Subject: P&C Page 33 / 73
-
- August 30 2023
Starr International names Sean Chen as Singapore CEO
The experienced underwriter will report to APAC president Phil Finley who has relocated to Bangkok to oversee the firm's Thai operations.
-
- August 30 2023
Exclusive: Reliance’s Jio Financial starts talks with global players for ambitious general insurance foray
India's biggest conglomerate will offer up to 50% stake in the insurer, for which it is already hiring senior executives, IAN understands.
-
- August 29 2023
Ping An P&C H1 underwriting profit down 27.3% to US$411m, COR up at 98%
The Hong Kong-listed insurer's P&C premium income in the first half of 2023 grew 4% to US$21.4bn.
-
- August 29 2023
MG Non-life sale process resumed, sets October 5 deadline for letters of intent: report
The Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation has kicked off its second attempt to sell the beleaguered general insurer following the dismissal of a lawsuit by the largest shareholder.
-
- August 29 2023
Tune Protect in H1 profit turnaround with COR registering 95.4%
The Malaysian carrier's US$3.1m positive result was supported by its investment performance, while travel premiums climb above pre-Covid levels.
-
- August 29 2023
ZhongAn P&C reports 46% underwriting profit jump as COR improves to 95.8%
The insurer, which returned to profit after a loss in H1 2022, saw total GWP for H1 2023 reach US$2bn, an increase of 37.5%.
-
- August 28 2023
Indian government reneges on capital support to state-owned general insurers: report
The government last year provided US$600m in capital to National Insurance, Oriental Insurance and United India Insurance to meet regulatory solvency norms.
-
- August 28 2023
China Pacific’s P&C H1 COR climbs to 97.9% as underwriting profit falls 12% to US$252m
The general insurer's liability line of business grew 35% and agricultural premiums saw a 34% year-on-year increase.
-
- August 28 2023
Sunshine P&C’s H1 COR improves to 98.2%; boosts liability and cargo GWP
The HK-listed and Beijing-headquartered insurer reduced guarantee insurance premiums by 45%, while liability premiums increased 41% and cargo by 215%.
-
- August 25 2023
Tokio Marine China’s premium growth could be under pressure from tightening reinsurance rules: Moody’s
The rating agency has affirmed A2 rating with a stable outlook for the subsidiary of the Japanese insurer.
-
- August 25 2023
Alex Todd joins Zurich as APAC head of short-tail lines
Singapore-based Todd was most recently Asia head of property at Chubb.
-
- August 25 2023
ASIC doubles down on pricing scrutiny with a new civil penal proceeding against IAG
The regulator alleges in a court filing that the insurer, which was fined US$26.5m in June for pricing misconduct, pumped up prices before applying loyalty discounts for customers renewing their home insurance policies.
-
- August 24 2023
Seoul Guarantee Insurance passes Korea Stock Exchange IPO screening
The initial public offering, the first by a Korean state-owned company in 13 years, is expected to be completed by the end of October this year.
-
- August 23 2023
WTW appoints Adrian Chua as regional managing director for captives
Singapore-based Chua joins from Cigna Singapore, where he was the chief strategy officer.
-
- August 23 2023
Asian reinsurers lag behind global peers in FY 2022 P&C premium growth: AM Best
The combined ratio for APAC reinsurers for FY 2022 stood at 100.8% against a global average of 95.6%.
-
- August 21 2023
Hyundai Insurance’s H1 underwriting income drops 30%
The Korean carrier's total direct premiums grew 4.21% year-on-year to US$6.25bn in the first six months of the year.
-
- August 21 2023
DPL Insurance to sustain underwriting profitability: AM Best
Underwriting results improved over the past five years, with COR reducing to 77.4% in FY 2023 from 96% in FY 2019.
-
- August 21 2023
Australian carriers paid out US$23bn in claims last year: ICA
In 2022, more than 300,000 disaster-related claims were lodged from four declared insurance events across the country, costing more than US$4.4bn in insured losses.
-
- August 18 2023
Court upholds MG Non-Life insolvent status, sale process to continue
With the majority shareholder JC Partners losing the case, state-owned KDIC is likely to resume the sale by the end of this month.
-
- August 18 2023
AM Best downgrades Pakistan’s EFU following sovering rating downgrade
AM Best has given the general insurer a B- (fair) rating down from B (fair) while its outlook has been revised to negative from stable.
