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- October 18 2017
XL Group to buy 20% of Mahindra Insurance Brokers
The stake in the insurance broker, which caters to rural and semi-urban India, is reported to carry a price tag of US$40m.
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- October 18 2017
Mitsui Sumitomo to invest more in foreign bonds, ETFs
The Japanese insurance company intends to increase investment in higher-risk assets by as much as US$268m.
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- October 18 2017
Honan Insurance to acquire Singapore-based NGA Benefits
The Australian-owned and operated buyer is looking to add to its growing employee benefits business in South-East Asia.
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- October 17 2017
AIG launches Hong Kong cyber products
The insurer is targeting cyber insurance growth as policy requests rise 87% following WannaCry and NotPetya cyber attacks.
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- October 17 2017
India’s RenewBuy raises fresh funds from Amicus Capital
The second round of funding has brought in US$9.26m for the Indian online insurance aggregator.
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- October 16 2017
Insurers, tech firms to tackle risks from drones, driverless cars
Various parties will meet at the World Economic Forum to manage the novel risks involved in new technologies.
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- October 16 2017
AIA, Bangkok Bank renew bancassurance deal
The Hong Kong-based insurer has extended its agreement with the Thai bank for a further 15 years.
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- October 16 2017
Tencent-backed insurance agency gets approval
Weimin got the green light to begin operations from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.
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- October 16 2017
Aviva exits Taiwan
The British-headquartered insurer has decided to sell its stake in a local joint venture with First Financial.
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- October 15 2017
Nominations open for Institutional Asset Management Awards
InsuranceAsia News is curating the inaugural awards for insurance asset managers.
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- October 13 2017
Vietnam’s market keeps positive growth
Total premiums for the whole market in the January-September period were estimated to have increased 18% year-on-year.
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- October 13 2017
Five Chinese insurers barred from financing parent companies
The move is part of a government effort to curb funding for some of the nation’s most aggressive asset acquirers.
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- October 13 2017
Philippine insurers told to beef up reserves
There remains a US$155m gap in reserves, or more than 60% of industry premiums and claims.
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- October 13 2017
Drastic changes ahead in China’s insurance sector
The government plans to implement changes in policies, environment and technology, according to CIRC.
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- October 12 2017
HK regulator to fast track online-only insurers
Companies applying to operate online-only insurance firms in Hong Kong can expect faster processing of their applications.
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- October 12 2017
China revises rules on securities insurance
A new regulation is in place starting Tuesday that will give insurance funds priority to subscribe to new shares offline.
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- October 12 2017
India’s non-life premiums up 13.6%
The gross premiums rose to US$2.68bn in September this year, according to data from Irdai.
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- October 11 2017
China insurers’ premium income up 20.45%
CIRC attributed the steady growth of premium income during August to improved regulations and risk protection.
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- October 11 2017
UN warns of more destructive disasters in Asia
The warning comes from the UN's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
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- October 11 2017
AIG sees third-quarter cat losses of US$3bn
The figure includes US$1 billion each from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and up to US$700 million from Maria.
