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- March 19 2024
Cathay Century returns to profitability in 2023 on strong premium growth, lower claims
Taiwan's second largest non-life insurer's premiums written grew 14.5% to US$1bn while claims payout dropped 22%.
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- March 7 2024
Crawford confirms Zakky Cheng as new Hong Kong country manager
In an expanded remit for the Taiwan managing director, Cheng will continue to focus on enhancing the firm's large and complex loss capability across the two markets.
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- March 4 2024
Taiwanese regulator set to finalise rules to ease insurers offshore bond issuance: report
The amendments seek to allow Taiwanese carriers to issue regulatory bonds via SPVs, which will reduce related tax costs and help them cope with IFRS 17 implications.
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- February 21 2024
Taiwan’s green power credit guarantee to mitigate default risk, eases up project financing: Fitch
With reinsurance provided by the National Credit Guarantee Administration and backed by EximBank, the new credit guarantee scheme will facilitate financing to wind project operators, Fitch said.
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- February 20 2024
Taiwan’s regulator expects EV insurance reference rates to be finalised by Q2: report
Insurance policies for electric vehicles are expected to be ready for launch as early as the second-half this year after the industry association, regulator finalise the reference rates and terms for the non-life sector.
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- February 15 2024
Fubon Insurance shakes off Covid provision, logs record monthly premium in January
The non-life carrier recorded strong growth in commercial fire and engineering insurance in January, which bolstered direct written premium to US$221.9m.
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- February 9 2024
Chubb’s Greenberg flags up tail risks from Asian geopolitical escalations
In an earnings call following the global carrier's 'the best in the history' fourth-quarter results led by Asia, the chief executive warned of wider global implications of regional conflicts, but reassured that 'all sides are seeking stability'.
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- February 8 2024
Panama Canal drought exacerbates supply chain woes for shippers hit by Red Sea troubles
Marine insurers fear further delays as canal disruptions impact Asian trade routes and the global supply chain as vital Asian goods remain gridlocked, say IUMI executives.
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- February 6 2024
AM Best removes Fubon Insurance from “under review” on recovery from Covid-19 losses
The rating agency has removed the carrier from "under review with negative implications", but assigned "negative" outlook due to its exposure to reinsurer credit risk.
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- February 5 2024
Taiwan non-life sector returns to profitability in 2023
Pre-tax profit for the non-life sector totalled US$557m as the drag from Covid-19 related losses eased.
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- January 24 2024
Election-packed 2024 revs up appetite for political risk cover
While the appetite for global programs has significantly reduced, single-country appetite remains relatively deep and is expected to see a boost in the product’s popularity over the coming months.
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- January 18 2024
Exclusive: Crawford Hong Kong set for leadership change as Doron Grossman departs
Crawford's Taiwan country head Zakky Cheng will take on the additional role as Hong Kong head, IAN understands.
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- January 15 2024
Taiwan election results weigh on vexed political risks market
China-sceptic Lai Ching-te's victory in the presidential polls raises worries that cross-straits relations may strain further, however, a weakened mandate and loss of legislative majority could have a moderating influence.
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- January 12 2024
Asia SRCC and terrorism market seeks further protection as unrest looms
Underwriters unsettled by rising losses are looking to limit exposures with political and civil unrest risks going up in more than 50% of countries over the last 12 months.
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- December 5 2023
TMK’s Spyropoulos: We are so much more than a property D&F specialist
The blue-chip carrier’s regional CEO says ambitious growth plans for Asia Pacific will focus on a broad range of emerging risks such as cyber and political risks.
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- December 1 2023
Gallagher launches Taiwan brokerage with Brian Wang in charge
The 15-member Taipei-based team will offer property & casualty, marine, construction, cyber, trade credit, financial lines, energy and employee benefits services.
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- November 29 2023
International market’s appetite for Taiwan risks waning
While domestic insurance capacity has been sapped by Covid losses, foreign carriers are shying away from writing business in the market due to historically soft markets and looming political risks.
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- November 16 2023
Rates have to catch up with losses to ease APAC’s offshore wind capacity crunch
(Re)insurers are showing no appetite even as projects pile up, especially in Taiwan, while premiums and risks remain disproportionate, industry sources say.
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- November 10 2023
QBE Asia hands Cynthia Huang additional charge as Taiwan desk lead
Hong Kong-based Huang, who is also the head of financial lines for the carrier, will be responsible for distribution and business development.
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- November 8 2023
Clarion call for more granular data to address accumulation risk in Asean, South Asia
Aggregation of data lags behind growing risks in the region as manufacturing shifts to fast-growing economies like India and Vietnam.
