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- February 21 2025
Hyundai Insurance’s FY24 underwriting income slumps 22% to US$245m
Commercial business' underwriting income more than doubles, while long-term lines grow by 247.6%.
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- February 21 2025
DB Insurance underwriting profit up 4.5% to US$1.1bn
Underwriting profit went up only because of the commercial line performance that saw a US$71m profit compared with US$85m loss last year.
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- February 21 2025
Samsung Fire & Marine’s expects ‘no impact’ on profits, capital after rejig: report
Samsung Life is seeking to make the South Korean non-life insurer its subsidiary and clarified that it has no plans to expand its holdings.
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- February 19 2025
Tokio Marine Holdings promotes 2 vice president directors amid vast reshuffle
Senior managing directors Kenji Okada and Kichiichiro Yamamoto will take up their new roles as of April 1.
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- February 18 2025
AIG Japan in good stead with robust capitalisation, liquidity: S&P Global
Rating agency upgrades outlook from stable to positive, while affirming A+ rating.
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- February 17 2025
Seoul Guarantee scales down IPO valuation by 39% to US$1.5bn: reports
Korean surety and credit insurer reduces its expected offer price range to US$18-22 per share from US$27-36.
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- February 17 2025
Increasing costs, reduced profitability main challenge for SMEs in Hong Kong and Singapore: QBE
In Hong Kong, staff acquisition and retention and labour shortage is the second biggest concern for 50% of SMEs, while in Singapore, 56% of respondents are worried about sales growth and reduced customer spending.
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- February 17 2025
MS&AD accelerates, while Tokio Marine, Sompo see overseas topline growth moderate in Q3 FY24
MS&AD’s foreign subsidiaries grew NWP by a combined 25%, in contrast to the 1.2% growth posted by Tokio Marine’s international non-life businesses and 0.8% by Sompo’s overseas arms.
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- February 17 2025
Tokio Marine’s underwriting profitability to improve on steady rate hikes: Fitch
Fitch Ratings also affirms insurer financial strength rating of AA- (very strong), with a stable outlook.
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- February 14 2025
Sompo restructures into global P&C, wellbeing segments
James Shea will lead global P&C business; with APAC CEO Kenneth Reilly handed additional role as deputy president Sompo Japan.
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- February 14 2025
Tokio Marine’s international P&C profit up 14.2% to US$2.2bn in Q3 FY24
Strong underwriting performance in key international entities and increases in investment income in North America contributed to the growth.
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- February 14 2025
MS&AD group profits up 137% to US$4bn on strong overseas growth
Group's overseas profits nearly doubled to top US$1bn due to lower nat cat losses and favourable investment income.
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- February 14 2025
Sompo’s domestic P&C falls 39% in adjusted profit to US$299m in Q3 FY24
Drop attributed to a rise in accident rates and unit repair costs in motor and the impact of increased company expenses due to upfront investment, offset by base profit improvement in fire.
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- February 14 2025
MS Amlin’s COR for 9M FY24 at 88.8%, reports US$163.5m underwriting profit
MS&AD-owned specialty (re)insurer reports continued growth since turnaround a year ago, posting NWP of US$1.4bn.
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- February 14 2025
Samsung Life seeks regulatory nod to incorporate group P&C arm as subsidiary: reports
Insurer approaches Financial Services Commission over a potential incorporation of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily.
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- February 13 2025
Hanwha denies reports of selling Carrot Insurance stake amid financial strains
Korean insurtech startup has been posting losses every year since its establishment in 2019.
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- February 13 2025
MG Non-Life sale: KDIC files injunction plea against union
Troubled insurer’s labour union has been disrupting the due diligence process by prospective buyer Meritz Fire & Marine.
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- February 13 2025
As Trump plays a ‘treacherous trade game’, tariffs solve nothing, leading underwriter says
Sean Dalton, vice president of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), says the rising risks of an all-out trade war between the US and China are a huge concern for insurers and clients.
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- February 12 2025
Samsung Fire & Marine FY24 insurance profit down 6% at US$1.3bn
South Korean carrier's motor insurance COR deteriorated to 98.3% in FY 24 from 96.6% last year, while the P&C business' loss ratio for the period worsened to 64.4% from 61% in FY23.
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- February 12 2025
BDIC unveils crypto insurance platform as it readies for Asia launch
The crypto insurer will roll out first in key Asian markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea and targets Southeast Asian markets by Q4.
