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- November 5 2015
Malaysia’s takaful growth outperforms conventional insurers
Demographics and low penetration show the potential of takaful has yet to be fully achieved.
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- November 4 2015
Marsh opens representative office in Myanmar
The insurer is keen on helping develop and grow local talent in its new Yangon outpost.
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- November 4 2015
Philippine insurers’ profits jump by two-thirds
The industry's yearly profit reached US$436 million at the end of the third quarter, up 65.8%.
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- November 4 2015
Insurers ink China intellectual property insurance deal
Lloyd's China, Tokio Marine Kiln and PICC have agreed to offer IP infringement liability insurance in China.
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- November 3 2015
SCOR joins Singapore government cyber project
MAS's Jacqueline Loh announced the first official partner in its Cyber Risk Test-Bed Project at SIRC.
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- November 3 2015
Asian catastrophe capacity continues to exceed demand
Appetite for regional primary catastrophe premium remains high, despite a number of market losses.
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- November 3 2015
Berkshire Hathaway launches new products in Asia
The US insurer has added policies for directors and officers liability and professional indemnity.
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- November 3 2015
Chinese insurers told to increase overseas investments
Domestic bond yields continue to decline, according to Ping An of China Asset Management.
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- November 2 2015
China to extend, improve old-age insurance coverage
The government said in March that nearly 200 million Chinese have yet to be included scheme.
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- November 2 2015
Asia and UK units drive new business for Aviva
The growth has allayed concerns about the US$8.6 billion acquisition of Friends Life Group.
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- November 2 2015
Tokio Marine closes US$7.5bn HCC acquisition
The biggest M&A deal ever by a Japanese insurer wins approvals from shareholders and regulators.
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- November 2 2015
Talbot establishes crisis management unit in Australia
Steve Ward and Hamish McKay have been tasked to drive growth in specialty lines in the country.
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- November 1 2015
Managing flood risk
Guy Carpenter embarks on a new flood model development program for Asia.
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- October 30 2015
Swiss Re declares profit rise despite Tianjin losses
The Zurich-based re-insurer posted a 13% rise in Q3 profit even after US$250m Tianjin losses.
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- October 30 2015
Indian insurers to spend US$2.16bn on IT in 2016
American research firm Gartner says Indian insurers are prioritising IT investments, digitalisation.
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- October 30 2015
ACE names political risk manager amid Japan expansion
Hiroya Takagi joins from Euler Hermes in Japan as the insurer broadens its insurance offering.
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- October 30 2015
China Life’s net profit plunges 74% in Q3
China's biggest insurer by market value saw its net profit dive by more than Rmb6.5 billion.
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- October 30 2015
See you at SIRC
Insurers, reinsurers and risk managers will gather next week for the 13th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference.
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- October 29 2015
Validus hires China-focused underwriting manager
The appointment of Ellie Zhou forms part of the Bermuda-based insurer's continued expansion in Asia.
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- October 29 2015
Insurers take brunt of Indonesia’s haze disaster
Indonesia's regulator foresees a rise in claims related to forest fires in the country's provinces.
