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- December 31 2018
Fubon Life buys Frankfurt’s Eurotower for US$658m
Taiwanese insurer has diversified its investment portfolio into Germany's property market.
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- December 31 2018
South Korea bank strikes deal with Vietnamese insurer
Petrolimex Insurance Corporation and Woori Bank have signed a bancassurance agreement.
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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 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 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
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
Asia’s first sidecar
Peak Re launched Asia’s first sidecar transaction, attracting US$75m of international capital.
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- December 14 2018
Anbang seeks to offload US$2.4bn bank stake
The troubled insurer is trying to facilitate yet another sale to raise capital and simplify the business.
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- December 14 2018
Compensation claims are rising rapidly in Asia Pacific
Claims are on the increase around the region according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.
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- December 13 2018
Kyobo Life has new year IPO wish
Life insurer will raise capital next year by floating on the Korea Exchange.
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- December 12 2018
29 firms jump on the Belt and Road Insurance Exchange
The Hong Kong regulator's initiative has had a warm welcome from the market.
