Hong Kong: Regulator warns of risks in premium financing in current interest rate environment

Published on February 21, 2024
The Insurance Authority (IA) has been closely monitoring the rise in interest rates that has brought severe volatility which has affected policyholders and the insurance market. The IA says that it
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Stonybrook–Weild Composite up 2.1% in record setting week

February 20, 2024
The North American Insurance Composite marshalled by Stonybrook Capital and Weild & Co. was up 2.1% for the week of Feb 9th-16th, “likely setting a record-high weekly close”, with most issues having eclipsed their previous records.The Composite also reportedly beat all major indices for both the week and year to date (up 9.1% YTD).According to Stonybrook’s commentary on the figures, advancers beat

South Korea: Insurance capital standards continue to strain capital management

February 21, 2024
The implementation of more stringent risk measurement under the Korean-Insurance Capital Standards (K-ICS) a year ago has led to a decline in the average solvency ratio for South Korea's insurance