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Friday, July 31, 2026

Data Feature

Hong Kong GI direct premiums rise 4.2% in Q1 as underwriting profit more than doubles

Pecuniary loss, a class dominated by mortgage guarantee business, delivered around 63% of the onshore market's undiscounted underwriting result, while offshore ships premiums rebounded amid war-risk repricing.
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July 30, 2026

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Data note: Figures in this article are drawn from the relevant regulator or industry body and are provisional and subject to revision. Whether market-wide or for individual insurers, they are compiled on the reporting body’s own basis and are not directly comparable to the results insurers publish in their financial statements. Classifications and terminology follow the reporting body’s definitions, which may differ from how insurers present their own results.