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- October 18 2024
China approves BNP Paribas, Volkswagen property insurance JV
The National Financial Regulatory Administration, the country's regulator, has given the nod for the creation of insurance JV in Beijing between the French lender and the German carmaker's financial services arm in the country.
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- October 18 2024
Dah Sing Insurance rebalancing its underwriting portfolio to improve performance: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed A- (excellent) rating for the insurer with a stable outlook driven by a very strong balance sheet, adequate operating performance and parental support from Dah Sing Financial Holdings.
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- October 16 2024
Vietnam’s Techcombank set to launch non-life carrier
Hanoi-headquartered Techcom Non-Life Insurance received approval from the Ministry of Finance and is expected to start operations early November.
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- October 16 2024
Central Bank of India’s acquisition of stake in Generali JVs gets antitrust approval
The Competition Commission of India has cleared the state-owned lender's acquisition of 24.91% equity stake in Future Generali India and a 25.18% equity stake in Future Generali India Life.
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- October 16 2024
Sompo continues APAC build out with new COO
Singapore-based Maya Lee starts immediately and will report to Daniel Englberger, Sompo International chief operating officer, and Kenneth Reilly, APAC chief executive.
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- October 15 2024
‘Insurers need to take more risks’: Axa’s de Courtois
The deputy group CEO tells IAN that the industry needs to go against its traditional approach to risk as climate change and cyber rise as top risks for APAC.
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- October 14 2024
Singapore government rejects Allianz-Income deal
"The government has assessed the proposed transaction and has decided that it would not be in the public interest for the transaction, in its current form, to proceed," minister Edwin Tong told parliament today.
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- October 11 2024
Tower nearly doubles FY 2024 NPAT guidance to US$50m
The carrier's results to benefit from no large events being recorded in the financial year and stronger-than-expected business performance.
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- October 9 2024
Markel expands India team with three underwriters in Mumbai
Srabasti Dhali has joined from Tata AIG as senior underwriter, specie; Aniket Mehta has been named marine cargo senior underwriter, while Ankur Saxena started as casualty underwriter.
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- October 8 2024
Compulsory motor third-party liability, high interest rates to benefit Indonesian P&C carriers: AM Best
The rating agency has revised its outlook for the country's non-life insurance segment from negative to stable, noting carriers' robust top-line results in Q1 2024.
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- October 8 2024
Allied World names Ahtarini as assistant vice president, APAC insurance operations
Singapore-based Edlina Ahtarini joins from health insurance group Aetna International where she spent eight years in senior roles, most recently as regional director for APAC plan sponsor services.
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- October 7 2024
India’s Tata AIG General Insurance MD & CEO Neelesh Garg quits: report
Garg, who has been heading the joint venture between Tata Group and AIG for over nine years, will likely start his own venture, according to a local media report.
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- October 7 2024
Typhoon Krathon’s economic losses likely reach ‘tens of million’ in Taiwan, Philippines
The local government in Taiwan's Keelung city estimated that restoration and rebuilding work related to typhoon Krathon will cause US$14.8m according to local media citing city mayor George Hsieh.
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- October 7 2024
SBI General Insurance names Vivek Mane as head of distribution, agency & broking
With two decades of experience, Mumbai-based Mane was most recently vice president & national manager for agency and retail broking at Liberty General Insurance.
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- October 3 2024
ICA extreme weather charter calls for collaboration with governments, community groups for delivery of services
The charter outlines disaster preparation, response and recovery recommendations for general insurers, who have paid out US$13bn in claims from 20 ICA-declared events since the Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20.
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- October 2 2024
Reinsurers’ risk insights, modelling vital to taming escalating nat cat losses: Swiss Re
Besides providing capacity, the reinsurer's expertise and insights on risks related to climate change and renewable energy are key to its collaboration with insurers in limiting nat cat losses, says Victor Kuk.
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- October 1 2024
Analytics: Hong Kong premium growth and claim frequency are converging to normal level: HKIA
According to 2023 data from the regulator, the SAR's general insurance business reported the worst overall loss ratio in five years at 62.8%, while COR sank to a near five-year low after an 8.3 percentage point deterioration year-on-year.
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- September 26 2024
India government may merge some state-owned general insurers: report
Over the last few years, the government has been considering several options for the firms such as mergers, listing, and strategic disinvestment.
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- September 24 2024
India may consider a new turnaround plan for three general insurers: report
While solvency ratio, consistently high claims ratios and losses or low profitability were the concerns that need to be addressed by the state-owned carriers, the government is likely to provide fiscal support to companies showing profits.
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- September 23 2024
Tower raises cat reinsurance excess for first two events to US$11.7m
An excess for a third event remained unchanged at US$12.5m, while the Kiwi P&C player has increased its upper cat limit to US$500m from US$468m for FY2025.
