On March 22, PYN Elite Fund, an funding fund from Finland, introduced the acquisition of 500,000 shares of Navy Insurance coverage Company (MIC), growing its possession stake from 4.99 to five.29 per cent. Following this transaction, PYN grew to become the second-largest shareholder in MIC, with Navy Financial institution retaining the vast majority of shares.
Established in 1999, PYN Elite Fund is an funding fund that targets Asian markets. MIC, however, boasts a constitution capital of $56.4 million and nearly 2,000 workers, inserting it among the many prime firms within the trade. As a part of its growth technique for 2020-2025, MIC goals to rank among the many prime three non-life insurance coverage enterprises in Vietnam.
The earlier month, DB Insurance coverage formally acquired a 75 per cent possession stake in Vietnam Nationwide Aviation Insurance coverage Company (VNI), following the switch of shares from a bunch of shareholders consisting of 19 particular person traders and one institutional investor.
DB Insurance coverage has been lively within the Vietnamese insurance coverage sector for over a decade. Along with its current funding in VNI, they’re additionally the foremost shareholder of the Submit and Telecommunication Joint Inventory Insurance coverage Company (PTI), with a 37 per cent stake.
With experience in motor insurance coverage, DB has targeted on investing in PTI’s retail section of motorcar insurance coverage, contributing to sustaining PTI’s place as the highest market shareholder within the section in Vietnam.
VNI was one of many prime 10 enterprises within the non-life insurance coverage market in 2022, rating second by way of income for obligatory auto civil legal responsibility insurance coverage and third for motorcar insurance coverage assortment.
Hanwha Group, certainly one of South Korea’s largest firms, can be increasing its footprint in Asia. On March 29, Hanwha Life Indonesia and Hanwha Normal accomplished the acquisition of a 62.6 per cent stake in Lippo Normal Insurance coverage, a subsidiary of Lippo Group, an Indonesian conglomerate.
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Vietnam can be a spotlight for Hanwha’s Asian market penetration technique, with 10 member firms having a complete funding capital of virtually $2 billion. Hanwha Life Vietnam insurance coverage firm is a distinguished member of the group’s presence in Vietnam and was the primary to ascertain its presence there.
Regardless of income of Vietnam’s non-life insurance coverage sector declining final yr, overseas teams nonetheless discover the sector interesting. Furthermore, given the low stage of insurance coverage penetration within the nation and the quick tempo of digital transformation, traders eager about Vietnam’s non-life insurance coverage sector can see a lot potential.
“The influence of digitisation and the development in direction of trendy monetary companies has created important modifications within the finance and insurance coverage trade,” stated Hwang Jun Hwan, basic director of Hanwha Life Vietnam.
“In response, Hanswha Life Vietnam has made lively investments in extremely digitised services and products to supply prospects new experiences and numerous utilities. That is a part of the Hanwha Group’s world technique, and Hanwha Life Vietnam is proud to play a task.”
In accordance with SSI Analysis, premium development within the non-life insurance coverage sector in 2023 is projected to be decrease than in 2022 by round 10 per cent, whereas working bills are projected to rise, primarily as a result of excessive losses brought on by inflation.
It additionally predicted that micro-insurance merchandise would be the important focus for a lot of insurers sooner or later. “Some notable corporations, comparable to Bao Viet Insurance coverage Company, Navy Insurance coverage Company, and PTI have proactively inspired micro-insurance merchandise relating to sickness, most cancers and accident dangers, and academic assist, with low prices,” it stated.
DSC Securities famous that the potential of automobile insurance coverage could be substantial in 2023 as a result of surging demand from the center class and the Ministry of Transport’s directive to limit bike numbers.
In one other growth, with PVI Insurance coverage’s credit standing upgraded from B++ to A- by AM Finest, the insurer now has the inspiration to facilitate enterprise past Vietnam. The brand new ranking enhances PVI Insurance coverage’s credibility with companions and prospects in its skill to satisfy insurance coverage obligations.
In a current investor assembly, HDI World SE, the biggest shareholder of PVI, reaffirmed its dedication to assist and create higher circumstances for the insurer to strongly broaden past Vietnam.
“Within the close to future, we’ll witness PVI Insurance coverage’s development in regional and world markets. This development is sustainable, simply as it’s within the home market,” stated Jens Holger Wohlthat, chairman of the board at PVI.
Merger and acquisition actions have develop into extra prevalent amongst Vietnamese firms, as insurance coverage companies are anticipated so as to add extra synergy for monetary teams.
Elsewhere, in its newest proposal, AAA Insurance coverage to place a significant emphasis this yr on digital transformation to carry seamless companies for purchasers, increasing its nationwide community to seize a bigger portion of the market, and upgrading buyer assist.
The agency expects to extend unique premium income to over VND500 billion ($21.3 million) in 2023.
AAA Insurance coverage is the preliminary step contributing to Bamboo Capital Group’s monetary ecosystem, which can comprise banking and fintech companies.
Final yr, VPBank raised its possession ratio in non-life insurer OPES Insurance coverage to 98 per cent, exhibiting its ambition to make the most of VPBank’s ecosystem.
In This fall/2022, Tasco, a neighborhood transport infrastructure developer, acquired Groupama Vietnam Normal Insurance coverage Firm from its French proprietor for an undisclosed sum, and adjusted the model to Tasco Insurance coverage.
Tasco believes that the deal is a vital step in its growth technique to supply private insurance coverage merchandise for automobiles and their house owners.
Earlier this month, Tasco Insurance coverage partnered up with Saigon Normal Service Company (Savico) in oder to launch a “one-touch” insurance coverage mannequin, specializing in offering prospects with motorcar insurance coverage merchandise.
Savico at the moment boasts the biggest automobile distribution community in Vietnam, with 75 showrooms, and distributes greater than 10 manufacturers nationwide, comparable to Volvo, Toyota, and Ford.
“This insurance coverage mannequin will present companies to a lot of prospects and on the similar time supply a unique expertise and greatest worth to prospects all through the lifetime of their automobile,” stated a consultant from Savico.
The market can be anticipating developments in State Capital Funding Company’s divestment roadmap for Bao Minh Insurance coverage. The construction of the corporate has undergone important modifications lately, and observers predict that with the brand new actions available in the market, competitors within the motor insurance coverage section will enhance.
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Le Viet Anh Phong, Monetary advisory lead Deloitte Vietnam
Final yr was a low level for Vietnam, and the worldwide merger and acquisition market has develop into unsure as a result of geopolitical conflicts and a high-interest price surroundings. Nevertheless, non-public fairness nonetheless has numerous dry powder to deploy and we anticipate for them to be extremely lively available in the market. Though Vietnam’s economic system is anticipated to expertise slower development within the brief time period, all of the macro elements are nicely intact in the long term. The overall sentiment among the many non-public fairness homes is that this yr shall be an attention-grabbing time to do a deal in Vietnam. From my viewpoint, deal worth in 2023 shall be greater, primarily pushed by extra mega offers. Nevertheless, by way of deal counts, the amount might drop as traders usually are nonetheless very selective. |
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Evaluating the weather at coronary heart of non-life insurance coverage
Prospects ought to fastidiously take into account the phrases of non-life insurance coverage contracts to make sure optimum advantages earlier than shopping for any merchandise. Vo Manh Tin, deputy basic director of AAA Insurance coverage Firm, chatted to VIR’s Le Luu in regards to the present developments within the sector. |
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Consciousness should blossom for insurtech to prosper
Vietnam’s insurance coverage market, notably digitally non-life insurance coverage merchandise which cater to the precise wants of shoppers, remains to be in its toddler stage. |