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- August 15 2024
Sri Lanka’s insurance watchdog outlines reinsurance, risk-based capital reforms
The regulator also plans to introduce a legal framework for the sale of micro-insurance products, and issue revised guidelines on reinsurance in an attempt to improve the country's low insurance penetration rate.
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- August 15 2024
FM appoints Sung Jun Kwon as Korea branch manager
Seoul-based Kwon joined the commerical property specialist as senior business development executive last year from Aon Korea.
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- August 15 2024
DB Insurance H1 underwriting profit improves 21.5% to US$810m
Strong growth in the non-life carrier's long-term and commercial insurance business offset the decline seen in its motor insurance in the first six months this year.
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- August 15 2024
Hyundai Insurance’s H1 2024 underwriting income up 118% to US$670m
This was largely because of good results in long-term and commercial business despite motor underwriting income down 45% in the first six months of the year.
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- August 14 2024
Samsung Fire & Marine H1 insurance profit down 5% at US$880m
The South Korean carrier’s net profit for the first six months of 2024 still rose 8.2% from a year ago, supported by strong growth in investment profits.
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- August 13 2024
Sri Lanka central bank chief expects economic recovery to boost insurance demand: report
With the sector contributing just 0.8% to the country’s GDP and penetration rates hovering below 2% over the past decade, there is much room for further growth, according to governor Nandalal Weerasinghe.
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- August 12 2024
Meritz Fire enters fray for MG Non-Life Insurance: report
Private equity firms Dayli Partners and JC Flowers are the other two existing bidders in the race.
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- August 9 2024
Malayan Insurance’s underwriting to benefit from portfolio measures, retail growth: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed its “B++” financial strength rating and “stable” outlook on the Philippines' non-life insurer.
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- August 9 2024
QBE doubles H1 net profit, COR improves 5 percentage points to 93.8%
The insurer's GWP grew 2% to US$13bn for the period, while its underwriting performance benefitted from lower cat claims, stable prior-year reserve development and rate increases.
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- August 9 2024
Tower upgrades FY 2024 NPAT guidance to US$27m
The updated guidance assumes full utilisation of the FY 2024 large events allowance, which is set at US$27m.
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- August 8 2024
Asia’s buyer-friendly market to stay as pricing remains flat in Q2: Aon
US-related and nat cat-exposed property risks remained challenging across most markets in the region, although Hong Kong and China stood out with modest price reductions, the broker said in its Q2 market insights report.
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- August 6 2024
MAS defends Allianz’s US$1.6bn cash offer for Income Insurance: report
The regulator's incoming deputy chairman Chee Hong Tat said during a parliamentary session that the central bank was satisfied with the process around the deal and that the potential deal won't adversely impact competition.
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- August 6 2024
Zurich Hong Kong elevates Lena Liu to head of middle market, commercial insurance
Liu, who has been with the carrier for more than 14 years, was most recently head of operations, international programs and captives.
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- August 2 2024
United Overseas Insurance’s balance sheet strength to remain at strongest level: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed its financial strength rating of "A+" (superior) with a "stable" outlook.
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- August 2 2024
China United Property Insurance removed from negative rating watch, downgraded: Fitch
The rating action is due to potential reduction in support from parent China Orient Asset Management and the insurer's weakening capital strength, the rating agency said.
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- August 1 2024
Fitch reviews Suncorp’s negative rating watch on impact from bank sale
The completed bank sale will allow Suncorp Group to focus on its core non-life insurance operation and support the insurer’s business profile over time.
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- August 1 2024
Axa Philippines elevates Ayman Kandil to CEO and president
Kandil, who was chief distribution officer for the carrier in Manila, will take on the new role in October replacing Bernardo Serrano, who will be transitioning to a new role within the group by end-September.
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- July 29 2024
Tune Protect CFO How Kim Lian to succeed Rohit Nambiar as group CEO
The Malaysian general insurer has also hired Pacific Insurance's Teoh Kek Pin as its new chief financial officer.
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- July 29 2024
Axa XL reshuffles Asia leadership new specialty and P&C heads
The specialty (re)insurer has appointed Todd Wilhelm as head of specialty, Asia, and Guillaume Parard as head of P&C for the region.
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- July 29 2024
CrowdStrike IT outage could be earnings event, impact multiple carriers: AM Best
Since insurers have been tightening underwriting standards through increased retentions, manageable limits, shifting their focus to small and medium-size enterprises, the use of reinsurance, the event has potential to be a contracted claims and legal process, according to the rating agency.
