Industry Segments: Ratings Page 18 / 21
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- December 6 2021
Qianhai Re’s underwriting progress faces nat cat pressure
AM Best tells IAN the reinsurer’s underwriting margin improved from 107.8% to 102.5% between 2019-20.
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- December 3 2021
Malaysia’s Lonpac gets lockdown boost: AM Best
Movement restrictions during the pandemic led to lower loss ratios for some business lines.
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- December 2 2021
Reinsurance rates to rise as large cat losses hit: S&P webinar
Panelists predict any new lockdown measures would have only a limited impact on the global P&C market.
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- December 2 2021
Indonesia’s Tugu ‘dominates’ energy, aviation and marine: AM Best
The company has "high reinsurance usage" to support the underwriting of large commercial risks.
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- December 1 2021
Japan property rates to keep rising: Fitch
The increases are set to continue in part due to higher reinsurance costs.
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- November 25 2021
Indonesia’s Wahana Tata faces Covid rules hit: Fitch
The insurer's COR averaged at 97% between 2018-20 due to reduced motor claims following travel restrictions.
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- November 25 2021
Sri Lanka’s P&C players face motor fee burden
Fitch report says a government charge on vehicles involved in traffic accidents may have to be reimbursed by insurers.
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- November 22 2021
China Re’s underwriting result exposed to nat cats, motor reforms: AM Best
The reinsurer's domestic P&C business has been particularly impacted by deteriorating conditions in these two segments.
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- November 17 2021
China, India and Indonesia to see non-life headwinds: AM Best
The rating agency said in a SIRC briefing that Covid-19 and low interest rates are common causes.
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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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- 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
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 22 2021
Dah Sing Insurance maintains Hong Kong market share
AM Best says the P&C player plans to scale down its reinsurance inward treaty business to better control risk accumulation.
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- October 19 2021
Anxin Agricultural Insurance faces high geographic, product risks: Moody’s
A high geographic concentration around Shanghai offsets some of the insurer's strengths, the rating agency said.
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- October 8 2021
Luen Fung Hang Insurance remains Macau’s second largest non-life player
The company’s net combined ratio improved to 61% from 67% in 2020 according to AM Best.
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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 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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- September 21 2021
Nat cat ILS in line for record year: Fitch
Issuance in H1 2021 was a first-half record of US$8.5bn with ESG bonds set to fuel future growth.
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- September 20 2021
Cosco Shipping’s captive to see steady premium growth: AM Best
The captive benefits from low distribution costs for group-related business and a favourable reinsurance environment.
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- September 8 2021
Fubon Insurance’s risk profile defined by geography: Moody’s
The Taiwanese insurer's operations in mainland China and Vietnam accounted around 10% of total revenue in 2020.
