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- May 19 2015
South Korea to launch online insurance supermarket
Website will initially focus on car insurance, health cost coverage insurance and savings insurance.
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- May 18 2015
Insurance acquisition will not weaken CTBC Financial’s credit profile
CTBC Financial’s outlook remains stable after announcement to acquire Taiwan life Insurance Co.
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- May 14 2015
CTBC Financial acquires Taiwan Life in US$1bn stock swap deal
CTBC Financial to swap 1.44 common shares in exchange for one Taiwan Life common share.
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- May 13 2015
S Korea’s Dongbu Insurance enters market in Myanmar
South Korean insurer to offer non-life insurance services with the opening of office in Yangon.
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- May 12 2015
Dai-ichi Life signs bancassurance deal with Vietnam’s HDBank
Both parties pledge to develop strategic cooperation between Vietnam's banking and insurance sectors.
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- May 11 2015
Fosun plans US$1bn share sale to fund insurance M&A
Company to invest in more insurers from Europe and the US in the coming years.
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- May 11 2015
China’s insurers raising capital for M&A
Fosun is set to raise US$1b as mainland insurers increasingly look overseas for investment opportunities.
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- May 9 2015
State-owned insurer China Taiping eyes raising US$1.74bn in share sale
The proceeds would be used to expand its insurance business and grow into new areas.
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- May 9 2015
Australia’s Honan Insurance acquires Singapore’s MACS
General Insurance and Employee Benefits broker in South East Asia acquired for an undisclosed amount.
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- May 7 2015
Anbang gets green light to acquire Belgium’s 100-year-old insurer
Acquisition marks the first time a Chinese insurance company acquiring 100% ownership of a European insurance firm.
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- May 7 2015
China encourages citizens to buy private health insurance
State Council offers tax reductions for premium payments of less than Rmb2,400 (US$392) per year.
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- May 5 2015
10 South Korean life insurance firms offering poorly written contracts
Contracts assessed based on clarity, brevity and comprehensibility.
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- May 5 2015
Japan mulls mandatory insurance for drone operators
Seen as part of the overall plan to regulate drone operations in the country.
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- May 5 2015
Peak Re makes good underwriting progress in 2014
After-tax profits came in at US$42 million.
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- May 4 2015
Fosun strikes US$1.8bn deal with US insurer Ironshore
Fosun already owns 20% of the casualty and property insurer, which it bought in August 2014 for US$464m.
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- May 1 2015
Aegon, and Tsinghua Tongfan invest in Chinese life insurer
Potential of China’s life insurance market attracts investment.
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- April 29 2015
Financial strength ratings of 9 Japanese insurers downgraded
Fitch Ratings stressed that an upgrade of any of the insurers was unlikely in the near future.
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- April 29 2015
Bangladesh to see first insurance JV if Mitsui Insurance gets license
Japan's largest insurance company, reportedly in talks with insurance regulators in Bangladesh.
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- April 28 2015
China sets charges for deposit insurance scheme
Scheme unlikely to have a major impact on banks and premiums.
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- April 27 2015
Japan’s Asahi Mutual Life Insurance to raise foreign bond investment
The Japanese Insurance firm says domestic yields remain too low.
