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Viriyah targets 4% premium growth in 2026
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 06/03/2026
» Viriyah Insurance aims to grow its direct written premiums by 4% to 44.6 billion baht this year, positioning itself amid mounting economic uncertainty and increasingly severe natural disasters driven by climate change.
EV insurance demand surges amid expensive claims
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/12/2025
» Thailand's electric vehicle (EV) insurance market is expanding at an unprecedented pace, tracking rapid growth in EV sales dominated by Chinese brands, which have overtaken Japanese automakers in market share.
Regulator eases investment rules for insurance firms
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/12/2025
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has eased investment restrictions on insurance companies, lowering equity risk charges to allow insurers to invest more in the Thai stock market.
CGS International Securities uneasy on new clashes
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 09/12/2025
» The reignition of border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia is expected to weigh on trade, tourism and investor sentiment, according to CGS International Securities (CGSI).
Insuring against earthquake risk
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/04/2025
» The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and parts of Thailand on March 28 left significant cracks in high-rise buildings in Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
Earthquake insurance prices set to rise after Bangkok damage
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 01/04/2025
» The insurance industry is preparing to mitigate the impact of natural disaster risks after most parts of Thailand, including Bangkok, were hit by a strong earthquake on Friday, pointing out that free earthquake coverage would no longer be available.
SET pressured as investors dump DELTA, AOT shares
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/02/2025
» Investors heavily dumped shares of Delta Electronics (DELTA) and Airports of Thailand (AOT) on concerns over the companies' specific issues, pressuring the overall Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) as the two firms are big cap stocks of the local bourse, analysts say.
Insurers prepare for more global disasters
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/10/2024
» The insurance industry is facing the consequences of growing geopolitical conflicts as well as natural disasters, prompting insurers to prepare for greater business risks, according to participants at the 23rd conference of the Association of Insurers and Reinsurers of Developing Countries (AIRDC).
Flood relief hurts listed banking firms
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/08/2024
» The government's flood relief measures will hurt the banking and non-banking sectors on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), while companies related to home repairs should benefit, say analysts.
Sansiri sells Standard shares to Hyatt
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/08/2024
» Shares of Sansiri Plc (SIRI) rose by nearly 5% on Wednesday after Thailand’s leading property developer announced an agreement to sell shares of the US-based lifestyle hotel Standard International to the Hyatt group for US$355 million.