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  • Japan's general insurers call for increase in special natcat reserving rate

    26 July 2024

    Significant natural catastrophes have sent the sector's balance for "extraordinary" incidents into the red, GIAJ says

  • Australia's health insurers hit 26-year peak in customer numbers in 2023

    25 July 2024

    But S&P Global Ratings warns about return of higher cost inflation

  • Japanese insurers unwind cross-asset holdings to prevent conduct risks

    24 July 2024

    MS&AD and Tokio Marine reduce holdings in Toyota, and vice-versa

  • LMA: IT outage chaos unlikely to breach op risk impact tolerances

    19 July 2024

    Matt Wood, head of technology at the Lloyd's association explains insurance implications

  • Earthquake policy sales jump 22% in districts hit by Noto Peninsular, new data shows

    16 July 2024

    March was 12th busiest month for sales since 2009, GIROJ data shows

  • Sompo unveils plans for major portfolio reform

    12 July 2024

    Excessively supportive relationships with sales agencies to end, Sompo Japan's CEO announces

  • Resolution Life reveals strong Australasian tilt in re/insurer's investor base

    09 July 2024

    Over half of group's backers are in Asia Pacific; one quarter are insurers

  • Countries to begin assessing Insurance Capital Standard implementation in 2026 - UPDATED

    28 June 2024

    Latest version of ICS published ahead of finalisation later this year

  • IAG seals new reinsurance deals in bid to limit natcat losses, smooth earnings and cut capital bill

    28 June 2024

    The firm is expecting a A$350m lower capital requirement

  • Do not expect 46% profits growth from South Koreans again in 2024, Fitch cautions

    26 June 2024

    But growth in CSM release will support earnings of industry, ratings agency says