Premium growth in China's P&C insurance sector is expected to be in the low teens over the next two years, forecasts S&P Global Ratings in its "APAC Insurance 2021: Managing Higher Volatility" report released this month.
Following up on moves that delegate the supervision of insurance companies to regional bureaux, the CBIRC has sharpened its supervision system by reorganising functions and duties of its departments at head office level.
The five major A-share listed insurance companies in China have posted a combined premium income of CNY581.5bn ($87bn) in January 2021, a year-on-year increase of 6.26%.
Insurance support for communities in New Zealand hit by extreme weather events has hit a new annual record of NZ$248m ($185m), with insurance customers making more than 13,600 weather related claims for the 12 months to December 2020, says the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ).
French global insurer AXA announced yesterday that its underlying earnings decreased by 34% to EUR4.3bn ($5.2bn), notably hit by COVID-19 related claims and by higher natural catastrophes.
While there could be some rate increases for motor policies in the second part of the year and for certain reinsurance lines, GWP growth in the UAE insurance market will likely remain relatively flat in 2021, due to economic uncertainty and a decline in the expat population in Dubai and other emirates in 2020-2021, says S&P Global Ratings in a new report.
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) yesterday welcomed the commencement of proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia to test the application of further issues in relation to pandemic coverage in business interruption policies.
S&P Global Ratings' ratings on insurers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to remain broadly stable in 2021, mainly thanks to robust capital buffers and despite ongoing economic uncertainty relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the international credit rating agency says.
GWP growth in Saudi Arabia is estimated to be up to 5% in 2021, supported by the Hajj and Umrah Medial Insurance Programme, the Inherent Defects Insurance Scheme, and higher motor insurance penetration, according to S&P Global Ratings.
Great Eastern Holdings' total weighted new sales (TWNS) rose 23% y-o-y to S$1,545.3 million (US$1,172.2 million), according to its financial results for year ended 31 December 2020.