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- October 21 2016
Korean pensioners try cat bonds
A Korean pension fund has become the first financial institution in the country to invest in catastrophe bonds.
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- October 20 2016
Hanwha Life acquires 4.1% stake in Lending Club
Investing in the world’s largest peer-to-peer lender is part of an effort to enhance its fintech capabilities.
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- October 14 2016
Samsung shows how not to do a recall
The Korean company's botched response to its exploding Note 7 smartphone provides a lesson in managing crises.
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- October 13 2016
Korean firms to face sluggish growth in 2017
Persistent low interest rates, weak economic growth and an ageing population are to blame.
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- October 12 2016
Koreans spend W100tn on social insurance
Costs last year increased 6.3% from the preceding year, according to the Korea Employers Federation.
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- October 10 2016
New payback scheme for savings insurance in South Korea
New scheme begins with completion of insurance premium payment.
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- September 13 2016
Korean savings fund to invest US$40M in cat bonds
The Public Officials Benefit Association will choose at least two asset management firms to commit the funds.
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- September 12 2016
Mirae Asset Life makes final bid for PCA Life
The Korean insurer has submitted its last bid for the unlisted arm of Britain's Prudential.
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- September 8 2016
AIA plans Korean subsidiary
The move is rumoured to be preparation for a potential exit from the sluggish Korean market.
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- September 5 2016
Hanwha Life interested in Woori Bank
The Korean life insurer is considering a stake in the country's only state-owned commercial bank.
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- September 1 2016
Anbang seeks approval to buy Allianz Korea
The Chinese insurer has already won regulatory approval from authorities in Beijing.
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- August 26 2016
Korean insurers’ RBC ratio continues to rise
Under local regulations, insurance companies are required to maintain risk-based capital ratios above 100%.
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- August 23 2016
Korea Deposit Insurance seeks Woori Bank buyers
The government is attempting to dispose of the controlling stake in the bank for the fifth time.
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- August 22 2016
Samsung Life to buy bigger stake in Samsung Securities
The Korean insurer is set to buy the 8% stake from its affiliate, Samsung Fire & Marine, it said in a statement.
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- August 12 2016
Korea’s life and non-life insurers suffer contrasting fates
Life firms have performed poorly because of the prolonged low-interest environment and economic slowdown.
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- August 5 2016
Mirae Asset eyes PCA Life acquisition
The deal is part of the midsize life insurer's plan to become one of Korea's top-five life insurers, outranking ING Life.
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- August 3 2016
Korean non-life profits recover in first half
The favourable performance has been credited to the easing of losses in the auto sector.
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- August 3 2016
Anbang’s plan to buy Allianz Korea still in limbo
The group hasn't applied for government approval, drawing speculation that the acquisition has stalled.
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- July 28 2016
Korea’s KDB Life struggles for buyers
There seems to be no takers so far for the insurance unit of state-owned lender Korea Development Bank.
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- July 25 2016
Korean insurers log record outbound investment
Low yields at home have driven increased overseas investment in a bid to generate higher returns.
