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- November 20 2015
China considering new financial super-regulator
A regulatory official has revealed that banking, insurance and securities regulators may be merged.
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- November 20 2015
European insurers suffer highest losses from Tianjin
Zurich's US$275 million loss was the highest among insurance companies from around the world.
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- November 20 2015
Nippon Life set to regain crown as Japan’s top life insurer
The insurer has boosted revenue by launching new foreign currency products sold through banks.
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- November 20 2015
Premiums for luxury cars in Korea to rise by up to 15%
The highest increase will apply to 38 imported models, including most BMW and Mercedes vehicles.
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- November 19 2015
Fidelidade to invest in China’s capital markets
The Fosun-owned insurer will be the first Portuguese firm to invest in the Chinese stock market.
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- November 19 2015
Korean insurers post 17.3% income rise
The country's financial watchdog said the results were driven by robust investment gains.
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- November 19 2015
China to allow insurance firms to broaden investments
The revised regulation could allow investments in office buildings, hotels, business facilities and warehouses.
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- November 18 2015
Storms likely hit profit of Japan’s non-life insurers
Summer typhoons seem to have had a negative effect on net profits at Japan's top three non-life insurers.
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- November 18 2015
China seals insurance regulations deal with Russia
CIRC and Bank of Russia agree to promote cooperation between the two countries' insurance regulators.
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- November 17 2015
Cerulli names Taiwan as Asia’s most attractive ILP market
The Boston-based research house says that Taiwanese insurers continue to favour investment-linked products.
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- November 17 2015
Chinese car insurers to use big data in pricing
Usage-based insurance in the Chinese auto sector could be a US$47 billion market by 2020.
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- November 16 2015
Japan Post Insurance IPO not a catalyst for change
Fitch says the country's private life insurers will not be affected by the listing of state-owned behemoth.
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- November 16 2015
China Life pays US$754m for Hong Kong office tower
The One HarbourGate deal will rank as the biggest office-tower acquisition in Kowloon.
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- November 13 2015
Japan mulls insurance to protect farmers from TPP
Protectionism to take a new form after Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal comes into effect
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- November 12 2015
CTBC Life seeks to acquire China’s ABC Life
The Taiwanese firm is pushing ahead despite the timetable for the acquisition having lapsed.
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- November 12 2015
Korea to provide more trade insurance perks
The scheme, which is aimed at SMEs, is part of an attempt to stimulate falling exports.
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- November 11 2015
Anbang agrees to buy US insurer for US$1.6bn
The deal will make Anbang one of the biggest insurers in fixed indexed annuity products in the US.
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- November 11 2015
Sompo Japan looks offshore for higher yields
Japan's second-largest property insurer is planning to increase its holdings of foreign bonds.
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- November 11 2015
Zurich appoints new Japan head
Masachika Nishiura will take over from the retiring Akira Kitazawa on January 1 2016.
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- November 10 2015
Returns on China’s variable life insurance products plunge
Sinolink Securities says the products have lost 11.43% on average during Q3 of this year.
