Korea

The fourth attempt to sell MG Insurance falls through

KDIC is now looking into private contracts for MG Insurance sale.

MetLife Korea bags Customer Service Initiative of the Year - Korea at Insurance Asia Awards 2024

360Future services help customers, families thrive from today to post-retirement.

Korea bound for greener pastures in 2024, 2.6% growth projection

Non-life market to beat life sector in premium volume.

FSC revises fire insurance, extends scope and coverage to other building types

This revision aligns with the compulsory fire insurance requirement in Korea.

Korean non-life and life industry stands steady in 2024 – Fitch Ratings

Insurers are seen to exhibit enhanced financial performance in the short term, mainly because of improvement in investment yield and focus on higher-value-added businesses.

Korea’s life insurance sector jumps 49% YoY year-to-date

It accumulated a total of $3.3b in net income.

Korean insurers are likely to keep fidgeting business mix amidst K-ICS implementation

K-ICS ratio without applying transitional measures stood at 192.7% at the end of the first quarter of 2023.

Hyundai Insurance underwriting dips in H1 ‘23

Its net income also saw a 15.8% contraction to KRW578b.

Korea P&I Club’s maritime relationships keep strong domestic presence – AM Best

Underwriting performance is also seen to improve in the next few years.

Chubb announces country president for Korea segment

Janice (Jae-Kyung) Mo will be succeeding Edward Kopp.

More Korean insurers expanding overseas: FSS

Aggregate profits of Korean insurers saw a 34.9% surge in 2022.

Agricultural households covered skyrockets in 2022 vs 2010: Korea Re

This was boosted by the agricultural and fishery disaster insurance scheme.

Korean insurers see 2022 profit surge 11.1%

The Korean insurance market is expected to grow by 2.1% in 2023.

Digital transformation to improve Korean insurance

Analysts, however, warn that this may increase competitive pressure.

South Korean insurers' RBC ratio falls to 256% in Q1 2021

The decline came as a hike in bond yields incurred valuation losses from bond investments.