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- August 26 2016
China’s surging private health market
China’s crowded and inefficient public hospitals are encouraging people to turn to private health insurance.
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- August 19 2016
How Ping An is crushing the competition
The group comfortably beat analyst estimates with its first-half results announced this week, delivering profit growth of 17.7%.
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- August 19 2016
No slowdown in Indonesia’s regulatory zeal
The president has approved plans to create holding companies for state-owned enterprises, eventually including entities for insurance.
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- August 12 2016
Asian ports are world’s riskiest
Ports at Nagoya in Japan and Guangzhou in China pose the biggest risk of financial loss in the world.
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- August 12 2016
HDFC and Max pave the way for Indian consolidation
HDFC Standard Life and Max Life are going ahead with a merger that will create India’s biggest private-sector insurer.
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- August 5 2016
Mutual appreciation
Insurance groups that are owned by policyholders and run for their benefit are making a comeback.
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- August 5 2016
Regulatory changes worry reinsurers
Reinsurers are worried about the effect of increasing regulation amid the persistence of tough market conditions.
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- July 29 2016
Are virtual Pokemon a real-world risk?
Several players of the world’s hottest new mobile game have already come to harm while hunting for Pikachu and his friends.
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- July 28 2016
Asian insurance markets face headwinds
But outlook remains positive as fundamental drivers of demand growth remain intact, at least for now.
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- July 22 2016
Foreign health insurers need to take risks in China
The market is huge and growing rapidly, but regulatory challenges will prevent all but the biggest foreign players from succeeding.
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- July 22 2016
Asia targeted for ILS growth
The rapid growth of insurance-linked securities in developed markets could be set to spill over into emerging Asia.
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- July 15 2016
Asian insurtech funding takes off
Funding for fintech ventures in Asia is rising steeply as investors bet on the potential for emerging-market startups.
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- July 14 2016
Baoneng resumes hostile takeover of Vanke
The Chinese insurer raised its stake to 25% when the developer's shares resumed trading after a six-month suspension.
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- July 8 2016
La Nina causing flood havoc
A possible swing to La Nina led to widespread flood and landslide damage across Asia during June.
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- July 8 2016
China draws on insurers to fund One Belt One Road
CIRC has made it easier for mainland insurers to invest in infrastructure as part of a bid to direct capital to projects.
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- July 1 2016
Much ado about Brexit
The UK’s vote to leave the EU caused alarm around the world, but the industry is taking a relatively benign view.
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- July 1 2016
Uncertain outlook for Asia’s emerging insurance markets
Modest global economic growth, persistently low interest rates, financial market volatility and regulatory changes pose significant risks.
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- June 24 2016
Cars that don’t crash won’t need insurance
What happens to the market for auto insurance when the majority of cars on the road are effective at preventing crashes?
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- June 24 2016
Can public-private initiative close protection gap?
The recent International Insurance Society conference in Singapore marked a significant step for the Insurance Development Forum.
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- June 17 2016
‘You guys aren’t helping’
Forget innovation, insurance buyers complain that the industry in Asia is still not getting the basics right.
