allowed to offer compulsory traffic accident liability insurance in seven provinces and in Shenzhen.
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- May 6 2024
Asian insurance pricing moderates across lines but Japan, Taiwan, Philippines buck the trend: Marsh
Japan was the only Asian country that saw price increases in all lines of business, other cat-exposed markets like Taiwan, Philippines and Indonesia saw strong hikes in property classes but saw varying trends in other lines.
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- May 6 2024
Local expertise and investors key to Hong Kong’s cat bond hub ambitions
Rising climate risks in the greater China region highlight Hong Kong's potential as an ILS hub, but an informed pool of investors and professional services ecosystems are important to grow the market further.
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- May 6 2024
Torrential rain grounds air traffic, floods carparks in Guangdong, Hong Kong
Torrential rains brought localised floodings, inundated carparks in Hong Kong, and delayed flights in the Guangdong province, hitting a surge of weekend travellers who visited China coastal cities during the long May-day holiday.
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- April 30 2024
China’s insurers see US$96.5m in reported claims from week-long Guangdong rainstorm
As of April 28, a total of 34,700 cases were filed to insurers in the southern province of China and the carriers have paid out a third of it amounting to US$28.4m.
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- April 30 2024
APAC accounts for nearly half of global economic losses in Q1 2024: Aon
The global (re)insurance sector is bracing for an "extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season driven by record-breaking land and ocean temperatures.
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- April 26 2024
China’s financial regulator calls on carriers to develop green insurance
The National Financial Regulatory Administration have asked (re)insurers to enhance their modelling capability, and to play a greater role in helping the society shoulder the cost of climate change.
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- April 25 2024
Towngas Lifestyle and FSE Nova expand broking business in China, Hong Kong
The two companies will invest more resources and capabilities to provide insurance broker services to 42 million household customers in the mainland and the SAR.
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- April 23 2024
Asia warming faster than global average, hit by 79 weather-related disasters in 2023: WMO
Floods and storms are causing the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst the impact of heatwaves became more severe, according to a report from the UN climate agency.
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- April 23 2024
Rainstorms in China linger as insurers count preliminary losses at US$11m
Insurers in Zhaoqing and Shaoguan cities, both in the Guangdong province, have thus far received about 4000 claim notifications, according to local media reports.
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- April 23 2024
Scor promotes CUO Lily Song to head of P&C China
Beijing-based Song has been at the French reinsurer since 2012 and has been the China reinsurance chief underwriting officer for more than 4 years.
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- April 22 2024
China’s ‘once-in-a-century’ flood warning puts Guangdong on alert
The past weekend of rainstorm that hit China coastal cities and Guangdong province has led to four deaths and economic loss of US$19.3 million, according to media reports.
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- April 22 2024
Peak Re’s outlook upgraded to ‘stable’ as growth prospects brighten: Moody’s
The upgrade from "negative" reflects its view that contagion risk from its parent Fosun International, in the form of strain on its business growth, is unlikely to increase meaningfully.
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- April 22 2024
CCR Re’s Africa and Asia FY 2023 GWP increases by 27%
The reinsurer saw moderate claims in Asia throughout the year, not affected by big cat events such as typhoons Doksuri in Beijing and Saola in Hong Kong and saw few individual claims in Korea.
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- April 18 2024
Asia accounts for 40% of nat cat economic losses in Q1: Gallagher Re
Driven by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Asia had US$17bn in losses for the first three months of the year, making it the only region with above-average Q1 losses.
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- April 16 2024
Fitch downgrades outlook for Sinosure, China Taiping group entities after sovereign rating action
The negative outlook reflects a potential decline in the willingness and ability of the government to support insurers with weaker standalone credit quality.