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- December 28 2018
Carlyle-GIC consortium eyes US$742m stake in SBI Life
India is becoming an increasingly attractive market for foreign investors.
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- December 28 2018
Hong Kong conglomerate buys FT Life for US$2.75bn
Chinese private equity firm JD Capital bought the company in 2015 for US$1.4bn.
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- December 28 2018
Indonesia counts cost of deadly volcano and tsunami
Initial reports suggest that insured losses could be more than US$1bn.
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- December 27 2018
Malaysian regulator signs off FWD purchase from HSBC
Life insurer's expansion into its next market in Asia is one step closer.
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- December 27 2018
China Taiping to promote Shanghai as research hub
Insurer signs agreement to promote training and data in the Chinese city.
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- December 21 2018
Sun Life invests in ‘virtual’ Hong Kong startup Bowtie
New insurer has taken advantage of a special licence from the Hong Kong Insurance Authority.
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- December 21 2018
Berkley Insurance Asia recruits Hong Kong head of casualty
The specialist insurer is growing again in the Special Administrative Region.
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- December 21 2018
Life premiums down in 2018
InsuranceAsia News research shows that life insurance premiums in some of Asia’s most significant markets look set to fall during 2018.
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- December 21 2018
MS&AD ups stake in Swiss Re’s UK life consolidator
The deal comes ahead of an expected initial public offering in 2019.
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- December 20 2018
EU approves China Re acquisition
The European Commission has approved the reinsurer's bid for the the Lloyd's insurer.
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- December 20 2018
Blockchain to help identify fake motor cover in Hong Kong
The technology implementation is a first for motor insurance in Asia.
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- December 19 2018
Wanda sells stake in Aeon Life for US$390m
The Chinese conglomerate Wanda is offloading its stake to property developer Greentown China.
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- December 19 2018
HSBC Insurance hires three senior execs in Singapore
The UK-headquartered bank has bolstered its Singapore insurance operations.
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- December 18 2018
Insurers’ social contributions are important too
William Cox and Patrick Rozario explain how insurance firms are contributing to Social ROI.
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- December 18 2018
Solvency ratios are improving in China: regulator
Risk profiles are benefiting from reduced leverage and enhanced business structures.
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- December 18 2018
Millions more living in Japan’s flood zones: study
The number of households in flood-prone areas has climbed 25% since 1995.
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- December 17 2018
Myanmar plans licences for foreign insurers in 2019
Foreign firms could provide better quality products and distribution.
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- December 17 2018
Japan Post eyes stake in US firm Aflac
One of Japan's largest insurers is looking to diversify in the US through an investment of up to US$2.6bn.
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- December 14 2018
India’s GIC Re retains first refusal
New reinsurance regulations published this week maintain the status quo.
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- December 14 2018
Asia’s first sidecar
Peak Re launched Asia’s first sidecar transaction, attracting US$75m of international capital.