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- September 6 2022
Sri Lanka Insurance’s underwriting profits to suffer from inflation: Fitch
The P&C insurer has limited ability to reprice policies due to the economic crisis in the country.
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- April 26 2022
Dangers rise for reinsurers in Sri Lanka: Fitch
Changes to renewals could add to costs and undermine insurers' ability to write new business.
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- April 25 2022
Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka Insurance as crisis bites
The country's financial crisis is slowing down premium growth.
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- February 16 2022
Sri Lankan P&C claims spike 22%
Claims rebounded from a Covid slump in 2020 pushing underwriting profits down.
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- January 25 2022
Sri Lanka Insurance sees GI book grow 5.4% in 2021
The insurer's overall premiums hit US$213.2m, an increase of 9.7% over 2020.
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- January 3 2022
Sri Lanka’s HNB General Insurance picks new CEO: report
Sithumina Jayasundara was previously the COO and is president of the Sri Lanka Insurance Institute.
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- November 25 2021
Sri Lanka’s P&C players face motor fee burden
Fitch report says a government charge on vehicles involved in traffic accidents may have to be reimbursed by insurers.
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- August 18 2021
Sri Lanka P&C profits doubled in 2020
Allianz was one of the biggest gainers on the island as Covid-19 subdued claims.
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- August 13 2021
Sri Lanka’s state reinsurer saw premiums decline in 2020
NITF discontinued accepting a 30% facultative share from local insurers due to the non-availability of retrocession cover.
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- July 14 2021
X-Press Pearl’s owners pay initial US$3.6m claim
Sri Lanka's government is looking for US$40m to compensate for environmental damage.
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- June 21 2021
Asia marine market braces for X-Press Pearl ‘total loss’
The focus is now on wreck removal and containing the environmental damage.
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- June 14 2021
Sri Lanka’s non-life market to veer away from motor
Fitch analyst tells IAN a vehicle import ban has created a shift toward other business lines.
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- May 27 2021
X-Press Pearl fire to see ‘significant’ cargo, salvage claims
Insurers face claims in the tens of millions of US dollars.
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- May 10 2021
Asian Re’s loss ratio deteriorates as cat losses bite: AM Best
Underwriting results remain volatile with Asian Re's five-year average COR exceeding 125%.
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- November 2 2020
Milliman targets Sri Lanka with Spark Actuarial acquisition
The new team will boost the global firm's APAC capabilities.
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- September 9 2020
Insurtech BIMA lands US$30m for Asia push
Investors include Allianz and China's CEFIF.
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- September 7 2020
Market readies for P&I loss as oil tanker in Sri Lanka catches fire
The MT New Diamond is a large crude ship which flies the Panama flag.
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- August 6 2020
Allianz reveals mixed first half Asia results
While L&H profits fell 9%, P&C climbed 21% bolstered by Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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- June 11 2020
Cyclone Amphan losses shoot up to US$15bn: report
Most of the damage is expected to be uninsured.
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- July 5 2019
Terror risks evolve
Despite declines at the global level, threats in Asia Pacific are significant and continue to develop.
