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- March 9 2017
Net income of Philippines firms up 26%
Premiums rose in the last three months of 2016 thanks to the expanded sale of life policies.
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- March 8 2017
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions opens KL office
The office will function under a Labuan FSA reinsurance licence and will be led by Juerg Stoll.
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- March 8 2017
Singapore insurers told to do the right thing
Regulator says insurers should do more than just comply with rules and implement control measures.
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- March 8 2017
AIA wins licence to operate in Cambodia
The group will start operations by the end of the year in a market with significant growth potential.
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- March 7 2017
Penalty against 22 insurers in Malaysia not final
The Malaysia Competition Commission has said the general insurers still have 30 days to appeal their case.
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- March 6 2017
Regulations to alter Malaysia’s life insurance industry
Bank Negara Malaysia's upcoming regulatory changes will make it tough for part-time insurance agents to survive.
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- February 28 2017
AIA, Manulife among bidders for SCB insurance arm
Acquisition of Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank is likely to be tagged the biggest ever acquisition of a South-East Asian insurer.
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- February 28 2017
Malaysia’s takaful industry posts double-digit growth
The Malaysian Takaful Association says 2016 represented another year of good growth for Islamic insurance.
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- February 24 2017
Singapore pushes for insurtech edge
The Lion City wants to become an insurtech hub, in line with a vision laid out in its Committee on the Future Economy.
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- February 24 2017
Thai life industry profits forecast to grow 6%
The Thai Life Assurance Association expects low interest rates to prompt a move into investment-linked products.
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- February 23 2017
Insurance initiatives among Apec agenda in Vietnam
Representatives from 21 economies acknowledged that Asia is among the areas most vulnerable to natural disasters.
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- February 21 2017
New AIA investment centre opens in Singapore
The unit will provide better management of internal funds to improve delivery of returns to policyholders.
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- February 20 2017
Malaysia crafts new privacy rules for banks, insurers
The act aims to protect data privacy and security by laying down codes of conduct in specific industries.
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- February 20 2017
Life revenues up 50% in Indonesia
The hike in total premium revenues was complemented by growth in bancassurance segment revenues.
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- February 17 2017
Malaysia market tipped to post higher growth in 2017
Hopes are high for the industry to post better growth this year as consumer confidence improves.
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- February 6 2017
Pru Life UK, GIZ tie up for Philippine initiative
The microinsurance partnership will address financial literacy and provide low-cost life insurance products.
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- February 3 2017
ACR completes acquisition of Malaysia units
The consolidation is part of a long-term strategy to enhance the operational efficiency of the ACR group.
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- February 2 2017
Blockchain-based insurance platform launched in Thailand
The decentralised platform was launched by the creators of the peer-to-peer YoCoin digital currency.
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- February 1 2017
Union Bank inks bancassurance deal with Insular Life
The Philippines bank offers a network of more than 300 branches and six million customers.
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- January 30 2017
Zurich, Chinese bank tie up on bancassurance
Indonesian entity of Swiss giant partners with Bank of China to explore bancassurance services.
