Asia Pacific Insurance Update – 18 May 2021

This our your regular update of new insurance regulatory developments relevant to the Asia Pacific* and India, new insurance-related case law in Hong Kong, Australia and England and interesting insurance articles from across the world.

Insurance regulatory updates

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 Hong Kong

Conduct In Focus looks at conduct issues for insurance agents selling insurance from temporary booths

Insurance Authority designates three insurance holding companies under the group-wide supervision framework


Singapore

Reply to Parliamentary Question on Regulatory Guidelines in Classifying Third Party Administrator Costs in Financial Returns Lodged by Accident and Health Insurance Companies with MAS


India

IRDAI publishes Preparation of Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report of Insurance Companies (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021


UK

FCA proposes stronger protection for consumers in financial markets


Australia

APRA extends timeframe on policy contract term measure for individual disability income insurance

APRA releases annual general insurance institution-level statistics

APRA releases consultation to enhance capital adequacy for ADIs with subsidiaries


Insurance news  

Zurich’s Min-Jie Ye to lead FWD GI Hong Kong: sources

Gallagher agrees deal for Willis ReInsurance and the Growing Demand for Hyper Personalisation Ransomware attacks could force ‘major reorganisation’ of cyber market

FLT Prime Insurance shut down for missing capital threshold

Singapore SMEs reluctant to take up cyber cover – QBE survey

Singapore posts 29% growth in life insurance uptake for Q1

Strong outlook for Asia M&A insurance – BMS


*Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Australia.