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- August 2 2017
Hong Kong official wants insurers to share information
The call is aimed at addressing the challenge posed by the increasing number of fraud cases in the industry.
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- August 2 2017
China tells Anbang to sell overseas assets
The company has been urged to channel its overseas investments back to China and dispose of its offshore assets.
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- August 2 2017
HDFC Standard, Max Life call off proposed merger
Failing to secure regulatory approval in India, the two companies have cancelled their merger plans.
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- August 1 2017
Insurance business lifts HSBC’s profit in Asia
Europe's biggest bank was boosted by stronger insurance and wealth management revenue in Hong Kong.
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- August 1 2017
Sahara Life to take regulator’s order to court
The Indian group is resisting the regulator's order to transfer its life business to ICICI Prudential.
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- July 31 2017
Indian insurers post 35% premium growth
Impressive results were driven by the strong performance of health, motor and fire insurance.
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- July 31 2017
AIA results boosted by HK and China
The strong results are the first to be reported under new group CEO Ng Keng Hooi.
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- July 31 2017
China to boost oversight on insurers’ ALM
Asset liability management practices will be the next area to face stricter supervision.
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- July 31 2017
ICICI Pru in final stages of Sahara India Life takeover
The two companies are in the final rounds of discussions, with completion expected soon.
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- July 28 2017
Promise over profits in India
Less than a year after new rules to nurture domestic reinsurance capability, ITI Re is set to quit the business.
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- July 28 2017
Two state-owned insurers set to apply for IPO in India
GIC and New India Assurance are expected to tender their applications for initial public offerings within three weeks.
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- July 28 2017
Mandatory insurance for doctors pushed in Singapore
The Singapore Medical Council and health ministry are lobbying for insurance that will protect physicians.
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- July 28 2017
Japanese life majors to cut foreign bond investment
Limited yields and yen risks have prompted a loss of appetite for overseas bond investments this year.
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- July 27 2017
IAG names chief digital officer
Mark Drasutis moves from NewsCorp to assume the newly created position and take a lead on customer experience.
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- July 27 2017
IDBI Federal Life Insurance eyes 100% stake sale
The sale could provide an exit for joint venture partners IDBI Bank, Federal Bank and Ageas.
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- July 27 2017
Axa aims to join India’s top 10 insurers
The French insurer will focus on growing its agency sales force and closing new bancassurance deals.
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- July 26 2017
Hong Kong exchange rejects AMTD’s insurance IPO
The prospectus was reportedly described as “substantially incomplete” and an attempted appeal ended in failure.
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- July 26 2017
Great Eastern posts solid profit
Net profit surged 173% year-on-year thanks to strong sales from agencies and bancassurance business.
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- July 26 2017
Aetna buys Bupa Thailand
The deal is part of a strategy to expand in Asia and go "broader and deeper" into local healthcare markets.
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- July 25 2017
Only 10% of Asian firms prepared for cyberattacks
Businesses in the region are ill-equipped against and not covered for cyber attacks, says QBE survey.
