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- November 16 2021
Health, personal accident drive Vietnam’s non-life market: AM Best
Intense competition and poor pricing conditions have prompted some insurers to reassess their motor business.
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- November 11 2021
Former FWD exec joins Hong Kong’s Well Link Insurance
Ted Wai has taken on the role of deputy chief executive for the insurance group which has GI and life operations in the SAR.
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- November 10 2021
Swiss Re appoints head of APAC P&C analytics
Singapore-based Monami Mukherjee joins the reinsurer from a management consultant.
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- November 8 2021
ZhongAn’s combined ratio improves to 99.4%
AM Best report says the digital insurer currently enjoys a 1.2% share of China's P&C market.
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- November 8 2021
Generali taps former Starr exec as Asia casualty head: sources
IAN understands that Starr's former head of liability for Hong Kong has taken on the role.
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- November 3 2021
Nepal chamber objects to Insurance Board’s premium minimums—report
The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry says the move runs counter to the idea of an "open economy".
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- November 2 2021
Shinhan Financial buys Korea’s BNP Paribas Cardif GI
The move would give Shinhan a full general insurance license.
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- November 2 2021
Cover fine print key for Asia’s eager travelers
Travel insurance will need to be a far more nuanced offering post-pandemic.
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- October 26 2021
Weak motor profits to impact China’s P&C players beyond 2021
Pricing pressure from regulatory reforms could prompt some smaller insurers to exit the business line completely.
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- October 26 2021
Hong Kong’s brokers urged to plan renewals early amid hard market
CIB event told that property risk models can fail to estimate the true scale of losses.
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- October 26 2021
China Life P&C sees 4.5% premium growth in H1 2021: Moody’s
The insurer continued to record underwriting losses partly due to the performance of its motor business.
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- October 15 2021
IAG brought to Federal Court by ASIC over discounts
Regulator alleges a subsidiary engaged in misleading conduct over discounts for personal policies involving around A$60m.
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- October 14 2021
South Asia digital P&C personal premiums to hit US$7.5bn: Swiss Re
Report says the figure will be reached within five years with digital penetration currently 1-2%.
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- October 7 2021
Vietnam’s BIDV Insurance saw 13% GWP growth in 2020: AM Best
The insurer's combined ratio has averaged around 98% over the past five years.
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- October 7 2021
HDI boosts professional lines with two senior underwriters
Alexandra Fox-Slater and Luke Southwell join the specialty player from Chubb and Zurich, respectively.
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- October 7 2021
Australia’s nat cat costs on upward trajectory
Natural disasters cost Australia around A$38bn per year but this figure is set to rise significantly.
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- October 6 2021
Mega Insurance posts ‘satisfactory’ underwriting performance: Fitch
The insurer has slashed its credit insurance portfolio -- which has resulted in outsized losses for Indonesia's P&C players.
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- October 4 2021
Tokio Marine backs out of thermal coal mining projects
Japan's top three P&C insurers had already stopped underwriting new coal power projects.
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- September 28 2021
MS Amlin acquisitions doubles MS&AD’s overseas business
The (re)insurer posted a US$380m underwriting loss due to Covid-related BI and event cancellation claims.
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- September 27 2021
Munich Re appoints head of casualty treaty in Asia
Michaela Hannemann will be based in Singapore and be responsible for Japan, India, South Korea and SE Asia.
