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- February 11 2016
China becomes third-largest market in the world
The market was valued at US$1.83 trillion last year, more than double the value five years ago.
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- February 11 2016
Meiji Yasuda’s US$5bn StanCorp acquisition approved
The Japanese life insurer has reportedly won regulatory approvals in the US and Japan for its landmark acquisition.
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- February 11 2016
Bangladesh restricts Metlife from sending profits to US
IDRA has refused to issue a permit for the insurer to repatriate its profits to its headquarters in the US.
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- February 8 2016
Indian firms forecast rise in catastrophe premiums
Expected hike estimated to be up to 20% for next fiscal year.
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- February 8 2016
Group says insured losses in Tianjin blast likely to near US$6bn
International Union of Marine Insurers (IUMI) sees losses as largest in marine history.
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- February 8 2016
Indonesia exempts unit-linked life products from new bond rules
Firms will soon be allowed to manage their own portfolios in government bonds independently.
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- February 5 2016
China takes aim at Hong Kong offshoring practice
The government is concerned that purchases of insurance in Hong Kong are being used to move money offshore.
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- February 5 2016
Korea regulator probes alleged premium cartel
Four mid-sized insurance firms are accused of colluding to increase car insurance premiums.
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- February 5 2016
Dah Sing’s US$1bn insurance asset lures Chinese firms
More than 20 Chinese property developers and other firms have shown strong interest in bidding.
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- February 5 2016
India’s LIC sees market share plunge in December
The fall is attributed to the lack of a unit-linked insurance plan when India's stock markets recovered last year.
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- February 5 2016
Philippine government taps insurance funds for projects
New regulations are needed to facilitate investments by the sector in PPP infrastructure projects.
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- February 4 2016
Indonesia’s legislators seek limits on foreign ownership
No decision yet on threshold, says OJK, but existing majority owners are hoping for an exemption.
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- February 4 2016
China caps Hong Kong insurance purchases
Foreign exchange regulator is stepping up administrative measures to slow capital outflows.
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- February 4 2016
Asia United Bank seeks bancassurance partners
Bank's president says that potential partners have approached the bank for a possible deal.
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- February 4 2016
China’s iKang acquires 45% stake in NCI Health
Under the deal, NCI and iKang will serve customers across 100 medical centres in China.
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- February 3 2016
China sets new capital requirements for firms
C-ROSS has now been officially implemented to ensure rational growth of the country's insurance industry.
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- February 3 2016
China’s ZhongAn launches cloud insurance with Aliyun
China's first online insurance company has partnered with Alibaba's cloud computing service provider.
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- February 3 2016
Japanese majors complete London acquisitions
Mitsui Sumitomo and Sompo Japan have formally closed deals to acquire Amlin and Canopius.
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- February 2 2016
New players to boost Philippine sales to US$6.3bn in 2016
The Insurance Commission is forecasting ambitious premium income growth of 28% this year.
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- February 2 2016
GIC Re to open China branch
The office will open within the next two to three months, according to chief managing director Alice Vaidyan.
