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- January 3 2025
APAC 1.1 renewal dynamics tilt towards buyers: Gallagher Re’s Mark O’Brien
Reinsurers looking to write more and cedents holding limits or buying less drove down prices, said the broker's regional head.
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- December 30 2024
China’s PICC P&C announces continuation of deals with PICC Reinsurance, PICC HK
Reinsurance agreements include treaty and facultative reinsurance, covering all lines of property and casualty insurance risks.
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- December 20 2024
China Taiping promotes Yin Zhaojun to chairman
Yin, who was previously vice chairman, executive director and general manager, succeeds incumbent Wang Sidong who will retire.
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- December 12 2024
Rising personal lines prices help stabilise global P&C sector: Moody’s
Pricing in China is unlikely to meaningfully improve, especially in motor, due to directives designed to reduce financial pressure on policyholders as well as mispricing risk for EVs.
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- December 6 2024
Vietnam’s Petrolimex Insurance could see volatility ahead over Yagi losses: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed an insurer rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook to PJICO.
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- December 4 2024
Despite challenges, Asia Pacific non-life insurers to benefit from rate hikes, costs control: Fitch
The rating agency has assigned a neutral outlook for the Asia Pacific insurance sector.
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- December 2 2024
Thermal runaway, manufacturing defects the most overlooked risks for lithium-ion batteries: QBE
Businesses should work with relevant stakeholders to mitigate disruption risks through robust supply chain management and compliance strategies, the carrier said in the latest report.
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- November 27 2024
Miller hires ex-UIB Konatsu Watanabe to strengthen Singapore P&C team
Watanabe brings valuable experience in areas such as facultative placements with a particular focus on Japanese business across Asia, according to the broker.
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- November 20 2024
P&C GWP growth in mature APAC markets to reach 3.2% in 2024: Swiss Re
Emerging Asia will remain the main driving force with non-life premiums to grow at a 7.4% CAGR in 2025‒26 as India outperforms all major developing markets.
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- November 1 2024
Market’s willingness to deploy capacity is certainly back: Gallagher Re
Gallagher Re’s Mark O’Brien says negotiations around retentions, and terms and conditions to be a little easier in the coming renewals.
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- October 25 2024
Pacific rates drop 6% in Q3 driven by declines in finpro, cyber and property lines: Marsh
Finpro premiums was down 14%, while cyber cover saw a 11% disclose and property declined 6% as increased competition and capacity weighed on ratings.
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- October 24 2024
Asia insurance rates drop 4% in Q3 led by finpro and cyber lines: Marsh
Finpro lines have seen decreases up to 30% in some cases as continued lack of activity in the capital markets limited insurers' opportunities for new business, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index by the broker.
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- October 15 2024
P&C insurers in Asia have much higher equity risks than US peers: Moody’s
Equity risks accounted for 32% and 24% of total required capital for Chinese and Taiwanese insurers and for 33% for Japanese insurers, compared to 10% for US carriers, according to Moody's latest Capital Tool analysis.
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- October 14 2024
WTW hands Ivy Lee an expanded role of Asia food and beverage industry leader
Singapore-based Lee will focus on developing bespoke risk financing solutions for complex F&B organisations across Asia while also retaining her current role as head of property for the region.
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- September 27 2024
Samsung P&C China to post underwriting losses for next two years: S&P Global
S&P Global Ratings affirmed its "A" rating on the insurer with a "stable" outlook under its revised capital model.
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- September 24 2024
India may consider a new turnaround plan for three general insurers: report
While solvency ratio, consistently high claims ratios and losses or low profitability were the concerns that need to be addressed by the state-owned carriers, the government is likely to provide fiscal support to companies showing profits.
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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 9 2024
Multi-peril risks fuel demand for cat coverage: Hannover Re
The reinsure anticipates prices and conditions to remain stable for the January 1, 2025, treaty renewals with supply and demand in most markets remaining balanced.
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- August 27 2024
China Taiping’s H1 domestic P&C profit doubles as reinsurance business reverses losses
Its domestic China P&C’s operating profit surged to US$47.6m, as China's third-largest non-life reinsurer posted a US$63.9m operating profit for its reinsurance business.
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- August 16 2024
Nat cat risk pool, parametrics can improve China’s climate resilience: Ping An Insurance
In a jointly-issued report, China's second P&C insurer has put forward a range of recommendations on how authorities can work with the sector to mitigate disaster risks.