Industry Segments: Regulatory Page 9 / 90
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- December 19 2023
Japan antitrust regulator carries out on-site investigation on big four insurers over price fixing allegations
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire, Mitsui Sumitomo, Aioi Nissay Dowa and Sompo Japan confirmed in separate announcements that they are being probed by the Japan Fair Trade Commission.
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- December 19 2023
Thai insurance regulator to give SMK 60 days to solve liquidity problems: report
The troubled non-life insurer is at risk of losing its licence, which could mean its liabilities, about US$860m now, will have to be covered by the OIC's US$40m General Insurance Fund.
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- December 18 2023
Australian broker code review puts commission disclosure debate in the spotlight
Finding common ground that satisfies both sides of the debate will be a hard path for NIBA with a faction threatening to break away.
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- December 15 2023
Swiss Re International to take over defunct Target Insurance’s EC policies
The 32 in-force employee compensation policies issued by the Hong Kong taxi insurer will be transferred from April 1, 2024.
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- December 13 2023
IRDAI objects Reliance General Insurance owner’s plan to rejig ownership: report
The Indian insurance regulator has termed the move as “premature” and “sub-judice” as certain court cases are yet to be concluded.
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- December 7 2023
Australia’s financial advice reform package to facilitate access to insurance: ICA
The recent changes, among them modernised best interests duty, will allow insurance customers receive advice directly from the carriers and be better informed which ICA sees as an important matter in the context of the growing protection gap.
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- December 4 2023
APRA issues general insurance licence to Ivory Insurance
The startup plans to provide professional indemnity and general liability insurance capacity to underwriting agencies in the Australian SME market.
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- December 4 2023
Lower regulatory costs, robust economy drive Indian non-life sector: AM Best
The rating agency revised outlook on India’s non-life insurance segment to stable from negative
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- December 4 2023
Quarter-million Australian properties exposed to 1-in-20 year flood risk: ICA
The industry group said in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry said New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, respectively, were the most vulnerable.
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- November 30 2023
RACQ hit with US$6.6m penalty for pricing misconduct
Tthe Australian Federal Court found that the mutual insurer misled customers about discounts available for motor, home, caravan and trailer and unique vehicle insurance policies.
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- November 28 2023
Vietnam’s relaxed foreign investment rules could bolster M&A: AM Best
AM Best maintains stable outlook on the South-East Asian country's non-life insurance sector, but challenges remain due to slowing economic growth.
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- November 27 2023
Over 85% of Australian carriers on track to achieve net-zero by 2050: ICA
An updated climate change roadmap provides goals and best practice guidelines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for operations by the end of this decade and across the entire value chain by 2050.
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- November 23 2023
Australia commits US$385m for 2030 cybersecurity strategy
"We are rallying our international network of cyber guns to help break the business model of ransomware and cybercrime," says home affairs minister Clare O’Neil.
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- November 20 2023
Vietnam connects to Asean compulsory motor insurance system
Bao Viet Insurance is the only Vietnamese carrier approved to issue blue cards that prove that a vehicle has third-party liability cover to be used across Asean borders.
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- November 16 2023
New South Wales’ emergency services levy reform to lower insurance costs
The abolition of the levy on insurance is expected to lower the cost of home cover by up to 15% on average, and for business cover by around 23%, according to the ICA.
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- November 16 2023
Carrot Insurance plans to raise US$230m by next year: report
The Hanwha Group-backed Korean digital insurer is seeking to secure funds through a paid-in capital increase allocated to shareholders and is aimed for better capital adequacy and investment funds.
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- November 14 2023
Tower nearly doubles discount lapse costs to US$10.3m, CEO apologises
The Kiwi insurer has now taken into account repayments to around 65,000 customers and also a potential regulatory penalty.
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- November 14 2023
ICA panel to review general insurance code
The three-person panel led by former APRA deputy chair will complete the review in two phases deliver its findings by June 30, 2025.
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- November 13 2023
BOC Aviation gets US$208m settlement for jets stranded in Russia
The lessor would reportedly abandon legal claims after Russian airline Aeroflot clinched a deal with insurer NSK to pay off the Chinese company.
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- November 9 2023
Two foreign brokers get licences to set up China operations
In a first in 5 years, BMW and Ergo-FRESCO have been given regulatory approval to offer insurance and reinsurance broking.
