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- June 15 2022
Asia nat cats at lowest level in a decade
Damages in 2022 are just US$4.5bn, with losses from storms at their lowest in 20 years.
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- April 25 2022
Asia’s top P&C insurers grew non-life books by 3.7% in 2021 despite Covid headwinds
Top 10 players booked US$279bn in 2021, according to IAN analysis.
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- March 24 2022
Singapore posts 8% P&C premium growth in 2021
Onshore premiums reached US$2.4bn as the market showed a strong recovery.
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- March 16 2022
Claims dent profits at HK insurers
Axa retained its crown as the city’s biggest general insurer, but the market saw profits fall 19%.
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- March 9 2022
Covid exposure hurting Thai insurers
Exposure to the policies caused several insurers to collapse even before Omicron hit in January.
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- March 2 2022
China P&C grew just 1% in 2021
Covid, motor reforms and a property crisis combined to create worst ever year for sector.
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- February 23 2022
Takaful resilience on display in 2021
Islamic insurance products in Indonesia and Malaysia grew much faster than conventional insurance.
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- February 16 2022
Sri Lankan P&C claims spike 22%
Claims rebounded from a Covid slump in 2020 pushing underwriting profits down.
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- February 9 2022
Indonesia struggles to shake pandemic effect
Non-life premiums registered zero growth in 2021 after a weak end to the year.
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- February 3 2022
Taiwan non-life profits up 33%
Demand for health insurance drove strongest premium growth in more than a decade.
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- January 26 2022
Indian non-life insurers grew 12.2% in 2021
Health insurance made up 33% of the non-life market last year, surpassing motor for the first time.
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- January 17 2022
Singapore P&C recovery continues
Non-life premiums increased by 7.5% in Q3 2021 led by property, motor and cargo in pandemic bounce back.
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- January 12 2022
Vietnam premium growth slows in 2021
Surging Covid cases during the second half of the year weighed on the non-life market yet again.
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- January 5 2022
Japanese insurers struggle with overseas volatility
Non-life premiums from Asia Pacific declined by 11.2% as Covid restrictions took hold.
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- December 29 2021
Australia’s insurers set for improved 2022
General insurers down under saw underwriting profits jump 163% in the first nine months of 2021.
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- December 22 2021
Hong Kong premium growth returning to normal
At 6%, general insurance sector premium growth is edging back to pre-Covid levels.
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- December 7 2021
India’s Reliance grows despite parent’s insolvency
This year’s 19% increase in premiums compares to an average of 13% for India's general insurance sector.
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- December 1 2021
Thai insurers face big Covid losses
Cheap Covid-19 products have resulted in a surge in claims after cases spiked in August.
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- November 22 2021
Indonesia’s non-life insurers see Q3 slump
Income fell by 16% during the third quarter after a Covid surge in July.
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- November 10 2021
Asian reinsurers face volatile future
Risk appetite is on the rise, but so are the challenges to stable earnings.
