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- May 12 2025
Lotte Insurance faces regulatory block on US$64.2m bond redemption amid capital concerns
Under the current supervisory regulations, early redemption is only allowed if the solvency ratio K-ICS remains above 150% after redemption but South Korea's financial regulator estimates the ratio would drop to 127.4% following the redemption.
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- May 10 2025
Full capacity: Buffett touts Berkshire’s insurance edge as he calls time
In the latest issue of our Full Capacity newsletter, we look at Lloyd's new CEO, Munich Re Specialty's diversification in Asia, the war brewing in South Asia as well as a round up of the people moves from last week.
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- May 9 2025
Cut taxes to bring relief to Australian policyholders, QBE chairman says
Australia’s state government insurance taxes raised US$2.2bn more than the entire industry’s profits in 2024.
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- May 9 2025
‘No barriers’ to ILS activity in Asia, says Peak Re’s Iain Reynolds
With the current soft market, investors are being offered 'quite a lot of deals', requiring issuers to fight for attention, the director of third-party capital at the Hong Kong-based reinsurance specialist tells InsuranceAsia News' Between The Lines podcast.
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- May 9 2025
Lloyd’s, Allianz Trade, Chubb, Howden, Axa XL: 10 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP), Everest, AIG Australia, MSIG Asia, Sompo and IAG's Intermediated Insurance Australia also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- May 9 2025
India to revive plan to merge 4 general insurers: report
Merger would create a non-life carrier with the highest market share in India and help the government’s mission of 'insurance for all' by 2047.
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- May 9 2025
Favourable underwriting to help VinaRe deliver strong operating performance: AM Best
Global rating agency affirms financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and long-term issuer credit rating of bbb+ (Good), with a stable outlook for the national reinsurer of Vietnam.
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- May 9 2025
Opinion: With great expectations, will India’s growing but potentially vulnerable surety bond sector avoid the mistakes of past markets?
Decision by India’s regulator to allow insurers to write surety bonds goes hand-in-hand with a booming construction sector.
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- May 8 2025
GAIP appoints Min Hung Cheng as CEO
Singapore-based Cheng was most recently the interim CEO following the departure of John Maroney.
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- May 8 2025
Taiwan’s FSC revises digital insurer regulation to boost innovation, reduces capital requirement to US$16.5m
Key changes include allowing physical service locations and permitting foreign digital carriers to apply for a licence.
