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- September 1 2025
Aon hires Bonjay Koo as enterprise client leader, Asia Pacific for South Korea
Koo, who joins from Deloitte, will report to Craig Torgius, chief client officer and head of enterprise clients for Asia Pacific, and work closely with Korea CEO Kevin Kim.
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- August 27 2025
South Korea’s non-life insurers’ H1 FY25 net income tumbles 19%
Drop driven by erosions in insurance income, underscoring pressure from rising claims costs across major lines.
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- August 25 2025
Korea’s Lotte Insurance in regulatory crosshairs: reports
Regulator highlights the PE-backed insurer’s failure to manage liquidity risks, declining K-ICS ratio, poor management performance evaluations and investment performance.
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- August 21 2025
MG Non-Life’s bridge insurer set for launch as labour union agrees to 55% employee retention: report
Yebyeol Non-life, the temporary insurer set up to manage the troubled carrier's insurance contracts, is likely to be launched next month following an agreement with the labour union.
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- August 15 2025
DB Insurance profits hit by rising nat cat claims, rate cuts
South Korean insurer's underwriting profit fell sharply in the first half as losses mounted from natural disasters.
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- August 15 2025
Regulatory shifts drag down Lotte Insurance H1 2025 profits
Insurance operating profit for the half stood at KRW21.6 billion, reflecting the direct impact of these regulatory changes in the first quarter.
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- August 14 2025
Hyundai Marine & Fire’s H1 profit falls 46% due to lack of previous year’s windfall
South Korean insurer’s profit plunged as underwriting losses mounted, despite stronger investment returns.
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- August 13 2025
Samsung Fire & Marine’s H1 insurance profit down 16% at US$730m
South Korea’s largest carrier’s insurance revenue was up 9.4% to US$6.7bn, while reinsurance revenue increased by 89% to US$363m.
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- August 7 2025
K-Sure provides US$350m guarantee for purchase of 6 Korean tankers by US shipping firm: report
Support includes US$300m buyer credit guarantee for International Seaways and a US$50m refund guarantee for K Shipbuilding.
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- July 29 2025
Japan, Korea wildfires mark turning point in regional climate risk understanding: Willis
Insured losses from nat cats 'will very likely' exceed US$100bn again this year, the broker said in a half-year report.
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- July 28 2025
Construction Guarantee’s underwriting losses to continue for the short to medium term: AM Best
Korean insurer has reported two consecutive years of underwriting losses in 2023 and 2024, as well as another loss in H1 2025.
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- July 22 2025
South Korea flood motor claims rise to US$22m: report
At least 17 people died in floods and landslides caused by the torrential rain, which started last week and intensified over the weekend.
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- July 21 2025
DB Insurance’s operating performance and capital remain strong despite unfavourable economy: AM Best
Rating agency has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (superior) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “aa-” (superior) of the South Korean insurer.
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- July 18 2025
South Korea hit by torrential rain with 4 dead, 500 properties damaged
Over 400mm of rain fell over three days, with most rain-related fatalities reported in South Chungcheong province.
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- July 14 2025
Miller launches South Korea marine practice after Marsh team raid
KyungSeop (KS) Shim will lead the new team as head of specialty, and is joined by Justin Roh, Hana Jung, and Jayce Park.
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- July 2 2025
South Korea’s DB Insurance leading the race for US insurer Fortegra: reports
The approximately US$1.5 billion deal for the Florida-based specialty insurer is expected to be finalised by August.
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- July 2 2025
Korea mulls restarting MG Non-Life sale process, but will persist with liquidation process: reports
KDIC said it has reached agreement with insurer's labour union to pursue both the transfer of insurance contracts to five non-life insurers and the sale.
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- June 25 2025
Everest Insurance launches Korea desk, led by Brian Jee
Singapore-based Jee joined Everest two years ago from Chubb as a senior underwriter.
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- June 24 2025
Korean insurers to face capitalisation pressure due to falling interest rates, tighter norms: Fitch Ratings
Ongoing volatility in investment returns amid financial market uncertainty could challenge the overall stability of insurers’ profitability, according to the global rating agency.
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- June 18 2025
South Korean insurers’ K-ICS ratio falls below 200% for the first time, standing at 197.9%
The ratio for non-life insurers decreased by 3.4 percentage points to 207.6% at the end of March compared to 3 months earlier, while that of life insurance companies fell 12.7 percentage points to 190.7%.
