Country: East Asia Page 224 / 227
-
- June 2 2015
Sales of investment-linked assurance products fall 42% in Q1
Sales plunge dramatically after Hong Kong regulators tightened rules in January.
-
- June 1 2015
China’s corporate insolvency forecast to rise this year
Atradius, Euler Hermes and Coface all issue reports predicting an increase for mainland China insolvency.
-
- June 1 2015
Japan’s nonlife insurers plan hike in auto insurance premiums
Growing number of accidents in Okinawa and the rise in vehicle damage caused by typhoons among the factors.
-
- May 30 2015
China Life Insurance elects new chairman of the board
Yang Mingsheng election comes a week after he was also elected as an executive director of the company.
-
- May 30 2015
Fosun shifts focus to insurance
Conglomerate expected to sell more of its own equity as it focuses on developing its insurance business.
-
- May 28 2015
Japan passes healthcare insurance reforms
Contribution percentages for patients aged 75 and over will be increased.
-
- May 27 2015
Taiwan’s Fubon Life pays US$540m for Madame Tussauds London site
Taiwanese life giant plans to buy as much as US$3bn of overseas properties.
-
- May 26 2015
ACE establishes new team to focuses on Hong Kong SMEs
Multiline insurer also appoints Joseph Lee as senior business development manager for the Commercial Lines team in HK.
-
- May 26 2015
Japan’s earthquake insurance premiums set to rise
Premium increase to be implemented in stages by 20% to 30% on average.
-
- May 26 2015
Hong Kong tops table of health insurance premiums among expats
High cost of living, rising healthcare costs, and high volume of plans purchased attributed, according to a report.
-
- May 25 2015
Swiss Re completes acquisition of RSA’s China business
World's second biggest reinsurer pays GBP71m (US$111m) to acquire Sun Alliance Insurance.
-
- May 25 2015
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Life eyes US$460m in IPO
Mirae will sell 5.4 million existing shares and issue 40 million new shares for the IPO.
-
- May 20 2015
Japan’s Nippon Life to acquire operator of insurance agencies
Acquisition is part of Nippon Life's aim to acquire independent agencies.
-
- May 19 2015
Accident insurance targets Japan’s aging population
Accident insurance products offered specifically for people aged 65 or over.
-
- May 19 2015
South Korea to launch online insurance supermarket
Website will initially focus on car insurance, health cost coverage insurance and savings insurance.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
