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- June 13 2016
Reforms needed to secure retirement, says MAS head
Low interest rates are here to stay and will require governments around the world to make fundamental reforms, says Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
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- June 13 2016
Aviva eyeing Singapore military contract
The insurer is reportedly in the lead to secure a contract to insure the Singapore Armed Forces and Ministry of Home Affairs.
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- June 13 2016
Japanese industry halts sales of savings-type plans
Negative interest rates have forced leading Japanese nonlife insurers to stop selling savings-type policies, according to reports.
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- June 13 2016
Claims from global disasters in May hit US$7bn
Five separate instances of flooding in China contributed economic losses of more than US$1.5bn.
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- June 10 2016
Manulife taps yield-hungry Taiwanese life insurers
Borrowing in Taiwan is an increasingly popular option among global corporates as local investors shun domestic debt.
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- June 10 2016
Can a supercomputer forecast India’s monsoon?
More data is certainly a good thing, but investment in flood defences and urban planning are also crucial to building resilience.
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- June 10 2016
Philippines insurers push for VAT removal
The Philippine Insurance Commission has urged the government to reconsider value-added tax proposal.
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- June 10 2016
Thailand’s life sector growth to slow until 2026
High penetration rate and increasing competition will result in slower market growth, says Allianz.
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- June 10 2016
StanChart seeks bancassurance partners in Asia
The UK bank is looking for partners that could pay at least US$400m for access to the bank's network in the region.
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- June 10 2016
Korea Development Bank life unit up for sale again
After two failed attempts to sell a majority stake in KDB Life Insurance in 2014, state-run KDB is trying again.
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- June 9 2016
AXA to expand farm insurance programme in Indonesia
AXA may offer crop insurance more widely after the success of its pilot project in Malang, East Java.
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- June 9 2016
Baidu sets up new online car insurance firm
The Chinese insurer is venturing into the business through a partnership with China Pacific Property & Casualty.
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- June 9 2016
Firms settle nearly 90% of earthquake claims in Nepal
Nepal's insurance regulator says that claims worth US$107m have been settled out of an estimated US$156m of total claims.
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- June 8 2016
What to expect if El Niño transitions to La Niña in 2016?
Guy Carpenter explains the more likely scenarios.
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- June 8 2016
Shanghai to accelerate insurance sector development
Modernisation and internationalisation aimed at becoming an international insurance centre in the next five years.
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- June 8 2016
Solvency II to raise demand for reinsurance, says Fitch
Insurers will scramble to buy reinsurance products as they seek to strengthen their capital positions.
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- June 8 2016
Great Eastern sells Vietnam business to FWD
The OCBC-owned insurer is selling its business in the country to FWD Life Insurance for US$48.2 million.
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- June 7 2016
Summer 2016
The challenge of innovation: How insurers are reacting to the current challenges around digital and big data
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- June 7 2016
CIMB to sell Sompo Japan products in SE Asia
Malaysia's second-largest bank has struck a distribution deal for the Japanese insurer's non-life products.
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- June 7 2016
Japan quake insurance payouts rise to US$2.2bn
In just one week, insurance payouts for the Kyushu earthquakes in April have risen another 35%.
