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Saturday, August 29, 2026

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ICA delays lodging rewritten insurance code with ASIC until late October
August 3 2026
The number and complexity of submissions, and a request from some stakeholders for more time, were among the reasons the council gave for the delay.
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Japan joins Asia's commercial rate downturn while Vietnam bucks trend in Q2 — Marsh
July 31 2026
A run of commercial insurance rate growth in Japan came to an end as regional downward rate pressure continued across Asia.
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Kumamoto earthquake losses expected to be "relatively lower" than 2016 event, says Aon
July 31 2026
Estimates from across the broker and ILS market point the same way, with losses expected to fall short of the quakes that struck the same prefecture a decade ago.
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Niva Bupa cuts underwriting losses as retail health premiums surge in Q1
July 31 2026
Lower claims costs and strong retail health growth helped narrow underwriting losses and boost quarterly earnings.
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Texel taps Marubeni insurance arm for Japan push
July 31 2026
Specialist (re)insurance broker teams up with a Marubeni Group agency to reach Japanese corporates as it builds out its Asian business.
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Great Eastern’s H1 VNB rises 28% on sales, product mix
July 31 2026
The insurer's total weighted new sales increased 15% to S$813.2m during the six-month period.
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S&P upgrades Samsung Fire & Marine to 'AA' on strengthened capital buffers
July 31 2026
Better pricing and a recovering motor book should improve combined ratio to between 88% and 91% this year.
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Hong Kong GI direct premiums rise 4.2% in Q1 as underwriting profit more than doubles
July 30 2026
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 r...
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S&P revises Japan P&I Club's outlook to positive on disciplined underwriting
July 30 2026
Sustained underwriting performance and prudent risk management underpinned the positive outlook revision.
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Star Health posts strong underwriting profit, combined ratio improves to 97.7% in Q1
July 30 2026
Healthy premium growth and sustained operating efficiencies boosted the insurer’s underwriting profit during the quarter.
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