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- August 6 2019
No-deal Brexit could benefit Hong Kong and Singapore
The scenario could see insurers and reinsurers relocate business to Asia, according to an EY survey.
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- August 5 2019
Will storm pilot help Macau’s SMEs?
The Monetary Authority of Macau has teamed up with five insurers and a reinsurer to help protect SMEs from powerful typhoons and storm surges.
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- August 5 2019
Munich Re’s Steven Chang becomes Greater China CEO
The senior exec helped establish the reinsurer's China operations in 2007.
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- August 5 2019
India incentivises reinsurers to set-up at finance hub
The Gandhinagar International Financial Services Centre is a key part of India's strategy to expand globally.
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- August 2 2019
Re-booting Malaysian M&A
Tokio Marine’s planned acquisition of RHB Bank’s insurance unit could mark the end of the divestment scare.
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- August 2 2019
Insurers criticised over Laos dam claims
One year after the collapse of a hydropower dam in Laos, critics are calling on the project’s insurers to pay out.
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- August 2 2019
Aviva examining sale of Asian operations: report
The UK firm has a portfolio across six Asian countries which could be worth as much as US$2bn.
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- August 2 2019
MSIG secures stake in Myanmar’s IKBZ
Japanese giant secures 10% of Myanmar's largest P&C player; five other foreign players also granted JV status.
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- August 2 2019
Eric Kwan joins Chubb in Singapore
Kwan will join the global giant to lead the P&C division on August 5.
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- August 1 2019
Hong Kong regulator releases broker education criteria
Minimum requirements have been stepped up while CPD hours will increase from from August 2021.
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- August 1 2019
Japan Post’s scandal escalates as president apologises
Masatsugu Nagato, president of Japan Post Holdings, said the firm had betrayed its customers.
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- July 31 2019
IPO of India’s life major LIC on cards again
A listing could make The Life Insurance Corporation of India the most valuable company on India's stockmarket.
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- July 30 2019
Now Health appoints Greater China MD
The Hong Kong-headquartered firm has created a new management role.
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- July 30 2019
AIA begins Hebei and Tianjin journey
The expansion in China means the life player has seven operations across the country.
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- July 30 2019
FWD signs to digital underwriting platform
FWD is using Pacific Life Re's digital UnderwriteMe platform in Singapore.
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- July 29 2019
Peter Tam resigns from HKFI
The search for a successor at the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers has begun.
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- July 29 2019
Chubb promotes and replaces Thailand senior exec
Country president Edward Kopp is taking on a regional role.
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- July 26 2019
China health premiums driven by fear
The sale of critical illness cover in China is growing so fast that even mobile apps are now trying to get in on the action.
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- July 26 2019
Notes on a Japanese scandal
The discovery of thousands of inappropriate sales at Japan Post Insurance has shaken the company's reputation.
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- July 26 2019
Piracy increases in the Singapore Strait
Overall piracy incidents are down in the first six months of the year.
