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- September 19 2017
Mounting debt forces Hyundai Life to cut workforce
The company has reportedly placed 120 employees under a voluntary retirement programme as it faces mounting debt.
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- September 19 2017
Chinese life firms urged to diversify products
A senior official at CIRC wants insurers to innovate and offer more than just short-term life products.
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- September 19 2017
ZhongAn eyes HK expansion after IPO
The company is looking to sell life insurance and other healthcare products in the territory after it lists on HKEx.
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- September 18 2017
ZhongAn seeks US$11bn valuation in HK IPO
China's first internet-only insurer is selling a 15% stake that will see it raise US$1.5bn if the deal materialises.
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- September 15 2017
At least 20 bidders eye Axa wealth unit in HK
China Taiping Insurance and Country Garden are reportedly among the companies that have expressed an interest.
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- September 15 2017
Ant Financial’s agri insurance JV gets green light
China’s insurance regulator has given the go-signal for a joint venture with China United Insurance to begin operations.
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- September 11 2017
Blockchain to change insurance business model
The technology can reduce the uncertainty of insurers' risk pool system, says Deloitte.
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- September 8 2017
Allianz rebuffs Chinese takeover
It emerged this week that Anbang and HNA both attempted a takeover of the German insurer earlier this year.
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- September 8 2017
Listed Chinese insurers to benefit from risk crackdown
Efforts to contain the sale of risky short-term life insurance policies won't seriously affect the country's major insurers.
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- September 7 2017
Foreign insurers get access to wider market in China
CIRC says the government will open the local health, disaster and pension insurance markets.
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- September 7 2017
PartnerRe names new CEO for L&H in Asia
Jerome Matrundola joins from SCOR to lead the life and health business in the region.
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- September 6 2017
HSBC Insurance appoints Hong Kong CEO
Former interim chief executive Edward Moncreiffe will oversee HSBC’s insurance and pension business in the city.
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- September 6 2017
XL Catlin strengthens Asia casualty capability
Elishe Quek and Alice Chong join as casualty underwriters from AIG to take up positions in Singapore and Hong Kong.
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- September 6 2017
Huabang Financial to acquire Israel’s Clal Insurance
The controlling stake in the Israeli insurance and financial firm is valued at approximately US$1.36b.
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- September 6 2017
Growth of non-linked life premiums drops in HK
However, linked life business enjoyed a steep increase in growth, according to the latest data from the Hong Kong Insurance Authority.
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- September 5 2017
Anbang returns to more traditional business model
The company is preparing a new array of services and products to launch after its current ban expires.
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- September 4 2017
Sompo to sell Lloyd’s unit
The Japanese insurer will offload Sompo Canopius to private equity firm Centerbridge Partners for ¥100b.
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- September 4 2017
Chinese premium income growth slows
Total premium income grew at 21.3% through July, compared to more than 35% in the same period last year.
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- September 1 2017
Chinese ministries cooperate to discipline insurers
Insurers found violating rules will be restricted from establishing banking, securities and insurance subsidiaries.
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- August 31 2017
Korea’s health insurance outlays hit US$30bn
Spending on medical examinations, hospitalisations and drug purchases in the first half of the year rose 9.2%.
