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- September 8 2023
Marsh HK’s Duncan Stockley heads risk management client services as Nick Cousins continues as chief client officer
Stockley's new position is concurrent with his head of placement and specialties’ roles, while Cousins will concentrate on clients.
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- September 7 2023
Seoul Guarantee Insurance plans Hong Kong, Singapore IPO roadshows
The state-owned insurer plans to hold domestic and international investor meeting till the middle of next month for listing as early as November.
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- September 7 2023
Analytics: Chinese P&C carriers focus on agri, liability offerings in acceleration away from motor
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- China Continent P&C
- China Pacific Insurance P&C
- PICC Property and Casualty
- Ping An
- Sunshine Insurance
Improved underwriting results, new products and a push from the government are driving growth, but an uncertain economic outlook has seen carriers rush to pare credit surety exposures.
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- September 6 2023
Exclusive: Nova Insurance promotes Patrick Chan, hires Joseph Lee
Chan joined the Hong Kong broker two decades ago, while Lee was most recently distribution officer at Blue-Cross Asia Pacific.
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- September 5 2023
Christine Mau rejoins Zurich as head of its claims express hub
Mau, a former management trainee at the global insurer, will help 'oversee efficient claims processing'.
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- September 5 2023
China’s (re)insurance sector’s solvency ratio ‘adequate’ at Q2 2023: NAFR
At the end of the second quarter, the total assets of China's insurers and reinsurers were up 7.6% from the start of the year to US$4tn.
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- September 4 2023
China P&I eyes overseas expansion, global tie-ups for reinsurance, claims support: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed an insurer rating of A- (excellent) for the Chinese P&I club with a stable outlook.
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- September 4 2023
Typhoon Saola triggers claims across Hong Kong, Macau, China and the Philippines as Haikiu hits Taiwan
The storm to bring loss accumulation of tens of millions of dollars from flooding, crop damage, car and yacht write-offs, flight disruptions, fallen solar panels and trees.
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- September 1 2023
PICC on hook for US$530m from Typhoon Doksuri with reinsurance deductibles at US$150m
The slow moving, powerful storm in July, which was China's costliest typhoon on record, has left the market with a claims' bill of over US$1bn.
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- September 1 2023
Toa Re on course to improve its underwriting performance: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed an A (excellent) with a stable outlook for the Japanese reinsurer though its COR has remained about 100% for the last five financial years.
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- September 1 2023
AM Best affirms Macau Insurance’s rating despite a 5% increase in COR
The rating agency has affirmed a rating of A- (excellent) with a stable outlook to the third-largest Macanese insurer on account of its very strong balance sheet.
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- September 1 2023
Despite dipping asset quality, EGI profitability to remain intact: Moody’s
Moody’s has assigned A3 rating to the Korean cooperative and specialist insurer with a stable outlook.
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- August 31 2023
Hong Kong P&C overall underwriting profits dive 43% in H1 2023
Direct insurance business saw a 60% decline in underwriting results, while reinsurance inward business saw a 2.5% decline year-on-year.
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- August 31 2023
Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau prepare as Super Typhoon Saola nears; Typhoon Haikui tracks China landfall
Saola, potentially the SAR's strongest storm in five years, to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall as another typhoon heads towards Taiwan and eastern China.
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- August 31 2023
Three Japanese majors to raise motor premiums for first time in four years; Sompo Japan postpones hike: reports
TMNF, Mitsui Sumitomo and Aioi Nissay Dowa plan to raise rates by up to 3% in January, while Sompo to hold prices as it recovers from the Bigmotor fraud scandal.
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- August 31 2023
Chaucer’s COR turnaround propels China Re H1 results
The global specialty player benefited from rising rates and lower losses from catastrophes.
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- August 31 2023
Francis Savari lands UIB Asia Reinsurance Brokers CEO role as Hiroki Miyamoto moves to London
Singapore-based treaty specialist Savari (pictured left) joins the broker as Miyamoto aims to help facilitate Japanese client business from the UK.
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- August 30 2023
PICC P&C’s H1 underwriting profit for commercial property zooms 165%; overall COR at 95.8%
China's largest P&C carrier's H1 underwriting profits were up 7% to US$1.3bn, while its COR was flat.
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- August 29 2023
Ping An P&C H1 underwriting profit down 27.3% to US$411m, COR up at 98%
The Hong Kong-listed insurer's P&C premium income in the first half of 2023 grew 4% to US$21.4bn.
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- August 29 2023
MG Non-life sale process resumed, sets October 5 deadline for letters of intent: report
The Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation has kicked off its second attempt to sell the beleaguered general insurer following the dismissal of a lawsuit by the largest shareholder.
