Like their global peers, Japanese life insurers use investment strategies based on ALM principles, which are essential to ensuring that their investment choices are well aligned with the long-term obligations of their insurance contract, according to a report on the outlook for Japanese life insurers.
The Caisse Nationale de Mutualité Agricole (CNMA), which commands a share of over 75% of the agricultural insurance market in Algeria, has raised awareness of the risks linked to storage silos.
Steadfast Group (Steadfast) has appointed Mr Nick Cook as executive general manager - Australasian networks, broker and insurer services; Mr Mark Senkevics as executive general manager - underwriting agencies, alternative risk transfer (ART), reinsurance and life, effective 1 July 2024 and Ms Meagan Jeffery as executive general manager - technology & information, effective 8 July 2024.
MS First Capital Insurance (MSFC) has appointed Mr Vikas Shukla as CEO, subject to regulatory approval. He succeeds the late Mr Ramaswamy Athappan, who passed in May 2024.
Tian'An P&C Insurance, whose management has been taken over by financial regulators since 2020, will be declared bankrupt and liquidated while its assets and liabilities will be transferred to the start-up Shenergy P&C Insurance, according to an official of the Property Insurance Department of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA).
Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor and a business of Marsh McLennan, yesterday announced the launch of the Centre for Climate Adaptation and Resilience Excellence (CCARE).
South Korea's Kyobo Life Insurance, one of the three biggest life insurers in the country, has announced that its 'A1' (Stable) insurance financial strength rating has been affirmed again by Moody's Ratings, one of the world's top three credit rating agencies.
Australasia's specialist insurance & risk law firm Wotton + Kearney officially opens its Asia hub in Singapore this week, establishing itself as a major legal player in insurance and risk across the Asia Pacific region. Wotton + Kearney's Asia move represents a first for an Australian-domiciled insurance and risk law firm.
Some insurance companies in China will halt on 30 June the sales of incremental wholelife insurance policies that have an assumed interest rate of 3% and instead launch new policies with an interest rate of 2.75% on 1 July.
In today's fast-changing environment, Japanese insurers must continue to transform in order to maintain competitiveness and grow globally, says the international professional services firm PwC.