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- September 19 2022
Korean Re’s H1 profits tumble 44% on overseas underwriting slide
The combined ratio for international business climbed to 107.4% from 96.3% in H1 2021, while overall GWP grew 10%.
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- September 16 2022
Why Fosun’s divestment plan may exclude Peak Re
Non-core divestitures are unlikely to change the controlling interest of core insurance units like the Hong Kong reinsurer and Fosun Insurance Portugal.
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- September 15 2022
Deutsche Rück expands into Asia
Tarik Aouad will head the joint department for the Middle East and Asia for the German reinsurer.
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- September 15 2022
Asia reinsurance growth to ease as capital tightens
Premiums will grow at 3-4% a year over the next three years with underwriting becoming more selective.
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- September 14 2022
Rising cat claims force APAC governments to partner reinsurers: S&P
Government-backed cat pools and widening agri cover are seen as ways to maintain affordability.
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- September 12 2022
MS Amlin AG rebrands as MS Reinsurance
The rebranding exercise is part of a wider business transformation project.
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- September 8 2022
Aspen Re looks to casualty for Asia growth
Reinsurers are diverting capacity as they get selective with property, says Beatrice Morley.
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- September 7 2022
LK Re eyes South-East Asia expansion with Singapore launch
The South Korean broker has eight employees in its new office in the Lion City.
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- September 7 2022
China Re names He Chunlei as new chairman: report
He was recently appointed as party committee secretary of the company.
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- September 7 2022
Supply squeeze pushing up Asia nat cat treaty pricing
After TMK and Axis Re exits, hardening market drives cedants to alternatives such as ILS, parametric or structured solutions.
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- September 5 2022
Toa Re’s NWP grew 5% on strong overseas business in 2021: AM Best
The Japanese reinsurer's underwriting was impacted by nat cat losses and 'extraordinary' incidents, but its financial rating remains 'excellent'.
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- September 2 2022
Guy Carpenter signs up Les Loh for South-East Asia, Korea role
The former Axis Re Asia Pacific president will join the broker in October.
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- September 2 2022
Analytics: Inflation and climate change ramp up pressure on APAC reinsurers
A confluence of issues is leading to higher nat cat claims and reserve deficiencies.
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- September 2 2022
William Pang takes reins at Asia Reinsurance Brokers
Richard Austen, who has been at the helm since 2000, takes up executive chairman role.
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- September 1 2022
Hong Kong’s H1 GI underwriting profits rocket 134%
Reinsurance underwriting profit climbed from US$4.7m in H1 2021 to US$98.6m.
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- August 31 2022
China Re’s Chaucer ‘actively’ explores non-Lloyd’s market as H1 GWP up 20%
Net profit at the group's P&C reinsurance business dived 56.1%.
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- August 31 2022
Everest Re recruits Chubb veteran to boost ‘critical’ APAC region
Kevin Bogardus, former president of Chubb Singapore, tasked with building client and broker relationships.
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- August 30 2022
Moody’s downgrades Peak Re; changes outlook to negative
The rating action is a result of contagion risks to the carrier from parent Fosun's weakened credit profile.
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- August 30 2022
China Taiping’s domestic P&C arm sees H1 COR improve to 98.8%
Taiping Re's P&C division fell to an underwriting loss of US$21m.
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- August 30 2022
Market face-off over risk pricing in Asia
Reinsurers blame ambitious broker expansion for driving down prices.
