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- March 12 2025
Philippines extends PFRS 17 deadline until January 2027
Last year, the Insurance Commission mandated adoption of a new accounting standard - which aligns with the International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) - by January 1, 2025.
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- March 5 2025
M Pallonji Group-led consortium applies for Indian general insurance licence: report
Group appoints Aditya Sharma, chief distribution officer at Bajaj Allianz, as CEO of proposed venture, according to the The Economic Times.
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- March 4 2025
IRDAI extends 4% obligatory cession for FY26 renewals
Cession applies to policies attaching in the FY26, and will be placed with GIC Re.
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- March 1 2025
Suncorp to settle class action suit over add-on sales
Settlement must be approved by the Supreme Court of Victoria, but no date has been set for the hearing,
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- February 25 2025
Australia’s insurers ‘still have more to do’ after 2022 floods despite ‘significant progress’
Insurance Council of Australia report highlights the progress made in response to seven recommendations put to the industry after Australia's most costly extreme weather event.
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- February 20 2025
Opinion: Peter Dutton’s poorly thought-through proposals for Australian insurers are a shambles
Australia’s opposition leader suggested that his party would extend their policy of forcing supermarket chains to divest some of their assets into the insurance sector.
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- February 20 2025
Advocacy group labels ICA’s response to general insurance code review as ‘superficial’
Analysis from the Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby critiques the Insurance Council of Australia's initial response review.
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- February 18 2025
Australia’s insurance stocks fail to recover as opposition leader puts ‘sector on notice’
Opposition leader Peter Dutton followed up on his threat to break up insurers, which had led stocks to tumble on Monday.
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- February 17 2025
Australian opposition leader threatens to break up insurers found to be overcharging
Peter Dutton tells Sky News the insurance sector needs more competition to make sure customers are 'not being ripped'.
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- February 10 2025
Macau insurers prepare for costly RBC shift, advised to follow Hong Kong lead
As Macau gears up for the new risk-based capital regime set to replace the current solvency framework, domestic carriers may encounter operational hurdles and increased costs.
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- February 7 2025
India’s employees’ unions oppose ‘irresponsible, derogatory’ FDI hike: reports
All India Insurance Employees Association demands 'immediate' withdrawal of the proposal to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to 100%.
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- February 4 2025
Australian antitrust regulator to probe IAG-RACQ and Allianz-RAAI deals
ACCC, the competition watchdog, will assess whether the acquisitions will substantially lessen competition in the market.
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- February 3 2025
India to remove FDI cap for foreign insurers
Limit for the sector will be increased to 100% from 74% for companies that invest the entire premium in India.
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- January 27 2025
China issues EV insurance guidelines, mulls risk classification system: report
Shanghai Insurance Exchange also launches insurance platform dedicated to the EV sector.
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- January 16 2025
Australian corporate regulator appoints Scott Gregson as CEO
Gregson will take over from retiring interim Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) CEO Greg Yanco in March.
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- January 14 2025
BOC Insurance, Taiping Re China get NFRA approval to set up Shanghai reinsurance centre branches
The two companies will operate from the Shanghai International Reinsurance Trading Centre, the international reinsurance trading platform in the Lingang pilot free trade zone.
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- January 7 2025
China’s big 3 motor insurers poised for further growth as NEVs pick up pace: AM Best
People’s Insurance Company of China (PICC), China Pacific Property Insurance and Ping An Insurance command over 70% of the motor premium share in China.
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- January 6 2025
IRDAI seeks a listing roadmap from large insurance carriers: report
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India wants large carriers, including Bajaj Allianz, Kotak Mahindra Life and HDFC ERGO, to present a plan to list on the country’s bourses within the next two to three years.
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- December 19 2024
Firefighting levy on New Zealand insurance premiums finalised
The revised levy, which is a primary funding mechanism for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, will be effective from July 2026.
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- December 17 2024
Asian economies brace for trade risks in 2025 as Trump tariffs loom: Zurich
Elevated uncertainty around tariffs and global trade could impact growth, with Asean, China and Hong Kong particularly vulnerable, according to a report by the insurer.
