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- May 23 2025
Generali completes sale of Philippines life business
Italian insurance group had signed an agreement to sell its 100% stake in Generali Life Assurance Philippines to The Insular Life Assurance Company in December.
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- May 22 2025
Philippines’ insurance penetration grows to 1.89% in Q1 2025: IC
The Insurance Commission attributed the improvement to the faster premium growth, with the non-life NWP rising 19.3% to US$365m, mostly supported by the motor and fire lines.
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- May 15 2025
Philippines’ P&C growth supported by rising demand, stabilised reinsurance capacity: AM Best
However, underwriting performance is subject to greater volatility due to the country's increased nat cat exposure.
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- March 27 2025
Amid abundant capacity, 1.4 renewals could see double-digit rate drop: Aon’s George Attard
APAC reinsurance solutions CEO tells IAN ahead of key renewals that a continuation of 1.1 dynamics has resulted in a favourable environment for buyers.
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- March 20 2025
Philippines 1.4 renewals ‘smooth and steady’, with XoL rates softening by 5-10%
Process more stable compared to last year, and as reinsurers have remained disciplined, negotiations are more predictable and capacity availability has improved, brokers say.
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- March 12 2025
Philippines extends PFRS 17 deadline until January 2027
Last year, the Insurance Commission mandated adoption of a new accounting standard - which aligns with the International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) - by January 1, 2025.
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- March 11 2025
Gallagher expands in Philippines with Philinsure acquisition
Global broker increases minority stake in the Philippines-based broker it has held since 2016.
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- December 16 2024
Chinese broker Huize plans Philippines, Singapore foray
The move is part of the Nasdaq-listed insurtech platform’s target to generate 30% of its total revenue from overseas markets by 2026.
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- December 5 2024
Oona names FWD’s Praveen Paladugu as group agency distribution head
Paladugu will oversee agency distribution channels for the Warburg Pincus-backed carrier across Indonesia and the Philippines.
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- December 5 2024
Generali to exit Philippines life insurance business
Insular Life Assurance Company will buy the Italian carrier's unit, with completion expected by H1 2025.
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- December 3 2024
Philippines’ KRM Reinsurance Brokers announces new CEO and leadership team
The broker has appointed Isagani Acosta, Jr, as president and CEO, Jared Uichico as CCO and Hanneli Oasan as CFO.
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- December 2 2024
Yagi third costliest typhoon in Asia with US$1bn insured loss: Munich Re
Early estimates of the overall losses from the typhoon season are thought to be around US$22bn, with insured losses of US$2bn, the reinsurer said.
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- December 2 2024
KRM Reinsurance Brokers elevates Leonard Carreon as assistant vice president
Manila-based Carreon has been with the broker since October 2019, most recently serving in the role of senior manager.
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- October 11 2024
Strong growth in Nat Re’s non-property lines: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed Nat Re’s rating at B++ (good) with a stable outlook, primarily driven by its strong balance sheet.
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- October 7 2024
Typhoon Krathon’s economic losses likely reach ‘tens of million’ in Taiwan, Philippines
The local government in Taiwan's Keelung city estimated that restoration and rebuilding work related to typhoon Krathon will cause US$14.8m according to local media citing city mayor George Hsieh.
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- October 3 2024
WTW reshuffles Philippines leadership with Aon hire
The broker has appointed Gerald Dolina as head of Philippines & head of corporate risk & broking, and promoted the incumbent, James Matti, to managing director, health, wealth and career.
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- September 30 2024
Typhoon Krathon expected to make ‘rare’ direct hit on Taiwan’s western plains
The tropical storm, likely to intensify into a super typhoon, is forecast to hit the major port city of Kaohsiung early on October 2 and make its way to Japan.
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- September 6 2024
Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc in Vietnam, China losses top US$100m
The storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression but the Vietnamese meteorological bureau has cautioned about ongoing risks of landslides and flooding as it continued to move westwards.
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- September 6 2024
Super typhoon Yagi set to bear down on southern China, Vietnam
The most intense tropical cyclone in decades in the South China Sea is expected to have severe impact in Hainan, southern China and northern Vietnam.
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- August 29 2024
Philippines regulator imposes money laundering risk assessments on insurers, brokers
The Insurance Commission issued the guidelines that require institutional risk assessments on insurers and brokers at least once very two years.
