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- March 5 2018
AIG names chief auditor and global COO for general insurance
Naohiro Mouri moves from Asia-Pacific audit role after promotion of Donna DeMaio to chief operating officer.
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- March 5 2018
Indonesian regulator highlights low penetration
The domestic insurance market is valued at just 2.99% of the country's gross domestic product, says OJK.
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- March 5 2018
Commercial insurance prices on the rise
An increase in the fourth quarter of 2017 was the first quarterly rise in four-and-a-half years.
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- March 5 2018
Nippon Life eyes majority stake in MassMutual for US$980m
The 85% stake will add a bigger branch network to the Japanese insurer's traditional female agency force.
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- March 2 2018
Three Indonesian unicorns to invest in insurtech startup
The three billion-dollar startups are looking to invest in PasarPolis, an online insurance portal.
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- March 2 2018
Chinese banking, insurance regulators may merge
The country is weighing plans to combine financial watchdogs to bring enhance oversight of the sector.
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- March 2 2018
India’s Videocon to divest insurance unit
The company is selling its stake in Liberty Videocon General Insurance to Diamond Dealtrade and Enam Securities.
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- March 1 2018
Bangladesh to go after excessive insurance commissioning
The country's insurance regulator has vowed to intensify a campaign to crack down on the practice.
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- March 1 2018
AIA targets China’s hinterland provinces
Relaxed regulations on foreign ownership of financial entities is opening the door to smaller provincial markets.
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- March 1 2018
Axa reaffirms commitment to fight climate change
It aims to hit US$15bn in green investments by 2020, which is four times its 2015 achieved target.
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- March 1 2018
Allianz gets regulatory nod for sale of Taiwan portfolio
The insurer hopes to sell more than 78,000 life policies to Taipei-based China Life Insurance.
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- February 28 2018
AIA’s boosts new business by 28%
The company said that the growth was due to sustained demand in its core markets of Hong Kong and China.
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- February 28 2018
Anbang says it supports government’s takeover
A spokesman has said that the insurer back CIRC’s move to take control of the company for one year.
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- February 28 2018
Paytm seeks insurance licence
The online payments company is set to file an application to operate as a life and general insurer.
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- February 28 2018
Malaysia’s general insurance, takaful to stay flat in 2018
Competitive pressures, tariff liberalisation and weak consumer sentiment are all affecting the industry.
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- February 27 2018
Three Chinese insurers sanctioned for foreign investment breaches
China Re Asset Management, China Life and Ping An Insurance violated regulations on investable countries.
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- February 27 2018
QBE posts US$1.25bn net loss for 2017
The losses are attributed to claims from natural disasters and underperforming businesses in emerging markets.
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- February 27 2018
Cigna expands senior executive roles
Two senior executives take on bigger roles and a new head of network and product is announced.
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- February 26 2018
Chinese government takes over Anbang Insurance
The state is taking temporary control of the insurer and prosecuting its founder over allegations of fraud.
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- February 26 2018
Willis Towers Watson appoints new Hong Kong leadership
Ex-Sun Life Hong Kong CEO Roger Steel becomes managing director for Hong Kong and Macau.
