Asean insurers resilient to impacts of inflation, monetary tightening: Malaysian Re
December 5 2023 by Mithun Varkey-
Q&A: Sustainability considerations a key theme for Asean carriers, says Malaysian Re’s Azhari
- September 27
The Malaysian reinsurer’s president and CEO Ahmad Noor Azhari lays out the regional insurance landscape and charts the carrier’s strategic ambitions in an exclusive chat with IAN.
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Vietnam’s PVI Insurance gets greenlight to raise charter capital to US$157m: report
- August 28
It is the second capital increase approved by the regulator in five months, as Vietnam's largest non-life insurer continues to grow its market share.
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Vietnam non-life carriers’ H1 2024 revenue grows 12% to US$1.6bn
- August 22
The country’s biggest non-life insurer PVI grew its revenue 65.7% YoY in the first six months of the year, according to the most recent data published by the Insurance Association of Vietnam.
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Seoul Guarantee Insurance partners Asuransi Asei to grow Indonesian surety presence
- June 3
The two insurers will explore new revenue models and establish joint underwriting and reinsurance plans for the surety and credit insurance markets.
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BHSI | Managing non-Asian exposure in long-tail lines
While US-exposed business can look attractive to Asian carriers, managing the volatility around the long-term results and the ability to model those losses are crucial, say BHSI’s Marc Breuil and Marcus Portbury.
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Sedgwick | To Handle CAT Claims Well, Multi-Step Preparation is Key
When it comes to risk, it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when” an event will occur.
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HSBC Asset Management | Is it time to relook at Asian currency bonds?
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.