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- September 14 2021
Hannover Re eyes APAC growth, stable 2022 renewals
The reinsurer says it has achieved and -- in some instances -- outperformed its initial profit targets in the region.
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- September 9 2021
CBIRC says motor insurance reforms meeting objectives
Regulator says auto insurance's share of the P&C market is nearing that of US and Japan after last year's regulatory changes.
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- September 9 2021
Australia’s insurers call for national approach on disaster recovery
ICA report says the removal of state taxes on insurance should boost coverage across the country.
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- September 8 2021
Fubon Insurance’s risk profile defined by geography: Moody’s
The Taiwanese insurer's operations in mainland China and Vietnam accounted around 10% of total revenue in 2020.
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- August 20 2021
Asia P&C reinsurance rates rise as nat cats, pandemic bite
A combination of government initiatives, ILS, nat cats, cyber risk and FDI regulations are set to fuel the market.
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- August 12 2021
China’s record floods dominate July’s Asia claims
Aon reports says US$1.7bn of insured losses is highest nat cat payout for the Chinese insurance industry on record.
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- August 11 2021
New Zealand’s ‘costliest’ tornado leaves a NZ$32m bill
The Insurance Council of New Zealand says NZ$24m of the claims were related to residential property.
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- August 6 2021
Henan flood claims surpass US$1.74bn
The local CBIRC office says insurers have received over 500,000 claims so far.
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- August 2 2021
Descartes Underwriting opens offices in Australia and Singapore
The French climate risk-focused MGA is expanding its operations to the Asia-Pacific region.
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- July 30 2021
China’s insurers to manage Henan flood losses: AM Best
Rating agency cites portfolio diversification and state reinsurance protection as mitigating factors.
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- July 28 2021
ZYIC maintains credit rating despite Henan flooding
AM Best cautions that the full extent of claims in the province is still unknown.
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- July 28 2021
China’s flood defences must be combined with insurance
Extreme flooding in Henan highlights the importance of a functioning risk transfer market.
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- July 26 2021
Henan’s heavy flooding triggers over US$800m of claims
Typhoon In-Fa expected to bring even more problems in the coming days.
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- July 26 2021
Asia H1 2021 nat cat losses 28% higher than 10-year average
Insured losses in Asia Pacific totalled US$5bn during January to June, up from US$3.9bn average.
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- July 23 2021
Asia’s renewable projects poised to squeeze capacity
The region is set for US$200bn of investment in wind farms over the next five years and often in nat cat prone areas.
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- July 22 2021
Canterbury flood claims surpass US$30m
The May 29-June 1 flooding has been described as a ‘one in 200-year event’ by a climate scientist.
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- July 21 2021
China’s Henan province sees ‘thousand-year’ floods
Ping An P&C has already received 13,000 claims and that number is expected to rise sharply.
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- July 20 2021
Typhoons threaten agriculture in three China provinces
Ministry of Agriculture urges insurers to settle any claims promptly amid uncertainty over landfall.
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- July 19 2021
Malayan reliant on reinsurance to write large property risks: AM Best
The largest Philippine P&C player had GWP of US$280m in 2020.
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- July 13 2021
Sichuan floods to cause ‘surge’ in commercial property, motor claims
Crawford's Hong Kong manager tells IAN ongoing floods could lead to complete motor vehicle losses.
