Capital adequacy

China’s NFRA sets new solvency rules for online P&C insurers

August 15 2024

New guidelines will make it easier for some insurers to expand their presence, but industry faces restrictions on online specialty and motor policies.

Fitch: Korean insurers foreign commercial real estate losses ‘tolerable’

August 7 2024

Korea’s insurers have felt the pinch from the global CRE downturn but strong capital levels mean that any pain should be manageable by the sector.

Accounting challenge for Japanese insurers from a ‘disorderly’ JGB yield rise

July 31 2024

The use of a mixture of market and book values for Japan’s current accounting and solvency regulatory regimes could put short terms strain on insurers’ balance sheets.

South Korea's insurers see capital adequacy ratios fall 8.6pp in Q1 2024

July 13 2024

Market and op risks have seen required capital to rise in Q1.

Risk-based Capital regime commences in Hong Kong

July 1 2024

HK's RBC regime begins after nearly a decade of extensive consultations and development.

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Australian regulator releases observations on review of Private Health Insurance capital framework

May 9 2024

Enhanced data quality and accuracy one of the areas of improvement identified by APRA in its review of the PHI capital framework.

Hong Kong's RBC regime set to begin 1 July following Government gazettal of subsidiary legislations

May 6 2024

Formality of Legislative Council's negative vetting to occur on 8 May, with changes expected to go live on 1 July 2024.

HK Insurance Authority finalises RBC rules, extends 'submission transitional period' to three years

April 26 2024

Following conclusion of industry consultation, the Six rules are set to be submitted for review by the Legislative Council in May.

New FSC rule eases overseas capital raising for Taiwanese insurers

March 8 2024

Insurers will be able to tap into global bond markets through SPVs, diversifying funding sources with TW-ICS implementation looming.

Hong Kong Insurance Authority looks to build ILS market

February 23 2024

Alternative risk transfer and captive insurance are the regulator's twin priorities for the next 12 months.

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