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- July 17
Nippon Life drops global coal finance from its portfolio
The Japanese insurer has chosen to restrict new investment into coal plant projects.
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- July 17
Vietnam’s insurance sector expands 24.4%
Insurers collected Vnd58.6tn (US$2.6bn) in premium, according to the Insurance Supervisory Agency.
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- July 16
Hanwha Vietnam plans to raise capital by US$131m
The capital expansion makes it one of the largest life insurance companies in the country.
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- July 16
China’s Sunshine Insurance joins funding round for Lionbridge
Investment arm Riverhead Capital is funding the leasing services and leasing asset management specialist.
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- July 16
China emerges as leading market for Swiss Re
The country is now among the top four major markets of the Zurich-based company, according to the firm’s CEO.
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- July 16
India’s private insurers outperform public rivals
Private insurers now have a 55% market share, according to ICRA, a Moody’s Investors Service company.
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- July 13
Tighter rules to boost China life insurers’ risk profile
More stringent measures on short-term savings-type products and better disclosure are working, says Fitch.
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- July 13
Anbang eyes selling Belgian insurer Fidea
The troubled Chinese insurer is reportedly considering its first divestment in Europe.
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- July 13
Startup GoBear appoints Adrian Chng as CEO
He succeeds Andre Hesselink, chief executive of the Singapore-based insurance startup since 2015.
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- July 12
June floods in Asia lead to hundreds of millions of losses
Seasonal flooding led to fatalities and significant damage in parts of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Vietnam.
