Thai insurers face huge losses from bargain COVID policies

An avalanche of claims has put 16 nonlife companies at risk of collapse

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Thais line up for vaccine shots in Bangkok. Well over half of Thailand's 69.8 million people bought inexpensive COVID policies that have come back to haunt listed nonlife insurers. © Reuters

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Sixteen Thai insurance companies suffering losses from cheap COVID-19 policies they began selling last year are crossing their fingers that the regulator will allow them to revoke the policies.

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