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- November 3 2017
The times are not a-changing
Economy outlook: the Fed’s new governor signals policy continuity, while Japan and China also pursue more of the same.
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- October 27 2017
GIC Re debut fails to impress
India’s state-owned reinsurer got off to a mediocre start this week after its shares started trading in Mumbai and Delhi.
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- October 27 2017
Inconvenient truths
The current market cycle will force the industry to confront some harsh realities in 2018, says Hamilton CFO.
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- October 20 2017
Asian insurers double ETF inflows
Ultra-low interest rates and weak underwriting margins are driving new investment decisions.
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- October 19 2017
John Leung warns of ‘grey rhinos’
CEO of Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority warns the city’s industry that it faces challenges in 2018.
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- October 13 2017
An end to softness?
After three hurricanes in the US and two earthquakes in Mexico, reinsurers are probably facing a loss of around US$100bn.
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- October 13 2017
Games, trains and electricity
What institutional investors are looking at ahead of China’s next five-year plan.
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- October 6 2017
Embracing the blockchain
Development of blockchain technology in the insurance industry continues to make strides.
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- October 6 2017
M&A revival?
Deal-making has been on a downward trend this year, but activity seems to be reviving.
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- September 29 2017
Relying on India
Reliance Capital is launching a standalone health insurance company to capitalise on the country’s growth.
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- September 29 2017
ZhongAn debuts in Hong Kong
Shares in China’s first online insurer got off to a flying start, but the company faces challenges.
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- September 22 2017
Asia’s evolving risks
The region faces a confluence of risks, from rising inequality to the growing cyber threat.
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- September 22 2017
Interconnected insurance
We speak to data centre and interconnection specialist Equinix's James Maudslay about the industry’s progress in digitisation.
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- September 15 2017
Eastern exposure
Climate change and the growth of coastal megacities is exposing Asia to increasing risk from windstorms.
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- September 15 2017
What customers want
Companies that succeed in the future will be those that successfully redefine the very nature of what it means to be an insurer.
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- September 8 2017
Allianz rebuffs Chinese takeover
It emerged this week that Anbang and HNA both attempted a takeover of the German insurer earlier this year.
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- September 8 2017
Reinsurers look to Asia
As market conditions get “ugly”, Asian diversification is more important than ever for reinsurers.
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- September 1 2017
Targeting Asia’s greying population
Insurers could be missing a trick by not offering more retirement income products to the region’s ageing population.
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- August 31 2017
Reinsurance industry braces for Harvey impact
Will the storm, the first major hurricane to make landfall in the US since 2005, bring an end to the soft reinsurance market?
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- August 25 2017
Convergence of reinsurance and capital management roundtable
Prominent industry voices discuss this important topic and how it is affecting the sector in Asia in a roundtable with Allianz Re.
