Industry Segments: Regulators Page 7 / 9
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- August 11 2025
Hong Kong goes up the gears, hands Chinese carmaker SAIC regulatory approval for captive
Second authorisation of its kind in 2025, reflecting signs of momentum building to develop Hong Kong into a captive domicile, regulator says.
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- August 11 2025
Australia’s new ‘hard line’ M&A rules snag small, mid-cap insurers amid overreach warning
Insurers and brokers face higher merger costs and greater execution risks as a result of the Australian government's new mandatory merger notification rules, competition lawyers say.
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- July 28 2025
Opportunity knocks for Australia as regulator keeps (re)insurance market waiting over proposed major reforms
Relaxation of requirements by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority are set to provide a considerable boost to the alternative risk transfer sector.
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- July 28 2025
Hong Kong P&C market posts US$112m underwriting profit in Q1 2025: HKIA
The SAR's direct insurers posted an underwriting profit of US$140m, while the inward reinsurance segment posted an underwriting loss.
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- July 24 2025
India appoints former finance secretary Ajay Seth as IRDAI chairman
The all-important regulatory post has been lying vacant for over four months, after the tenure of the previous chairman Debasish Panda ended in March.
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- July 22 2025
Search for new IRDAI head hits roadblock: report
Top candidates for the role of chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) are reported to be unwilling to relocate to Hyderabad.
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- July 22 2025
Australia’s cyclone pool lowering rates in high-risk areas, yet insurance availability unchanged: ACCC
Competition regulator's insurance monitoring report says the pool is having an impact on the premiums of policyholders who live in areas with higher cyclone risk.
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- July 16 2025
India’s insurance regulator sets up committee to vet licence applications: reports
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India also approves the first stage of an application from Kiwi General Insurance.
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- July 11 2025
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred accounts for 88% of pool claims since inception, ARPC says
Cyclone Alfred left 300,000 homes and businesses without power in Queensland and New South Wales during February and March.
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- July 8 2025
India mandates Ace Insurance Brokers to study feasibility of local P&I club setup: report
The move comes two years after finance ministry flagged the need for establishing a full-fledged, India-owned P&I entity.
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- July 3 2025
TasInsure proposal ‘poses significant financial risk’, ICA says
Tasmanian Liberals Party has announced plans to set up a state-owned insurance company.
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- July 1 2025
IRDAI chairman race gets new entrant as process drags on: report
India’s financial services secretary Maddirala Nagaraju is the new name being considered as the post lies vacant since March 2025, holding up key reforms at a crucial time for the industry
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- June 25 2025
ICA welcomes emergency services levy reforms, calls for removal of state insurance-based taxes
Insurance Council of Australia was responding to state budgets in New South Wales and Queensland.
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- June 24 2025
Allianz’s capital reduction plan stymied Income deal, says MAS
Singapore government struggled to reconcile the proposal with Income's representations when it carried over US$1.5bn in surplus during corporatisation.
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- June 18 2025
ACCC launches public review of IAG-RACQ deal, focuses on personal lines
The competition watchdog is conducting market inquiries as part of its standard merger assessment process.
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- June 18 2025
South Korean insurers’ K-ICS ratio falls below 200% for the first time, standing at 197.9%
The ratio for non-life insurers decreased by 3.4 percentage points to 207.6% at the end of March compared to 3 months earlier, while that of life insurance companies fell 12.7 percentage points to 190.7%.
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- June 17 2025
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred claims top 68,000, ARPC says, losses estimated at US$941m
Majority of claims received are for food spoilage and property damage due to severe winds, fallen trees, or water ingress in homes.
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- June 11 2025
South Korea slashes recommended CAR for insurers to 130%: report
Financial Services Commission will remove requirements related to net loss and insurance operating loss from the conditions for reversing emergency risk reserves.
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- June 9 2025
Manulife unit to re-domicile to Hong Kong from Bermuda in November
Second insurer after Axa to shift its base under Hong Kong's new company re-domiciliation regime.
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- June 9 2025
New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission secures US$6.3bn in reinsurance cover
The cover, renewed on June 1, includes NZ$225 million from a multi-year catastrophe bond issued in 2023.
