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- May 28 2018
Japanese insurers’ efforts to combat climate change still inadequate
Investment strategies are still not in accord with the Paris Agreement goals and progress has been very slow.
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- May 28 2018
Lisa Sun to lead AIG’s business in China
She joins the insurance group from Mercer, where she was CEO of its Hong Kong and South and East Asia zone.
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- May 25 2018
Mitsui Sumitomo returns to China life market
The MS&AD subsidiary has agreed to pay Rmb4.325b (US$668m) for a 37.5% stake in BoCommLife Insurance.
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- May 25 2018
China jails former PICC president
Wang Yincheng has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for allegedly taking bribes.
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- May 25 2018
Singapore’s finance and insurance sector accelerates
The city-state’s life insurance industry recorded a 14% rise in weighted new business premiums in the first quarter.
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- May 25 2018
Philippines insurance sector logs 34% premium growth
Total premiums collected in the January-March period increased 34.4% to P76.64bn (US$1.46bn).
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- May 24 2018
China’s online property insurance premiums rebound
Consumers are favouring apps and third-party platforms ahead of through insurers' websites.
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- May 24 2018
Indonesia affirms 80% ownership cap on foreign insurers
Overseas insurers that control more than the cap will be allowed to continue to operate.
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- May 24 2018
Australia’s CBA sells BoComm stake to Mitsui Sumitomo
The sale will fulfil a condition of the sale of its life insurance businesses in Australia and New Zealand to AIA.
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- May 24 2018
Korean life insurers see net profits fall
Dwindling sales of savings-type products and weaker investment returns are reducing income.
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- May 23 2018
Anbang selling majority stake in Century Securities
The Chinese government-controlled insurer is looking to raise at least US$565m from the sale.
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- May 23 2018
Warburg Pincus to buy 26% stake in IndiaFirst Life
The private equity firm is lining up to buy Legal and General's stake for approximately US$150m.
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- May 22 2018
JLT wins full China brokerage licence
The new licence offers the same scope as that permitted for a domestic insurance brokerage company.
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- May 22 2018
India’s top insurers told to boost risk buffers before merger
Irdai has asked the government to offer additional funds or allow the insurers to raise supplementary capital.
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- May 22 2018
China well-poised for further liberalisation
A top official noted that the country has built up strength in the banking and insurance spaces.
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- May 21 2018
Myanmar eyes insurance sector liberalisation
An investment official has hinted that it is likely to further open the industry to foreign investment.
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- May 18 2018
Does Mahathir herald change?
Malaysia’s foreign-controlled insurers are watching the new government for signs of change.
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- May 18 2018
Foreign firms in China rush
Overseas insurers are leaping at the opportunity to extend their presence after Xi Jinping cracks open the door.
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- May 18 2018
Malaysian insurtech startup Jirnexu raises US$11m funding
The KL-based online financial services provider has secured additional investment from SIG Asia Investment.
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- May 17 2018
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty targets Korea growth
The new branch earned €40 million in total premiums in 2017, roughly 10% of its overall Asia business.
