Industry Segments: Motor Page 1 / 10
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- October 8 2024
Compulsory motor third-party liability, high interest rates to benefit Indonesian P&C carriers: AM Best
The rating agency has revised its outlook for the country's non-life insurance segment from negative to stable, noting carriers' robust top-line results in Q1 2024.
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- October 2 2024
Reinsurers’ risk insights, modelling vital to taming escalating nat cat losses: Swiss Re
Besides providing capacity, the reinsurer's expertise and insights on risks related to climate change and renewable energy are key to its collaboration with insurers in limiting nat cat losses, says Victor Kuk.
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- September 30 2024
Dual New Zealand promotes Richard Robinson to head of motor
Auckland-based Robinson has worked at the Howden-owned MGA for three years and was senior property underwriter before the latest appointment.
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- September 19 2024
Health, EV insurance demand support China’s P&C sector ‘stable’ outlook: AM Best
The P&C sector's solvency ratios, which have stablised from the decline seen in 2022, also supports the outlook, the rating agency said.
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- September 10 2024
South Korean motor insurance net profit falls 40.2% as accidents rise
The number of accidents rose 3.4% to 1.84 million, as the segment's COR worsened by 2.4 percentage points to 96.6%, preliminary data from the Financial Supervisory Service shows.
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- September 4 2024
Cambodia to join Asean compulsory motor insurance system
The system provides vehicle mandatory third-party liability cover to vehicles transiting across the borders of 10 Asean countries.
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- August 28 2024
PICC P&C H1 underwriting profit down 5% as liability insurance losses bite
Underwriting profit for China's largest P&C insurer totalled US$1.26bn, as COR edged up 0.4 percentage points to 96.2%
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- August 27 2024
Japan’s big 4 plan to increase motor premiums by 3.5-5% in January 2025: report
The rate hikes have been triggered by higher payouts amidst rising prices and a growing number of nat cat events.
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- August 16 2024
Analytics: Korean insurers’ record H1 results marred by motor results slump
Rates cuts by major players have led to a a significant deterioration in their motor portfolio in the first six months of the year, while a focus on long-term insurance products has helped the bottomlines.
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- August 12 2024
Korea may ask EV makers to declare battery suppliers as car fire claims pile up: report
Insurers have received 600 motor claims from a fire sparked by a Mercedes EV on August 1, forcing the government to consider regulatory changes including battery reliability certification.
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- August 5 2024
South Korean digital carrier Carrot gets exclusive rights to use behavioural-based motor insurance
Motor insurance, sold by 12 general insurers in Korea, is typically standardised with minimal differentiation, and therefore, exclusive rights are rare.
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- August 5 2024
Tesla renews bid for China insurance broking licence: report
The electric car maker has registered a new broking company after the firm it had initially set up in Shanghai in 2020 to apply for an intermediary licence was "cancelled" in April this year.
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- July 30 2024
Allianz among bidders for RACQ insurance unit: report
The Australian business is looking to exit the motor insurance business in a sale process run by Bank of America.
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- July 29 2024
Tesla picks Zurich as preferred insurance provider for Australia
The Swiss carrier will offer cover for the EV maker’s customers in the country under the InsureMyTesla arrangement.
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- July 19 2024
South Korea’s ‘heaviest-in-200-years’ rain to lead to motor, crop losses
The event is likely to see reinsurers introduce coverage limits for parking lots and trigger pay-outs from the government’s agricultural and fishery disaster reinsurance program.
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- July 16 2024
Australian MGA ATL appoints Allianz’s Jason Hawksworth as CEO
Sydney-based Hawksworth will succeed Allan Smith who has become executive chairman of the firm.
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- July 10 2024
Zurich turbocharges Hong Kong EV insurance business by courting used car owners
As a key growth area for the city, Zurich has dialled up its effort to attract EV policyholders to switch from competitors and is exploring more product opportunities for the Greater Bay Area, says Clement Hau, chief underwriting officer for general insurance, Hong Kong.
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- June 27 2024
Japanese insurers may raise voluntary motor premiums in 2026: report
General Insurance Rating Organisation of Japan, the country's only premium rating organisation, plans to raise its reference premium rates for voluntary motor insurance by an average of 5.7% as early as January 2026.
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- June 26 2024
Taiwanese insurers set to debut dedicated EV insurance in July: report
Cathay Century Insurance, MSIG Mingtai, Shinkong Insurance, Union Insurance, and Taian insurance are preparing to launch the specialised cover with premiums at 5-10% higher than conventional gas-powered cars.
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- June 25 2024
PICC pilots e-CNY use for motor insurance premium payments in Beijing: report
If the pilot project, launched in collaboration with the People's Bank of China, is successful, the financial services group plans to expand its use to life, health, and agricultural insurance.
