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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.
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- January 5 2018
Zurich buys HK telematics startup Bright Box
The company provides smartphone-based cloud technology that links drivers, vehicles and automakers.
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- December 8 2017
ZhongAn takes inspiration from Ping An on insurtech
China’s first and largest online-only issuer says the market is big enough to support both companies' ambitions.
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- December 1 2017
Racing to beat climate change
Insurers are divided on how climate change will affect the industry overall.
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- December 1 2017
FRS opens in Hong Kong and Malaysia
Financial Risk Solutions' two new offices are in Menara Darussalam in Kuala Lumpur and ICC in Hong Kong.
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- November 29 2017
Hong Kong insurers attract buyers seeking M&A-driven growth
US and European insurers look to Asia amid low growth and even lower interest rates, according to new research.
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- November 28 2017
Wesurance to roll out HK’s first AI-powered insurance app
The local insurtech startup says its app and virtual assistant Amy are set for launch next month.
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- November 21 2017
New shipowners’ insurance launched in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong China War Risk Syndicate covers marine hulls for acts of war, piracy and other potential dangers.
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- November 17 2017
AIA launches HK’s first blockchain-enabled bancassurance
The technology will cut the time it takes to process insurance applications while improving transparency.
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- November 17 2017
Asia drives Prudential’s new-business profit
Higher sales volumes and a boost from higher interest rates have driven results so far this year.
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- November 15 2017
HK to collect levy from insurance policyholders
The Insurance Authority will start at 0.04% during the first phase and will gradually increase.
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- November 13 2017
Peak Re wins MAS authorisation
The company has been authorised as a life and general reinsurer by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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- November 7 2017
Willis Towers Watson hires North Asia P&C consulting lead
Evariste Yeung will head up property and casualty insurance consulting across the region.
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- November 3 2017
HK regulator keen to encourage insurtech
The Insurance Authority has called for innovations that will help to cut premiums paid by customers.
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- October 25 2017
Party committees to be revived in Chinese insurance JVs
The Communist Party is aiming to bring back the formerly inactive committees to extend its representation in business.
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- October 23 2017
AIA’s value of new business hits projections, grows 20%
The performance comes after robust growth in China that made up for slower sales through IFAs in Hong Kong.
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- October 19 2017
John Leung warns of ‘grey rhinos’
CEO of Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority warns the city’s industry that it faces challenges in 2018.
