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- February 22 2018
Risk culture still lacking in Asia – EY
Less than half of insurers across the region have developed a risk culture or risk conduct framework.
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- February 21 2018
US$375bn awaits insurance innovators, says Accenture
The largest of these revenue growth opportunities will arise in Asia Pacific, a new report says.
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- February 21 2018
HDFC seeks to acquire Apollo Munich
India’s biggest mortgage firm has entered into the talks as part of a new push for growth through acquisitions.
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- February 20 2018
Myanmar opens doors to three foreign insurers
Local players are strongly opposed to liberalisation but the government is driving reform nevertheless.
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- February 20 2018
SoftBank eyes board seats at Swiss Re
Founder Masayoshi Son is reportedly scheduled for a meeting with the Swiss company to discuss a possible agreement.
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- February 20 2018
China’s public insurance adjusters to see more scrutiny
CIRC has said public insurance regulators should be organised as either partnerships or corporations.
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- February 19 2018
Sun Life to embark on acquisitions
The planned spending spree has been helped by better-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter.
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- February 19 2018
Khazanah unit to sell its Turkish insurance business
The Malaysian sovereign wealth fund is seeking to dispose of Istanbul-based Acibadem Sigorta.
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- February 19 2018
China’s Rongfeng asked to justify plan to buy stake in Greek insurer
Doubts emerge it may not have the capacity to engage in the deal with Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance
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- February 15 2018
FWD hires Arthur Lee as South-East Asia chairman
He will oversee FWD’s expansion in the region, as well as leading corporate governance across the group.
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- February 15 2018
IAG reviews Asian operations
The review comes after a sharp surge in its first half 2017 profits, owing to higher premiums.
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- February 15 2018
Bank Danamon considers selling stake in insurance subsidiary
The Indonesian bank's insurance subsidiary is attracting interest from foreign investors.
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- February 14 2018
Rising demand for IPO legal insurance in Hong Kong
New stock market listing rules are set to boost sales for legal insurance to cover liabilities from initial public offerings.
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- February 14 2018
Chinese regulator puts cap on insurers’ overseas financing
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission has limited foreign borrowing to 20% of an insurer's net assets.
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- February 14 2018
Great Eastern mulls expansion in Indonesia, Thailand
The insurer’s goals include becoming one of the 10 biggest insurers in Indonesia within the next five years.
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- February 13 2018
India market to reach US$280bn by 2020
Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu cited the country's rosy economic prospects as a driver for the insurance industry.
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- February 13 2018
China Life reportedly acquiring AMP’s life assets for US$3bn
A possible deal to buy the troubled life insurance assets could be announced in May, according to reports.
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- February 13 2018
Life firms embracing digitalisation to battle stagnation
Insurance companies are integrating technology to prevent loss of market share to startups, says Deloitte.
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- February 13 2018
XL Catlin appoints China country manager
Phil Xue joins from Guy Carpenter to take up role of chief executive officer of XL Insurance (China).
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- February 12 2018
FWD Life appoints new chairman for Philippine business
The country’s former ambassador to the US, Jose Cuisia, has taken up the role to replace Julian Lipman.
