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Hanwha General Insurance to weather interest rates, start-up woes: report

Hanwha General Insurance also showed a strong balance sheet performance.

Hanwha General Insurance to weather interest rates, start-up woes: report

Hanwha General Insurance also showed a strong balance sheet performance.

AIA adds two new non-executive directors, Swee-Lian Teo resigns as chairman

Mari Elka Pangestu, Ong Chong Tee, and Chow Chung-Kong are to take on new roles.

Philippines’ general insurance sector to grow 11.6% in premiums: GlobalData

This is equivalent to P211.5b ($3.7b) gross written premiums.

Tokio Marine launches intelligence platform

Tokio Marine hopes to attract insurtechs for product development and innovation.

Ping An granted top 1% in ESG amongst Chinese firms: S&P

S&P Global debuts its China edition of the Global Sustainability Yearbook.

Fanhua appoints new co-chairman and CSO

Ben Lin has been appointed due to his extensive knowledge of the global insurance industry.

South Korea approves recovery plans of Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation

The plans of 10 D-SIFIs (2023) align with international standards and recommendations from the FSB.

Microsoft, Singlife push for AI adoption amongst insurers

Singlife is the first in its industry to collaborate with Microsoft for the programme in ASEAN.

Manulife Philippines names new CFO and CRO

President and CEO of Manulife Philippines emphasised the importance of appointing seasoned professionals.

Thai online insurance provider acquires FWD General Thailand

FWD General was previously acquired by Singapore-based bolttech.

China Life plans to boost services for mainland clients: report

Mainland customers drove new business premiums growth year-to-date.

Hong Kong’s insurance complaints rise 18.6% in 2022

About 359 cases were claim-related whilst 20 were non-claim related.

GIAJ names new chairman, introduces priorities for coming year

His key policies and initiatives involve digitalisation, climate change, and sector awareness.

Markel names ex-Swiss Re head of casualty as its Asia chief of underwriting

Kevin Leung was head of casualty and financial lines for APAC at Swiss Re.

Australia’s Fed penalises Insurance Australia Group

Its wholly-owned subsidiary provided misleading information over pricing discounts.

SK’s regulators to return KRW12.4t worth of unclaimed insurance funds

The sector is also planning to shorten the transfer process to KINFA by one year.

Reinsurer Canopius builds global cyber incident team

It consists of members from Sydney, London, and Chicago.