Industry Segments: Results Page 8 / 22
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- February 10 2023
Zurich APAC COR improves to 91.7% as P&C GWP jumps 18%
APAC premiums grew to US$3.47bn in FY 2022 as the region saw a strong travel insurance recovery.
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- February 9 2023
Auckland floods could be ‘1-in-250 year’ event: Suncorp NZ
"The significance of this event has reached the corridors of global reinsurers," says CEO Jimmy Higgins.
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- February 3 2023
IAG hit by 15,000 claims from NZ floods, ups FY 2023 nat cat forecast by US$167m
Reinsurance likely to be triggered as the Australian carrier says gross costs for the Auckland event are set to exceed US$248m, above a maximum event retention of US$167m.
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- January 27 2023
Australia’s October 2022 flood losses rise 6.4% to US$598m: Perils
The estimate includes property and motor hull losses for the majority of the market for floods in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.
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- January 18 2023
Indian non-life insurers generated US$37bn of premiums in 2022
Motor was one of the classes which helped Indian non-life premiums grow 14.65% in 2022.
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- January 17 2023
Sinosure insured US$900bn worth of trade in 2022
The trade-credit insurer saw its SME business grow 15.7% year-on-year covering US$227m in business.
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- January 16 2023
Australian government hints at additional funding for nat cat relief
With the floods shaving off 0.25% of the country's GDP, the treasurer said natural disasters will be a focus of the upcoming budget.
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- January 13 2023
PICC P&C 2022 premium income rose 8.3% to US$70bn
The carrier saw a 22% rise in agri insurance premiums, while motor growth came in at a low 6.2%.
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- January 9 2023
FY 2023 India non-life premiums touch US$22bn
Premiums grew for both private and state-owned insurers with the latter losing market share in the first nine months.
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- November 24 2022
Tower’s FY 2022 COR improves to 90.1% but profits slip
The company said the strengthening of Canterbury earthquake reserves and a customer remediation provision impacted results.
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- November 22 2022
MS&AD to reduce headcount by 6,300 by end of FY 2025
1,900 roles will go by the end of March 2023 as the Japanese giant charts out a three-point plan to improve earnings structure.
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- November 21 2022
Japan’s big three post massive H1 underwriting losses on nat cats, Covid-19
While Sompo Holdings and MS&AD Insurance Group posted net losses for their first six months of the fiscal year, Tokio Marine saw a 70% fall in profits.
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- November 18 2022
Tokio Marine announces US$357m share buyback plan
The Japanese giant will repurchase 25m shares from November 21 through March 24, 2023 'to implement flexible financial policies'.
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- November 11 2022
PGA Sompo’s outlook revised to ‘good’: AM Best
The Makati City-headquartered insurer holds a 3% non-life market share in the Philippines.
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- November 4 2022
Spurt in rates punch a US$200bn hole in insurers’ H1 2022 earnings
AM Best said it does not expect negative ratings actions as carriers have strong fundamentals.
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- September 20 2022
‘Solid’ premium growth to offset claims’ inflation for New Zealand P&C carriers: S&P
The market's average combined ratio to remain in the 87-90% range over the next three years.
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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 14 2022
FWD refiles for Hong Kong IPO
Stock exchange filing revealed that H1 new business reached US$405m, up 25% year-on-year.
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- September 12 2022
China P&C premium pile grows 9.3% as foreign insurers double market share
China's P&C premium increased to US$132bn in the first seven months of 2022.
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- September 9 2022
Lloyd’s Asia posts 25% H1 growth but COR deteriorates
Marine and cargo premiums grew for the first time in three years, but the region took a hit from Australian floods.