Sompo Japan sustains strong operating performance: AM Best
September 27 2024 by Heather Ng
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Compulsory motor third-party liability, high interest rates to benefit Indonesian P&C carriers: AM Best
- October 8
The rating agency has revised its outlook for the country's non-life insurance segment from negative to stable, noting carriers' robust top-line results in Q1 2024.
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More rating upgrades than downgrades for APAC (re)insurers in 2023: AM Best
- September 24
There were eight long-term issuer credit rating upgrades for the regional carriers in 2023, driven predominantly by improved balance sheet strength and favourable operating performance, compared with four downgrades during the period.
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Taiping Re’s capitalisation to remain at strongest level: AM Best
- September 20
The rating agency has affirmed its “A” (excellent) financial strength rating on Taiping Re (Hong Kong) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Taiping Reinsurance (China) with a "stable" outlook.
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Health, EV insurance demand support China’s P&C sector ‘stable’ outlook: AM Best
- September 19
The P&C sector's solvency ratios, which have stablised from the decline seen in 2022, also supports the outlook, the rating agency said.
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HSBC Asset Management | The hunt for diversification and performance revitalizes appetite for 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.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
