Asia to lead insurance M&A in 2017
March 22 2017 by InsuranceAsia News-
Shinhan Financial agrees US$516m deal for controlling stake in Lotte Insurance
- October 13
Korean financial services group signed an agreement to purchase a 77% stake in the non-life carrier from private equity owner JKL Partners.
-
FWD to re-enter P&C with 25% stake in bolttech Hong Kong for US$21m
- October 12
The target was formerly FWD General Insurance and was divested by the Richard Li-controlled insurance group to bolttech in 2020.
-
Australia’s competition tribunal halts IAG-RACI appeal pending ACCC public benefit ruling
- October 11
IAG and RACWA plan to file the public benefit application with the competition watchdog before Wednesday.
-
TT Club and UK P&I Club members vote to merge, creating Unified Transport Mutual
- October 9
The combination is effective from February 20 next year and is expected to generate a 5% improvement in the merged entity’s COR.
-
Zurich | Why resilience will define the winners of Asia’s clean energy transition
Planning for future conditions from the outset can improve operational reliability, reduce potential disruption and protect long-term asset value.
-
Sedgwick | Captives in Asia: From Niche Solution to Strategic Risk Platform
Captive insurance has evolved from niche tool to strategic risk infrastructure in Asia, with connected claims data seen as key to unlocking its full value.
-
BlackRock | Rethink the rules: how TAA and ETFs are reshaping portfolio construction
BlackRock's Daniel Caderas and MSCI's Raman Aylur Subramanian explain why tactical asset allocation (TAA) and exchange-traded funds (ETF) have become essential as global markets fragment and static allocations lose their reliability.
-
BlackRock | Infrastructure comes of age for insurers
Are insurers capturing full value from the asset class? BlackRock shares its perspective.
