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TGH subsidiary ceases operation

TGH subsidiary ceases operation

Southeast Insurance caves under claims

People wait for Covid-19 vaccination certificates at Simummuang market in Pathum Thani province on Wednesday. Rising claims for Covid-19 payouts by policyholders were cited as the reason for the closure of Southeast Insurance. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasil)

Insurance giant Thai Group Holdings (TGH) says its subsidiary Southeast Insurance plans to cease operations because it cannot make payment claims for all the Covid-19 policies it issued.

Chotiphat Bijananda, chairman of TGH’s executive board, said the company decided to close down Southeast Insurance, its non-life insurance arm, to contain the financial damage from the recent surge in Covid cases and the value of claims.

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