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- June 7 2019
China relaxes rules on foreign currencies for insurers
The move will help insurers and reinsurers to transfer foreign capital home.
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- June 6 2019
Exiting India’s life market
As many as 15 promoters in 11 life insurance companies may be interested in divesting, but who will buy?
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- June 6 2019
Tokio Marine to merge with Safety in Thailand
The move follows the acquisition of Safety from IAG last year.
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- June 5 2019
Two Charles Taylor employees arrested in Hong Kong
Arrests follow a court hearing in Hong Kong this week amid a dispute with rival McLarens.
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- June 5 2019
Hospital group to take 51% stake of Cigna’s Indian JV
Manipal Education Medical & Group set to take a controlling stake in Cigna TTK.
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- June 4 2019
Payment giant in talks with US$100m Indian insurtech
India's Paytm is potentially looking to diversify through aggregator Coverfox.
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- June 4 2019
Japan’s life majors exposure to foreign assets “key risk”
Moody's is warning of a growing risk from overseas investments made by Japan's four life majors.
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- June 3 2019
Chan Kin-por becomes Well Link Insurance group CEO
Veteran operator and Legco representative to replace CF Choy who is retiring.
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- June 3 2019
Hong Kong’s Q1 life premiums boosted by 12.3%
Hong Kong's life firms are benefiting from Chinese consumers while P&C business returns to profit.
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- June 3 2019
Prudential signs up Tictrac in wellness push
Tictrac will provide customers with detailed wellness data.
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- June 3 2019
India’s Hero FinCorp in talks to buy Reliance GI
Reliance's parent company is under pressure to raise cash quickly to repay debt.
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- May 31 2019
Singapore attracts Floridian ILS sponsors
The market has brought deals from Security First and Safepoint, but still no Asian sponsors.
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- May 31 2019
Generali promotes Axel Roesner to lead GC&C Asia
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial has replaced Hayden Seach who has relocated to Italy.
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- May 30 2019
Tune unveils ambitious growth plan and Vietnam target
Malaysia's Tune Protect wants to grow in the insurtech space and is in talks with another insurer.
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- May 30 2019
HSBC rebrands and expands in Singapore
The revamp is part of a plan to grow wealth revenues in Asia by at least US$1bn by 2020.
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- May 29 2019
Taiwan’s life players told to shape up
The regulator is examining the country's life books more closely as companies prepare for IFRS 17.
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- May 29 2019
Swiss Re closes Singapore US$100m ILS deal
The ILS placement by Swiss Re Capital Markets will help protect against storms in Florida.
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- May 29 2019
Typhoon Jebi loss could reach US$16bn
JMP Securities said the new figure for the Japan storm was based on interviews in Bermuda.
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- May 28 2019
Japan’s insurers under pressure on fire losses
Fire insurance profitability for Japan’s insurers remains stagnant, says Moody's.
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- May 28 2019
French adjuster in talks to buy GM Consultant
An acquisition by Stelliant would give its subsidiary TGS a foothold in Asia.
