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- October 14 2021
South Asia digital P&C personal premiums to hit US$7.5bn: Swiss Re
Report says the figure will be reached within five years with digital penetration currently 1-2%.
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- October 8 2021
Luen Fung Hang Insurance remains Macau’s second largest non-life player
The company’s net combined ratio improved to 61% from 67% in 2020 according to AM Best.
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- October 7 2021
Vietnam’s BIDV Insurance saw 13% GWP growth in 2020: AM Best
The insurer's combined ratio has averaged around 98% over the past five years.
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- October 7 2021
HDI boosts professional lines with two senior underwriters
Alexandra Fox-Slater and Luke Southwell join the specialty player from Chubb and Zurich, respectively.
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- October 7 2021
Australia’s nat cat costs on upward trajectory
Natural disasters cost Australia around A$38bn per year but this figure is set to rise significantly.
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- October 6 2021
Mega Insurance posts ‘satisfactory’ underwriting performance: Fitch
The insurer has slashed its credit insurance portfolio -- which has resulted in outsized losses for Indonesia's P&C players.
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- October 6 2021
Hong Kong insurance density hits new record
Premiums in the city reached HK$78k per person despite 5.5% economic contraction.
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- October 5 2021
Japan’s SMEs see rise in corporate risks: GIAJ
General Insurance Association of Japan survey highlights a low level of consciousness among small-and-medium-sized enterprises.
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- October 4 2021
Tokio Marine backs out of thermal coal mining projects
Japan's top three P&C insurers had already stopped underwriting new coal power projects.
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- September 29 2021
HDI Global appoints Asean claims head
Singapore-based Raymond Ong joins the industrial lines insurer from Willis Towers Watson.
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- September 28 2021
MS Amlin acquisitions doubles MS&AD’s overseas business
The (re)insurer posted a US$380m underwriting loss due to Covid-related BI and event cancellation claims.
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- September 27 2021
Munich Re appoints head of casualty treaty in Asia
Michaela Hannemann will be based in Singapore and be responsible for Japan, India, South Korea and SE Asia.
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- September 24 2021
Indonesia’s non-life market downgraded to ‘negative’
AM Best sees a rocky road ahead for P&C players amid a "weaker-than-expected" recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- September 24 2021
New Zealand insurers profitable despite nat cats
Report shows wildfires have also contributed to major claims along with heavy rainfall.
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- September 21 2021
ICA eyes cost of SME commercial lines
Outgoing National Insurance Brokers Association head Dallas Booth will lead a new advisory council.
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- September 20 2021
Zurich mulls GI asset sale in Australia – report
Bloomberg says the disposal could raise a "few hundred million dollars" for the Swiss insurer.
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- September 17 2021
Samsung Re gets group captive boost: AM Best
The reinsurer is mainly focused on South-East Asia and India as GWP neared US$80m in 2020.
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- September 17 2021
Q&A: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ Vanessa Priede
International programs are becoming increasingly popular.
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- September 14 2021
Falcon GM to join Hong Leong Insurance in Hong Kong – sources
IAN understands that Cody Hui is making the switch with Furmen Chiu set to join Falcon.
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- September 9 2021
Global non-life premiums to top US$7trn in 2022: Swiss Re
General insurance premiums to rise 10% above pre-Covid levels by the end of this year.
