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Japan’s Regulator Grants License to Swiss Re Asia
Swiss Re Asia," said Swiss Re. In the first quarter, Swiss Re's net income fell 6% to US$429 million due to the impact of large property losses (Best's News Service, May 3, 2019). ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 24, 2019
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Swiss Re Acquires Entire Stake in RSA's China Unit
Commission to sell its entire stake in Sun Alliance Insurance (China) Ltd. to Swiss Re, according to a CIRC statement. Sun Alliance Insurance (China) will change name to Swiss Re ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 5, 2015
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Lloyd's CEO Borrows From Dickens to Describe Mixed Reinsurance Market
Capital keeps coming in. There's an extraordinary amount of capital in the market. I ask myself, is it too much?" On the bright side, Ward said the losses may bring to light ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 11, 2012
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Swiss Re: Capitalization Is Top Concern for Asia-Based Insurers in 2012
Clarence Wong, Swiss Re's chief economist in Asia. Sustained growth in the primary insurance markets will continue to support reinsurance growth in the region next year. "Capacity ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 20, 2011
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Perspectives: IAIS Ponders the Experiences of Insurers in the 2008 Financial Crisis
Asia life unit, AIA Ltd., in Singapore and Hong Kong, as worried policyholders feared the parent company's troubles would hit the underwriting subsidiaries, the report noted in ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 21, 2011
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A.M. Best Analyst: Solvency II Equivalency Could Benefit Companies in Bermuda, Switzerland
Philippe Brahin, head of regulatory affairs at Swiss Re. "For the first time, we will have a regulation that really materializes as supervisors can work together and recognize each ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 14, 2011
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Reinsurance Business Prospects Abound in Asia
South Korea and Southeast Asia at Munich Re. Greater China is one of the main growth markets for Munich Re. In the region, many insurers look for not only capacity but also ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 18, 2011
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Asia's 2011 Reinsurance Market Promises Intensifying Competition
Aon Benfield Asia Pacific. Reinsurance prospects are optimistic in emerging markets like China and India. China's reinsurance business is projected to post an annual growth rate of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 11, 2011
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Economic Recovery, Solvency Regulation and Overseas Expansion Shape Japan's Reinsurance Market
Hiroshi Fukushima, president and chief executive of Toa Re. There are some concerns of decreasing reinsurance capacity in overseas markets due to the appreciation of the yen ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 4, 2011
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Insurers Are Wary as Financial Regulators Consider How to Define Threats to the Global Financial System
Federal Reserve and other central banks. It is currently chaired by Mario Draghi, governor of the Bank of Italy. The board is working on a policy framework to address SIFIs, and ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 14, 2010
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Swiss Re: In Recovery, Insurance Has Regained Capital Position
Insurance Review 2010 and Outlook 2011/12 report. Such a dilemma suggests "the best strategy to boost profitability is to strive for higher underwriting standards, which implicitly ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 8, 2010
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Swiss Re Predicts India's Reinsurance Market Will Remain Robust, With or Without Deregulation
Swiss Re Asia's chief economist. Under Indian insurance regulations, GIC has been designated as the "Indian reinsurer," which entitles it to receive obligatory cessions of 10% from ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 9, 2010
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Perspectives: By 2013, Europe's Insurers Will Face Both Solvency II and an Evolving IFRS
Solvency II with regulatory regimes outside the EU. Karel van Hulle, the head of the insurance and pensions unit for the European Commission, recently announced "transitional ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 1, 2010
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Foreign Insurers Reconsider Chinese Business Models on Cost-Effectiveness
China operation," she said. With an increasing cost-effectiveness concern among foreign players in China, the analyst said the 50-50 joint venture business model needs to be ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 19, 2010
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New Hong Kong-Based Reinsurer Seeks Capital for Launch
American International Group Inc., and two other industry veterans are seeking capital to fund the launch of a Hong Kong-based reinsurance company. The new reinsurer is seeking to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 21, 2010
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All Points East
Reinsurance business is competitive in Asia's emerging markets. Local, regional and global reinsurers are looking to build a presence for growth potential on the basis of low ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: August 1, 2010
India's Health Insurance Market Gets a Boost From Government
Hospitals Group and Munich Re. The company aims to grow faster than the industry, said Jacob. "The awareness of health insurance as a financial mechanism is growing among the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 8, 2010
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Lloyd's China Gets Regulatory Clearance for Direct Insurance Business
China Insurance Regulatory Commission. "This is very significant development for both Lloyd's and the Chinese insurance market," said Lloyd's Chairman Peter Levene in a statement. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 20, 2010
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With Stiff Competition in India, GIC Seeks to Enhance Overseas Business
Yogesh Lohiya, chairman and managing director of GIC Re. In London, a discussion with Lloyd's about setting up a syndicate is also under review. "But we would like to take more ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 11, 2010
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Europe's Top Players Seek Capital Stability, Strategic Focus Amid Turmoil
Swiss francs against a loss of 864 million francs in 2008. The reinsurer was still hampered by 2 billion francs in impairments, mainly on its securitized products portfolio, and ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 22, 2010
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