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South Korean insurers’ overseas branches post losses

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South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service said that the overseas branches of local insurers saw their combined net income turn to a $15.9 million loss in 2023, Asia Insurance Review reported. The agency noted that non-life insurers were hit hard by natural catastrophes. Typhoon Mawar battered Guam in May 2023 and wildfire engulfed the Hawaiian island of Maui in August 2023, together causing an estimated $106 million in damage.

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