Higher property values, urbanisation and rising repair costs due to inflation are expected to drive demand for property (re)insurance, especially in areas with intensifying natural catastrophe risks, said Swiss Re.
Zurich Singapore has appointed Mr Edward Rayfield as head of casualty, APAC and Mr Robin Cooper-Driver as head of financial lines, APAC.
The Insurance and Social Security Supervisory Authority (ACAPS) is preparing to launch the first edition of the "Emergence Programme" to promote innovation and strengthen insurance inclusion.
Taiwan's second biggest non-life insurer Cathay Century Insurance Company has returned to the black, with a full-year net profit of NT$1.2bn ($37.5m) in 2023 from a net loss of NT$19.6bn in 2022 which was predominantly attributed to COVID-19 pandemic insurance claims, says AM Best.
Irish Insurtech Blink Parametric and MAWDY, the global insurance, reinsurance and services company and part of the MAPFRE Group, continue their global rollout of real-time travel assistance InsurTech by reaching out to the network of ceding insurers reinsured by MAWDY across the Sub-Saharan region.
China's five major 'A'-share listed companies reported a combined net profit attributable to the shareholders of the parent company of CNY171.8bn ($24.2bn) in the first half of this year, exceeding the CNY165.5bn for the whole of 2023, according to data from interim financial statements released by the companies.
German global insurer Allianz Group has received approval from regulators in China to move its entire stake in a property insurance joint venture with Chinese e-commerce giant JD.Com to its local unit, a move intended to streamline its operations in China.
The insurance industry should be prepared to experience total annual insured losses, from natural catastrophes and crop, of well more than $151bn on average, says Verisk, a New Jersey-headquartered global data analytics and risk assessment company.
Allianz Asia-Pacific reported a 5% year-on-year increase in total operating profit (OP) to EUR388m ($430m) for the first six months of 2024, with contributions from both Life/Health and Property-Casualty business segments, the company reveals in its interim financial statements.
Agile, a fast growing underwriting agency, InsurTech and Lloyd's Syndicate company, has established a presence in New Zealand, the first of its kind for a Lloyd's syndicate.