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- September 16 2024
Japan’s big 4 submit progress of business improvement plan to FSA
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan and MS&AD's subsidiaries Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance' measures to improve compliance, audits throughout the year, and new bottom-line indicators that reflect profitability.
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- September 16 2024
Severe Typhoon Bebinca grounds flights, rail services and shut resorts as it lands in Shanghai
The strongest to hit Shanghai in 75 years, the meteorological bureau warns of heavy downpour and flooding risks for Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces up to September 18.
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- September 16 2024
Hong Kong’s Nova Insurance FY 2024 revenue up 3.6% to US$14.7m
The broker reported robust retention ratios and added new accounts, including a public utility, listed companies and educational institutions, according to a stock exchange filing by its parent FSE Lifestyle.
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- September 13 2024
Super typhoon Yagi hit Vietnamese insurers with US$285m in claims payout
PVI Insurance, the largest non-life carrier, called it "a historically undesirable loss for Vietnam’s insurance industry" and for the company. The 9,000 claims filed are expected to keep rising, Ministry of Finance said.
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- September 13 2024
Foreign hackers hit Chung Kuo Insurance’s parent Mega Financial in cyber attack
Russian hacker group NoName057 claimed to have started a series of DDoS attacks against the financial holding company, government entities including the Ministry of Finance and the Supreme Court since Monday.
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- September 13 2024
China braces for typhoon Bebinca as Yagi slaps US$11bn economic losses on Hainan: report
The country’s meteorological bureau issued a blue alert for its 13th typhoon of the year warning of heavy rain in Zhejiang, and Shanghai. This followed local media reports pointing to escalating economic losses that super typhoon Yagi caused to Hainan.
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- September 13 2024
Ardonagh Group appoints Mark Mitchell to spearhead units’ Asia expansion
Singapore-based Mitchell will work with Ardonagh-owned Envest and Price Forbes to explore opportunities to expand their retail and wholesale broking footprint, and develop new MGA capabilities in Asia.
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- September 13 2024
Typhoon Yagi likely to impact earnings of Vietnamese insurers: AM Best
The reinsurance programmes will mitigate the impact on rated non-life insurers’ underwriting performance and would likely prevent capital events.
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- September 13 2024
Opinion: Taiwan specialty market on edge as US presidential election rolls closer
Following the the recent presidential election debate and the sparring over regional policy, attention is once again focused on the island nation due to the potential risk of disruption posed to its semiconductor sector and supply chains.
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- September 12 2024
Shriram Group to seek IPO and list general insurance JV in two years: report
The Indian conglomerate plans to list the Chennai-based general insurance JV with Sanlam first, followed by the life insurance arm, as their businesses grow in scale, according to the executive vice chairman of group company Shriram Finance.
