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- August 14 2023
Tokio Marine to sell its Guam subsidiary to MGA Calvo
The deal, which will see the Japanese carrier exit the market, is expected to close in the second half of FY 2023.
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- August 8 2023
Tokio Marine sets up ‘special committee’ in response to price-fixing allegations
External lawyers to examine TMNF after Japan's four largest non-life players were accused of price-fixing, as media report says the Japan Fair Trade Commission has launched an investigation.
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- August 4 2023
Vesttoo scandal contagion to curtail Asia business
The fallout is unlikely to affect Asia cedents but could create capacity constraints for MGAs and reputational damage in the insurtech and ILS spaces.
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- August 3 2023
Mixed picture for Asia’s P&C markets in Q2 as overall composite pricing flattens: Marsh
Hong Kong led the way in overall composite rate reductions at minus 6.6% and Taiwan climbed the highest at plus 24%.
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- August 2 2023
Sompo International takes BHSI’s Emily Poh to head APAC professional lines
Singapore-based Poh will report to Paul O'Neill, regional head of commercial lines.
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- August 2 2023
Japan insurance price-fixing scandal escalates as multiple complaints come to light
Reports suggest the country's big four non-life carriers may have colluded to fix premium rates in co-insurance contracts involving Tokyu Group, Keisei Electric Railway, ENEOS and East Japan Railway, among others.
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- August 1 2023
China, Philippines and Taiwan count US$150m-plus Typhoon Doksuri damage, prepare for Khanun
Beijing is facing a historic rain event after storm damaged crops, roads, bridges, and houses and triggered landslides, with yet another typhoon threatening the region.
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- July 31 2023
Japan P&I Club sees increase in free reserves, ratings affirmed: S&P Global
The rating agency also revised the company’s financial risk profile upwards as its capital adequacy has improved to the 'AA' confidence level following a US$49m unbudgeted supplementary call.
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- July 28 2023
Japan P&I Club on hook after large fire on ship with US$100m of cargo
The Japanese-owned vessel is near a World Heritage site and was carrying over 2,800 vehicles, including 498 electric cars.
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- July 27 2023
Marine (re)insurers in a lurch with rise of ‘dark fleets’ in APAC
Carriers feel they are left on the margins while unscrupulous actors in the region side-step Western sanctions on Russian shipments.
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- July 26 2023
Chubb’s APAC P&C premiums grew 12% in Q2 2023
The insurer’s Asia Pacific NWP for the first half of the year, excluding Japan, climbed 13% to US$1.5bn.
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- July 24 2023
Toa Re posts 6% growth in net premiums
Toa Re wrote US$2.26bn of premium for the year ended March 31, 2023.
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- July 20 2023
Japan P&I Club returns to profit with 80% jump in premium income
A 10-15% rate increase, additional supplementary calls and sale of real estate assets helped the marine insurer script a turnaround.
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- July 18 2023
Carriers prepare for claims deluge as floods hit India, Korea, Japan and China
Extreme weather, including heavy rainfall, landslides, a typhoon and heatwaves, has put (re)insurers, brokers and adjusters on high alert.
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- July 17 2023
Tokio Marine’s underwriting profitability to improve modestly: Moody’s
The rating agency affirmed the insurer a rating of Aa3, one notch above the Japanese sovereign rating of A1, with a stable outlook.
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- July 17 2023
Japan to offer trade credit insurance for LNG shipments
State-owned Nippon Export and Investment Insurance will cover lenders against political risks, including war, natural disasters, transfer/convertibility restrictions, and commercial risks.
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- June 29 2023
Japanese carriers’ domestic underwriting to recover to pre-pandemic levels in FY 2024: Fitch
The average combined ratio of the major Japanese non-life insurers, Tokio Marine, MS&AD, and Sompo, increased by six percentage points year-on-year to 100% in FYE23.
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- June 21 2023
Japan’s FSA orders non-life insurers to explain allegations of cartelisation
Tokio Marine & Nichido, Sompo Japan, Mitsui Sumitomo and Aioi Nissay Dowa are alleged to have 'pre-adjusted' fire insurance premiums.
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- June 16 2023
Axa XL Re’s Japan CEO to step down
Takashi Oka will leave the global specialty (re)insurer on July 1 after seven years in the role.
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- June 12 2023
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance’s COR to stay in mid-90s: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed the insurer rating of A+ (superior) to ADI along with an A- (excellent) to its Chinese affiliate.
