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- April 11 2018
China to speed up insurance industry opening
President Xi Jinping said the country will accelerate liberalisation and significantly broaden market access.
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- April 10 2018
Indian mortgage lender HDFC to acquire Apollo Munich
India's largest mortgage lender is reportedly in advanced negotiations to pay around US$150m for the joint venture.
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- April 10 2018
South-East Asia, Africa to drive takaful growth
New markets outside the GCC, Malaysia and Turkey are expected to drive growth of the Islamic insurance industry.
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- April 9 2018
India’s public-sector merger put off to next year
The consolidation of United India Insurance, National Insurance and Oriental Insurance has been delayed.
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- April 6 2018
Farglory Life fined over corporate governance breach
Taiwan’s regulator has imposed the penalty for corporate governance breaches on a series of real estate projects.
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- April 6 2018
US broker Alliant targets Asia expansion
The move is a consequence of its acquisition of Dumortier Risk Management, which has ties to Taiwan and China.
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- April 6 2018
Swiss Re confirms talks with SoftBank over possible stake sale
It is eyeing a strategic cooperation and a minority investment that is not expected to exceed 10%.
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- April 5 2018
China injects US$9.7bn into Anbang
The capital injection is aimed at ensuring the solvency and stability of the group.
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- April 5 2018
Sun Life aligns HNW operation with Asia business
The change reflects the fact that the high net worth business mostly serves Chinese clients.
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- April 5 2018
China’s premium income falls 18.5%
The year-on-year decline happened in the January-February period.
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- April 5 2018
China’s new regulator appoints seven vice-chairmen
The Chinese government has added staff to the newly merged banking and insurance watchdog.
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- April 4 2018
SBI Life names new CEO
Sanjeev Nautiyal will head the joint venture between State Bank of India and BNP Paribas Cardiff.
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- April 4 2018
AIA chief becomes first female president of LIAM
Anusha Thavarajah will be the first woman elected president in the association's 44-year history.
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- April 2 2018
Allianz AGCS – The rise of artificial intelligence
Future Outlook and Emerging Risks
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- April 2 2018
EY – Global insurance M&A themes 2018
Moving from optimization to transformation
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- April 1 2018
XL Catlin appoints regional financial lines head
Jason Grant will focus on building the financial and professional risks portfolio and market presence in the region.
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- April 1 2018
Former Anbang chairman no longer contests charges
Wu Xiaohui appeared to change his stance and requested leniency in his closing statement.
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- April 1 2018
CBA eyes sale of Indonesian life insurance business
Commonwealth Life could be valued at up to US$250 million as the Aussie bank bids to free up capital.
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- March 29 2018
Fubon Life to become Hyundai Life’s largest shareholder
The Taiwanese life insurance company is set to take up the forfeited options of Hyundai Mobis.
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- March 29 2018
Three state-owned Indian insurers undergo merger review
National Insurance, United India Insurance and Oriental India Insurance will merger within the next six months.
