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Connie Wong (Standard & Poor's) - Singapore College of Insurance

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Asia-Pacific Region NonLife <strong>Insurance</strong> Trends<br />

Outlook: Stable<br />

• Supportive operating performance although lowered underwriting pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />

• Strengthened balance sheet<br />

• Strong potential market growth<br />

• Increased reinsurance support<br />

Some Challenges<br />

• Heightening competition<br />

• Weak market discipline in some markets<br />

• Need more advance technical know-how in some markets<br />

• Less stringent reserving practices in some markets<br />

• Changing claims pattern, especially in some developing markets<br />

• Limited capital sources for rapid growing markets<br />

CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY.<br />

33. August Permission 2005 to reprint or distribute any content from this presentation requires the written approval <strong>of</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> & Poor’s.

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