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- December 21 2015
AM Best affirms China Taiping Insurance’s ratings
Chinese Insurer receives strength rating of A and issuer credit rating of "a", with stable outlook.
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- December 18 2015
Anbang Insurance buys further stake in Sino-Ocean
The privately held Chinese insurer paid a further US$426 million to raise its stake to 30%.
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- December 18 2015
China’s medical insurance covers 95% of population
China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security says more than 1.3 billion are now covered.
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- December 18 2015
Malaysia’s general insurance industry to pick up in 2016
While the industry experienced a moderate slowdown this year, MII says growth will return in 2016.
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- December 17 2015
Vietnam market up 22% this year
The country's insurance market registered its best performance during the past five years.
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- December 17 2015
Business insurance low priority for Singapore SMEs
More than half of SMEs in the Lion City say insurance protection is low on their priority list.
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- December 17 2015
China releases rules for insurance fund controls
CIRC is aiming to enhance the sector's ability to manage risks and become more prudent.
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- December 17 2015
Manulife Philippines bancassurance deal gets clearance
Manulife Philippines can now sell insurance products at branches of China Savings Bank.
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- December 16 2015
Telematics market to hit US$2.21bn by 2020
MarketsandMarkets says the telematics market is growing at an annual rate of 20.9%.
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- December 16 2015
Zurich names new global life CEO
Gary Shaughnessy takes over from Kristof Terryn as part of a leadership revamp.
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- December 16 2015
Bank Rakyat Indonesia buys insurer for US$114m
Indonesia's second-largest lender is finalising its acquisition of Bringin Jiwa Sejahtera Life.
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- December 16 2015
Chinese insurer ZhongAn tops Fintech 100 list
The list, compiled by H2 Ventures and KPMG, also featured six other Chinese companies.
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- December 15 2015
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Global Claims Review 2015: Business Interruption In Focus
Global trends and developments in business interruption claims
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- December 15 2015
Singapore policyholders ask for clarity on bonuses
Life insurance customers want to know why non-guaranteed bonuses have plunged.
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- December 15 2015
Microinsurance rises in the Philippines
Coverage widens to 31.1m, representing 62% of all insurance policies in the country.
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- December 15 2015
SGI plans aggressive expansion abroad
Korea's biggest provider of surety and trade credit insurance is looking to grow in SE Asia.
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- December 15 2015
Lloyd’s registers first Malaysian reinsurer
AFR Asia Pacific becomes one of only 219 Lloyd’s registered brokers across the world.
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- December 14 2015
China to become world’s second-largest market
China could become the world's second-largest insurance market after the US by 2025, if the sector's growth momentum continues, according to a report.
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- December 14 2015
Japan’s non-life insurers to maintain profits in 2016
The decision to raise premiums is expected to support profits, says a report released by Fitch.
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- December 14 2015
Foreign insurers in Korea hit by heavy Q3 losses
Continued poor performances fuel rumours that global insurers will pull out of the market.