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- August 11 2015
Military Bank launches life insurance JV
The Vietnamese bank has teamed up with Ageas and Muang Thai Life Assurance to establish a joint venture.
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- August 10 2015
Aviva mulls raising stake in Indian JV
British insurer Aviva has announced plans to raise its stake in its business in India from 26% to 49%.
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- August 10 2015
Malaysia’s life insurers settle all MH370 claims
The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia has said that a total of M$16.9m was paid to the victims's families.
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- August 10 2015
Coface names new Asia-Pacific head
Credit insurer Coface has named Andrew Ross as regional head of Coface Global Solutions in Asia Pacific.
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- August 7 2015
MH370 claims to surface with debris find?
Flaperon found on Reunion Island could be the next step in solving the mystery of the Malaysia Airlines flight.
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- August 7 2015
AIG to focus on consolidating Japan business
Integration of Japan's Fuji Fire & Marine still a work in progress, according to CEO Peter Hancock.
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- August 7 2015
Insurers pass on Vietnam vs Man City fixture risk
Sponsor SHB Bank said that insurers in the region were unwilling to cover the risk of a no-show by the four-time Premiership champions.
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- August 7 2015
Singapore life insurers post 3% sales rise in H1
Lion City sees slim growth in both single premium and regular premium business.
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- August 6 2015
MetLife names Cindy Tang Asia communications head
Tang starts her new role on August 20, based in MetLife's Asia region office in Hong Kong.
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- August 6 2015
China to punish firms leaking medical insurance data
Insurance regulator to carry out inspections on firms found to have irregularities.
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- August 6 2015
GIC Re, names K Sananth Kumar as acting GM
Industry veteran replaces Ashok Roy who retired at the end of July.
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- August 5 2015
China Reinsurance files for HK IPO
State-owned reinsurer could raise up to US$2bn, hires CICC, UBS and HSBC as joint sponsors.
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- August 5 2015
Air India seeks bidders for US$9bn fleet insurance
Indian state flag carrier was faced with a 15% rise in premiums last year.
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- August 5 2015
Bangladesh to appoint auditor to check spending of life insurers
Majority of the country's life insurers were in breach of their respective spending limits last year.
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- August 5 2015
TigerRisk enters China and names Houqin Zhu as Hong Kong head
Reinsurance broker marks it's first presence in Asia with the hiring of former American Re and QBE Re veteran.
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- August 4 2015
Hong Kong’s insurance gap forecast to balloon by 2020
The gap will be among the highest in Asia within five years, up to as much as US$763 billion, say AIA and Citi.
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- August 4 2015
Singapore to implement compulsory insurance scheme
Starting November 1, all citizens and permanent residents will be covered under the national lifelong insurance scheme.
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- August 4 2015
HSBC targets Asia growth by expanding insurance business
The bank has reiterated its strategy of expanding its Asian insurance business and boosting its Pearl River delta presence.
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- August 3 2015
Majority of Taiwanese adults favour raising health insurance fees
Survey shows over 50% of Taiwanese in favour of paying more for their health insurance.
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- August 3 2015
Japan insurers seek 19% hike in earthquake premiums
The new increase could take effect by January 2017 but will be introduced in phases.
