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- August 16 2024
Nat cat risk pool, parametrics can improve China’s climate resilience: Ping An Insurance
In a jointly-issued report, China's second P&C insurer has put forward a range of recommendations on how authorities can work with the sector to mitigate disaster risks.
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- August 15 2024
FM appoints Sung Jun Kwon as Korea branch manager
Seoul-based Kwon joined the commerical property specialist as senior business development executive last year from Aon Korea.
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- August 15 2024
DB Insurance H1 underwriting profit improves 21.5% to US$810m
Strong growth in the non-life carrier's long-term and commercial insurance business offset the decline seen in its motor insurance in the first six months this year.
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- August 15 2024
Hyundai Insurance’s H1 2024 underwriting income up 118% to US$670m
This was largely because of good results in long-term and commercial business despite motor underwriting income down 45% in the first six months of the year.
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- August 14 2024
Samsung Fire & Marine H1 insurance profit down 5% at US$880m
The South Korean carrier’s net profit for the first six months of 2024 still rose 8.2% from a year ago, supported by strong growth in investment profits.
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- August 14 2024
KDIC revives Seoul Guarantee Insurance’s listing plans: report
The state-run parent of the Korean guarantee insurer announced that it has filed for a preliminary IPO review on the Korea Exchange.
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- August 12 2024
Korea may ask EV makers to declare battery suppliers as car fire claims pile up: report
Insurers have received 600 motor claims from a fire sparked by a Mercedes EV on August 1, forcing the government to consider regulatory changes including battery reliability certification.
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- August 12 2024
Meritz Fire enters fray for MG Non-Life Insurance: report
Private equity firms Dayli Partners and JC Flowers are the other two existing bidders in the race.
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- August 12 2024
Floss Cheng returns to Aon as Hong Kong head of claims
Cheng, who started his career as a manager at the global broker in 2012, was most recently leading the Hong Kong claims team at rival Howden.
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- August 9 2024
Central Re’s non-life reinsurance leadership in Taiwan to sustain: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- August 8 2024
Japanese insurers to raise fire insurance premiums from October: report
The big four plans to corporate premiums by up to 15% because of deteriorating profitability in their fire insurance line.
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- August 7 2024
Hyundai Insurance China outlook downgraded over operating losses, underwriting risk: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the insurer’s B++ (good) rating, noting that its risk-adjusted capitalisation has benefitted from the capital injection from strategic investors.
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- August 7 2024
NFRA releases rules to propel Shanghai’s role as international reinsurance hub
China's top financial watchdog announced the setting up of a US$4m fund to support reinsurance in targeted sectors, including aerospace, green shipping and semiconductors, and policy directions to attract more reinsurers to the free trade zone.
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- August 7 2024
Howden Re sets out long-term Japan plan, in no hurry for results: Kentaro Tada
The reinsurance broker that announced its market entry last month is eyeing life and ILS build-out in the country, says the newly installed CEO.
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- August 6 2024
Hyogo hail losses dampen Tokio Marine Japan P&C Q1 underwriting performance
The Japanese P&C insurer’s combined ratio deteriorated 5.9 percentage points year-on-year to 99.5% for the quarter ended June.
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- August 6 2024
Zurich Hong Kong elevates Lena Liu to head of middle market, commercial insurance
Liu, who has been with the carrier for more than 14 years, was most recently head of operations, international programs and captives.
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- August 6 2024
WTW Japan appoints Marsh veteran Harunobu Hirose as head natural resources
The global broker continues its team build-out in the country with the appointment of Tokyo-based Hirose.
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- August 5 2024
Axa debuts parametric heatwave cover for Hong Kong, Macau outdoor workers
Insured individuals are eligible to receive a payout of US$12.9 each, or an ‘anti-heatwave kit’ of an equivalent value, without the need to submit claims or prove damage or loss.
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- August 5 2024
South Korean digital carrier Carrot gets exclusive rights to use behavioural-based motor insurance
Motor insurance, sold by 12 general insurers in Korea, is typically standardised with minimal differentiation, and therefore, exclusive rights are rare.
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- August 5 2024
Markel strengthens APAC team with four hires in Hong Kong and Singapore
Jenny Choi and Anna Tan join the carrier in Hong Kong as senior underwriters for casualty and fine art & specie, respectively, and Olga Wong and Isabelle Wong have been hired as senior underwriter for professional financial risk and cargo underwriter in Singapore, respectively.
