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- April 3 2015
Bangladesh allocates $200m to reform insurance sector
The country's insurance regulator is being tasked with modernising and professionalising the industry.
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- April 2 2015
AIG unloads $500m stake in China’s PICC
America's biggest commercial insurer cuts its stake in PICC Property & Casualty to 8.2% as it seeks to raise funds.
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- March 26 2015
China’s insurance industry solvency remains stable
China's insurance regulator says industry solvency is stable despite the impact of the second-generation solvency regime.
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- March 25 2015
Chinese insurers trial heavy equipment insurance
Seven Chinese insurers have joined a pilot scheme to co-insure heavy equipment or high-technology.
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- March 19 2015
Chinese insurers invest $4.79b in nursing homes
Encouraged by central government, eight insurers are building nursing homes across China.
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- March 19 2015
South Korea’s insurance firms lead rise in debt holdings in 2014
Increase in debt holdings was attributed to the record fall of local yields.
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- March 18 2015
Opportunities rise for insurers as Asia Pacific strengthens solvency regulations
Asia insurers are now seeing further opportunities as countries in the Asia Pacific region move to strengthen their solvency regulations, the latest Asia Pacific Solvency Regulation report by Aon Benf... To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have […]
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- March 17 2015
Min Ong to lead Berkshire insurance’s energy business in Asia
Ong, based in Singapore, will lead the energy business of BHSI as Asia Regional Head of Energy
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- March 17 2015
Thailand life insurers’ capitalization, earnings remain solid
Report says Thailand will continue to get the attention of foreign players while non-life insurers have solid capital positions that will buffer against risks.
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- March 17 2015
HK doctors claim new health insurance scheme financially unsustainable
The scheme aims to encourage Hong Kong residents to buy health insurance and switch to private doctors.
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- March 16 2015
Towers Watson names new Asia Pacific insurance head
Sam Farrimond joins Towers Watson from Hong Kong-based Shoreline Asia
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- March 16 2015
Japan’s Nippon Life could raise stake in Reliance Life after India’s new insurance bill
Japanese life insurance giant had shown interest in raising its stake from 26% to 49% before the bill was passed.
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- March 16 2015
Indonesia to ease investment rules for insurance funds
Easing the investment rules will boost the local bond market says Financial Services Authority
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- March 16 2015
Hong Kong’s property insurer SHKPI gets ratings affirmation
Sun Hung Kai Properties Insurance Limited (SHKPI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) Ltd receives financial strength rating of A (Excellent).
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- March 16 2015
China considers launching a deposit insurance scheme in H1
The proposed scheme will pay a maximum compensation of Rmb500,000 (USD81,500) per depositor should a bank suffer insolvency.
