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- August 14 2015
Willis acquires Taiwan’s Elite Risk Services
Willis has paid an undisclosed sum for the Taiwanese specialist broker, doubling its presence in the country.
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- August 14 2015
North Korea responds to growing insurance demand
State insurance firm KNIC will soon offer insurance policies to cover fruit farms and mobile phones.
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- August 13 2015
Sumitomo to buy Symetra for US$3.8bn
Sumitomo Life has agreed to pay US$3.8bn to buy Berkshire Hathaway-backed Symetra Financial.
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- August 13 2015
Dai-ichi becomes Japan’s top life insurer
The company has overtaken Nippon Life Insurance after a 56.8% rise in revenue in the second quarter.
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- August 13 2015
Anbang offers US$1bn for Japan’s Simplex
The acquisitive Chinese insurer is seeking to enter Japan's real estate market through an auction.
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- August 12 2015
Insurance complaints on the rise in China
In the first six months of this year, complaints about insurance contracts in China grew by 4.03%.
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- August 12 2015
Only 10% of Taiwan’s cars insured against storms
Typhoon Soudelor wrought havoc in Taiwan, but only a fraction of vehicles in the country are insured for storms.
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- August 12 2015
Yield-hungry Dai-ichi Life invests in Indonesian bonds
Dai-ichi Life has made its first investment into Japanese yen-denominated Indonesian sovereign bonds.
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- August 11 2015
Sumitomo in M&A talks with Symetra Financial
Japan's fourth-largest insurer is reportedly in talks with Symetra Financial as it seeks to expand overseas.
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- August 10 2015
Coface names new Asia-Pacific head
Credit insurer Coface has named Andrew Ross as regional head of Coface Global Solutions in Asia Pacific.
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- August 7 2015
AIG to focus on consolidating Japan business
Integration of Japan's Fuji Fire & Marine still a work in progress, according to CEO Peter Hancock.
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- August 6 2015
MetLife names Cindy Tang Asia communications head
Tang starts her new role on August 20, based in MetLife's Asia region office in Hong Kong.
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- August 6 2015
China to punish firms leaking medical insurance data
Insurance regulator to carry out inspections on firms found to have irregularities.
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- August 5 2015
China Reinsurance files for HK IPO
State-owned reinsurer could raise up to US$2bn, hires CICC, UBS and HSBC as joint sponsors.
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- August 5 2015
TigerRisk enters China and names Houqin Zhu as Hong Kong head
Reinsurance broker marks it's first presence in Asia with the hiring of former American Re and QBE Re veteran.
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- August 4 2015
Hong Kong’s insurance gap forecast to balloon by 2020
The gap will be among the highest in Asia within five years, up to as much as US$763 billion, say AIA and Citi.
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- August 4 2015
HSBC targets Asia growth by expanding insurance business
The bank has reiterated its strategy of expanding its Asian insurance business and boosting its Pearl River delta presence.
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- August 3 2015
Majority of Taiwanese adults favour raising health insurance fees
Survey shows over 50% of Taiwanese in favour of paying more for their health insurance.
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- August 3 2015
Japan insurers seek 19% hike in earthquake premiums
The new increase could take effect by January 2017 but will be introduced in phases.
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- July 31 2015
Taiwan issues OIU licenses to 14 insurance firms
Licenses are part of Taiwan's efforts to be seen as an asset management hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
