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- June 4 2018
Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority closes in on new CEO
Clement Cheung, a former Commissioner of Insurance in the city, is expected to be named to the post.
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- May 31 2018
AIA hires chief digital officer
Daisuke Iwase joins from Lifenet Insurance, a listed direct life insurance firm in Japan, where he was president.
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- May 22 2018
China well-poised for further liberalisation
A top official noted that the country has built up strength in the banking and insurance spaces.
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- April 19 2018
APAC bancassurers tap blockchain to improve offerings
Banks in the region continue to leverage the technology to improve and expand their insurance offerings.
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- April 18 2018
HWI taps Jeremy Austen to launch Hong Kong unit
The industry veteran will help establish a new managing general agent in the city, NuVu Underwriting.
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- April 16 2018
Good Doctor targets US$1bn Hong Kong IPO
Ping An will spin off China’s largest health care and online medical platform in early May.
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- March 23 2018
Ping An plans spinoff and listing of four unicorns
Ping An Good Doctor and Lufax are among the startups being slated for initial public offerings.
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- March 21 2018
Financial Risk Solutions opens second Asia office
The unit-linked investment administration and compliance oversight software provider has opened in Hong Kong.
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- March 7 2018
Hong Kong lawmakers to tackle policyholder protection bill
Legislators aim to establish two compensation funds to protect against insurance firm bankruptcies.
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- February 28 2018
AIA’s boosts new business by 28%
The company said that the growth was due to sustained demand in its core markets of Hong Kong and China.
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- February 26 2018
Willis Towers Watson appoints new Hong Kong leadership
Ex-Sun Life Hong Kong CEO Roger Steel becomes managing director for Hong Kong and Macau.
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- February 15 2018
Peak Re says goodbye to IFC
Prudential Financial has acquired IFC's shareholding as the business outgrows its original emerging-market remit.
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- February 14 2018
Rising demand for IPO legal insurance in Hong Kong
New stock market listing rules are set to boost sales for legal insurance to cover liabilities from initial public offerings.
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- February 9 2018
Manulife Hong Kong reports strong 2017 growth
The healthy premium sales were a result of strong market demand for insurance and wealth products.
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- February 6 2018
Ping An Insurance’s units raise US$2.2bn in private financing
Investors in the three tech units included SoftBank, which placed US$400m with Ping An Good Doctor.
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- February 6 2018
FWD Group appoints Ken Lau for Greater China role
He joins from Union Life and will lead FWD in Hong Kong and Macau, and oversee expansion in Greater China.
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- January 30 2018
M&A activity among Hong Kong insurers to remain robust
M&A involving insurers in the city hit US$2.84bn in 2017 and growth is expected to continue this year.
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- January 24 2018
MetLife mulls sale of Hong Kong unit
The New York-based insurer is following in the footsteps of global counterparts Axa and MassMutual in exiting the city.
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- January 22 2018
HK’s FTLife Insurance names new CEO
Gerard Yang, who joined FTLife in 2016, previously worked for MetLife and takes on the chief executive role.
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- January 22 2018
Ping An eyes spinning off four subsidiaries
The units include Lufax, China's biggest online wealth management platform, and Ping An Good Doctor, an online medical platform.
