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- December 21 2015
Muang Thai Life seeks approval for Cambodia JV
Thai life insurer embarks on its first life-insurance venture outside Thailand and expected to receive approval early next year.
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- December 18 2015
Malaysia’s general insurance industry to pick up in 2016
While the industry experienced a moderate slowdown this year, MII says growth will return in 2016.
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- December 17 2015
Vietnam market up 22% this year
The country's insurance market registered its best performance during the past five years.
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- December 17 2015
Business insurance low priority for Singapore SMEs
More than half of SMEs in the Lion City say insurance protection is low on their priority list.
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- December 17 2015
Manulife Philippines bancassurance deal gets clearance
Manulife Philippines can now sell insurance products at branches of China Savings Bank.
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- December 16 2015
Bank Rakyat Indonesia buys insurer for US$114m
Indonesia's second-largest lender is finalising its acquisition of Bringin Jiwa Sejahtera Life.
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- December 15 2015
Singapore policyholders ask for clarity on bonuses
Life insurance customers want to know why non-guaranteed bonuses have plunged.
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- December 15 2015
Microinsurance rises in the Philippines
Coverage widens to 31.1m, representing 62% of all insurance policies in the country.
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- December 15 2015
Lloyd’s registers first Malaysian reinsurer
AFR Asia Pacific becomes one of only 219 Lloyd’s registered brokers across the world.
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- December 11 2015
Zurich seeks to double premiums in Malaysia
The Swiss insurer wants to grow its market share to 5% during the next five years.
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- December 4 2015
Fitch says Malaysia’s insurance sector to remain stable
Malaysia's insurance and takaful sector remain strongly capitalised, supporting premium growth.
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- December 4 2015
Taiwanese insurers cleared to buy 100% of Vietnamese banks
Taiwan's FSC Chairman Tseng Ming-chung announced the development after a trip to Vietnam.
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- December 3 2015
Sun Life of Canada to invest in Philippine power industry
The investment will feature a 12-year loan agreement between the Canadian insurer and private partners.
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- December 2 2015
ACE Life seeks up to 30% premium growth in Indonesia
The insurer has said that it will add more agents and partner with more banks next year.
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- December 2 2015
Zurich withdraws Singapore life insurance business
The Swiss insurer stopped writing new business in Singapore on Tuesday to streamline its business.
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- November 27 2015
Indonesia growth to continue despite slowdown
Growth will be buoyed by the country's low penetration rate, improving risk awareness and rising population and affluence.
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- November 25 2015
Manulife completes US$1bn fundraising
The 12-year subordinate bonds pay a coupon of 3.181% and are guaranteed by Manulife Financial.
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- November 25 2015
Malaysia’s AmGeneral mulls takaful expansion
AmBank chairman Azman Hashim says the group's insurance unit is looking into a takaful licence.
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- November 24 2015
Evergrande buys stake in Chinese insurance JV
The Chinese property developer will pay US$617m for a 50% stake in Great Eastern Life Assurance (China).
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- November 23 2015
OCBC Bank claims lead in Singapore’s bancassurance market
Singapore's OCBC Bank said it has overtaken DBS Bank in terms of bancassurance sales.
