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- April 5 2017
Nippon Life bullish on Australian foray
Japan's biggest life insurance company has high hopes for its investment in MLC Life Insurance.
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- April 4 2017
HSBC Insurance gets Tier-1 status in Singapore
The company joins a group of insurers whose total assets are at least US$3.6b.
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- April 4 2017
Peak Re’s premium income up 20% in 2016
Top-line growth went hand-in-hand with a stable combined ratio, yielding an underwriting profit of US$38m.
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- April 4 2017
New reporting standards to bring more investors to Korea
The introduction of IFRS 17 will make the country's insurers more comparable with global peers.
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- April 4 2017
People’s Insurance Group of China hires new head
The Chinese insurer has hired Miao Jianmin, former chief of China Life, to be its chairman and president.
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- April 3 2017
BIMA aims to insure 1 billion people worldwide
The insurance firm provides mobile-delivered insurance and health services in emerging markets.
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- April 3 2017
Lloyd’s overcomes tough 2016, reports US$2.62bn profit
Profits were flat to 2015, but underwriting performance was significantly down from £2b to £400m.
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- April 3 2017
Sun Life inks insurtech deal with Vietnam’s GOFS
The Canadian life insurer has forged a three-year partnership with the operator of Vietnam’s first digital bank.
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- April 3 2017
Aviva appoints CEO for China, Indonesia and Vietnam
Randy Lianggara, who joined from AXA last year, takes on a newly created role to drive growth in these key markets.
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- March 31 2017
Allianz: Global Claims Review – Liability In Focus
Loss trends and emerging risks for businesses
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- March 31 2017
Regulator tells Fairfax to sell 25% stake in ICICI Lombard
The Canadian insurer needs to sell the stake to be able to apply for a second licence in the general insurance industry.
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- March 31 2017
Manulife names Asia head as global president
Roy Gori, the former Citi banker who joined the Canadian insurer just two years ago, has been appointed global president.
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- March 30 2017
Citi seeks general insurance partner
Citi is looking for bancassurance partners to sell general insurance products to its client base in Asia.
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- March 30 2017
Insured losses from disasters hit four-year high
The amount of insured losses from disasters increased by US$38 billion in 2016, says Swiss Re.
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- March 30 2017
Chinese JV acquires Standard Life Asia
Heng An Standard Life Insurance has acquired the Hong Kong arm of British insurer Standard Life.
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- March 29 2017
Myanmar opens special economic zone to global insurers
All foreign insurers with local representative offices will be eligible to apply for a licence in the SEZ.
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- March 29 2017
SBI to sell SBI Life stake through IPO
The State Bank of India will sell at least 8% of its current 70.1% shareholding in the life insurance arm.
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- March 29 2017
Japanese life insurers likely to cut premiums next year
With longer life expectancy in Japan, life insurers in the country are expected to reduce premiums by 5–10% beginning 2018.
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- March 28 2017
South-East Asia life market to grow up to 13% through 2020
Despite its recent expansion, the region's insurance sector remains comparatively underdeveloped.
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- March 28 2017
New framework launched to help city officials and insurers improve infrastructure resilience
Cities will need to overhaul their approach to risk management if they are to make their infrastructure more resilient to catastrophic events, says a new report published by Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, and global engineering consulting firm, Arup today.
