Chinese crackdown on insurers intensifies
January 19 2018 by InsuranceAsia News-
Australian, UK regulators greenlight Ardonagh’s takeover bid for PSC
- September 19
The US$1.5bn scheme of arrangement to buy all the shares of the Australian broking group is now pending PSC's shareholders' and the court's approvals.
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Australia’s reinsurance pool led to a 21% fall in home premiums: study
- September 18
The study by an MIT researcher claims that public reinsurance is a cost-effective policy solution for rehabilitating insurance markets affected by catastrophic climate risks.
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Suncorp CEO Steve Johnston to chair ICA board
- September 17
Johnston, who joined the ICA board as director in August 2021, will begin his term as chair on January 1, 2025, succeeding Nick Hawkins, IAG managing director and CEO, who has served as president of the board for the past two years.
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Taiwan’s regulator blocks CTBC Financial’s US$4.1bn bid for Shin Kong Financial
- September 17
The regulator's rejection now paves the way for the conglomerate's merger with Taishin Financial. Still, a merger will have little impact to Shinkong Insurance, Taiwan’s third-largest P&C insurer, whose biggest shareholder is separate and independent from the conglomerate.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
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CCi | LEG3/06: A delay analyst’s perspective on defect exclusions
Tackling contentious issues by applying the learning from the industry’s collective experience is key to improving the claims experience, writes CCi’s Steven Horne.
