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- February 14 2025
Commercial rates harden in Taiwan, Japan while rest of Asia declines: Marsh
Composite insurance rates in Asia continued a downward trend, declining by 3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, marginally higher than the global average.
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- February 13 2025
Hanwha denies reports of selling Carrot Insurance stake amid financial strains
Korean insurtech startup has been posting losses every year since its establishment in 2019.
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- February 13 2025
MG Non-Life sale: KDIC files injunction plea against union
Troubled insurer’s labour union has been disrupting the due diligence process by prospective buyer Meritz Fire & Marine.
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- February 13 2025
Liberty International Insurance reshuffles APAC team with 3 director promotions
Carrier promotes Michael Abdallah to APAC CUO, elevates John McCabe to president of Australia and hands Vanessa Maher the role of Asia Pacific COO.
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- February 13 2025
IAG’s H1 FY25 underwriting profit up 125% to US$458m, COR improves to 85.2%
Australian insurer’s GWP grew 6% to US$5.3bn driven by strong renewal rates for direct channels in Australia and New Zealand reflecting moderating premium increases and claims inflation.
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- February 12 2025
Samsung Fire & Marine FY24 insurance profit down 6% at US$1.3bn
South Korean carrier's motor insurance COR deteriorated to 98.3% in FY 24 from 96.6% last year, while the P&C business' loss ratio for the period worsened to 64.4% from 61% in FY23.
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- February 12 2025
Opinion: With fires, floods ripping through limits, will carriers get with the program?
Insurers handed wake-up call after LA fires and Queensland floods usher in 2025.
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- February 11 2025
Who pays for climate change adaptation is the elephant in the room, says Tower chairman
Kiwi insurer's Q1 FY25 GWP rose by 6% to US$87.5m on strong volume growth as rating increases flattened on average.
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- February 10 2025
MG Non-Life owner to move court as talks with union break down: report
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation's sale of the insurer to Meritz Fire & Marine has been stuck over the labour union's opposition.
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- February 7 2025
Great Eastern General Insurance Malaysia names Jeremy Yeap as CEO
Yeap succeeds Ng Kok Kheng, who retired at the end of January having served as CEO for 17 years.
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- February 7 2025
Allianz Commercial promotes Horace Gon to deputy Hong Kong CEO
New role in addition to responsibility as head of financial lines for Hong Kong and greater China.
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- February 6 2025
KB Insurance income up 17.5% to US$676m in FY24
Long-term was the only line registering growth, while the Korean carrier's general business recorded a US$18.4m loss and its motor line fell 82.2%.
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- February 6 2025
Berkley expands in India’s GIFT City with CUO appointment
Ashaya Kantawala joins the carrier from Tata AIG, where he was national head for casualty lines.
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- February 5 2025
Tower increases FY25 profit guidance on ‘better-than-expected’ claims performance
Guidance on COR for the financial year has improved to between 84-86%, down from 87-89%.
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- February 5 2025
Aon: Asian market continues to soften, Japan bucks the trend
While most markets in the region saw up to 10% reduction in Q4, Japan had a 10% increase in rates, the broker's report said.
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- February 5 2025
Asia insurance rates decline 3% in Q4 2024, driven by cyber and finpro lines: Marsh
Cyber rates drop by 11%, while finpro falls 9%, both extending the previous quarterly declines in 2024, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index by the broker.
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- February 5 2025
‘We are the captain of this ship’: Bajaj-Allianz edges closer to split
Chairman and managing director Sanjiv Bajaj expresses the need for 'greater control' in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
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- February 5 2025
Pacific rates suffer largest drop in Q4 2024, driven by finpro, cyber and property lines: Marsh
Finpro premiums fell by 12%, while cyber and property declined by 8%, according to the Global Insurance Market Index.
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- February 4 2025
Floodgates to open? India lifting FDI limit promises insurance landscape shift
Removing India's foreign investment cap for insurance companies could attract a surge of international capital, according to market experts.
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- February 3 2025
Asia Pacific leads the way in Chubb’s 2024 top line growth: Greenberg
Region was Chubb’s standout P&C performer, with net written premium growth of 22% compared with a year earlier.
