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- August 25 2017
Anbang Life’s credit rating lowered
A Chinese rating agency has downgraded the insurer three months after CIRC curtailed its operations.
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- August 21 2017
Jack Ma-backed firm eyes Asian unit of MassMutual
A consortium led by Yunfeng Financial Group has expressed interest to pay about US$1.7bn for the business.
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- August 21 2017
Ping An registers best half-year profit in a decade
The results were driven by strong growth in life premiums and came despite a government crackdown on the industry.
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- August 17 2017
Euler Hermes names senior executives to lead expansion
The trade credit insurer has appointed Clemens Philippi as CEO for Asean and Benoit Ganzmann as CEO for China.
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- August 15 2017
Asian insurance sector’s embedded value up 15.3%
China and Hong Kong seen as the main drivers, according to a survey from global consulting firm Milliman.
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- August 14 2017
Ping An to invest $1bn in tech R&D
The group will invest more on tech research and development this year, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence.
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- August 10 2017
Asia suffers US$10bn catastrophe losses in six weeks
The losses were recorded in July alone due to severe flooding, a catastrophe report from Aon says.
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- August 8 2017
Asian insurance M&A slumps by 40%
The decline is largely due to more stringent capital controls implemented in China, according to a study by Clyde & Co.
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- August 4 2017
China’s asset dilemma
The investment patterns of Chinese life companies such as Anbang continue to raise concerns.
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- August 4 2017
China insurers’ profits up 10% in H1
Industry players raked in Rmb116.1bn during the first six months of the year.
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- August 2 2017
China tells Anbang to sell overseas assets
The company has been urged to channel its overseas investments back to China and dispose of its offshore assets.
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- July 31 2017
AIA results boosted by HK and China
The strong results are the first to be reported under new group CEO Ng Keng Hooi.
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- July 31 2017
China to boost oversight on insurers’ ALM
Asset liability management practices will be the next area to face stricter supervision.
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- July 24 2017
China continues to rein in financial risks
Insurers in the country are now barred from offering credit products to companies for financing.
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- July 21 2017
Foresea Life to set up Communist Party committee
The move follows Xi Jinping's call for the enhancing of Party leadership in financial operations.
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- July 17 2017
Chinese insurers advised to divest non-core assets
An official from the the China Insurance Regulatory Commission has cautioned against a wide range of risks facing the industry.
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- July 13 2017
Ping An eyes fintech, healthcare assets abroad
China’s largest insurer by market value is on the hunt for assets in the US, Israel and Singapore.
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- July 12 2017
China considers experienced graft-buster for top CIRC post
China is likely to name Yang Xiaochao, secretary general of the Central Commission for Discipline, to oversee the industry.
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- July 10 2017
Swiss Re and Ping An combine to launch typhoon solution
The two companies have launched China's first mobile-enabled typhoon property parametric insurance solution.
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- July 7 2017
China overtakes Japan
The outlook for Asia's insurance markets is varied, as China becomes the world's second-biggest premium pot.
