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- June 22 2021
 
Generali seeks to merge two Malaysia P&C players
Italian insurer agrees to buy 53% of Axa Affin GI and 100% of MPI Generali.
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- June 22 2021
 
China Re’s Hong Kong unit ‘strategic’ to wider group
AM Best upgrade comes after a US$258m capital injection from China Re Life.
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- June 21 2021
 
Hollard snaps up CBA’s P&C arm for A$625m
South Africa's largest privately owned insurer fought off rivals such as Allianz and IAG.
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- June 18 2021
 
Bangladesh pushes for more insurers to go public–report
Local insurance companies have been granted exemptions from certain IPO rules.
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- June 18 2021
 
Australian disrupter Honey Insurance raises A$15.5m
The online home insurance underwriting agency is backed by the mutual motor insurer RACQ.
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- June 16 2021
 
Acko is back as India’s growth champion
The digital motor and health insurer has more than doubled its book in 2021.
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- June 16 2021
 
Hyundai Marine & Fire underwriting improves on lower motor losses
Reduced auto claims due to a Covid-19 lockdown helped to boost performance.
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- June 16 2021
 
Bangkok Insurance sees US$720 million in direct premiums for 2020
AM Best report notes the insurer's moderate dependence on reinsurance to manage nat cat exposure.
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- June 15 2021
 
Philippine insurance authority seeks comment on agriculture PPP
Insurers would need to reinsure a minimum of 10% of the risk with Nat Re.
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- June 14 2021
 
Nat Re underwriting profits rise on lower non-life losses
AM Best report notes the reinsurer maintains a moderate dependence on retrocession.
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- June 14 2021
 
Sri Lanka’s non-life market to veer away from motor
Fitch analyst tells IAN a vehicle import ban has created a shift toward other business lines.
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- June 11 2021
 
Cambodia resilient as general insurance grows 10.5% in 2020: report
The highest increases were seen in property and medical insurance.
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- June 10 2021
 
Global brokers need to address the ‘Asia gap’
Only 18 of the world’s top 150 commercial P&C brokers are headquartered in the region.
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- June 8 2021
 
CBA close to selling domestic P&C business–report
AFR report says IAG and Allianz are the frontrunners in the bidding for CommInsure.
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- June 8 2021
 
Qianhai Re appoints Weishu Fan as CEO
The former head of Munich Re’s Beijing branch has also worked for Zurich and Swiss Re.
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- June 7 2021
 
Taiwan’s P&C players demonstrate resilience
Non-life market expected to grow 5-6% annually over the next few years with the motor sector playing a key role.
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- June 4 2021
 
India shrugs off pandemic growth pains
Non-life premiums rose 22% in April despite a devastating second wave of Covid cases.
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- June 2 2021
 
Japan’s P&C players struggled overseas in last financial year
Profit drops at 'Big Three' related to Covid-19 and credit insurance, according to Moody's.
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- June 2 2021
 
Japan’s global majors face heightened supervision
FSA to up scrutiny of MS&AD, Sompo and Tokio Marine's overseas units.
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- June 1 2021
 
Tencent-backed venture receives HK reinsurance licence–report
FuSure Reinsurance has applied to reinsure 17 non-life lines including railway rolling stock, aircraft and ship liability.