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- July 14 2017
Korea sees rise in sales of variable insurance policies
Premiums have nearly doubled to US$477m on the back of robust gains in the local stock market.
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- July 13 2017
Korean insurers forecast to exceed 2016 performance
Higher interest rates and improved auto insurance business are expected to propel the industry.
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- July 13 2017
Ping An eyes fintech, healthcare assets abroad
China’s largest insurer by market value is on the hunt for assets in the US, Israel and Singapore.
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- July 12 2017
SBI Life’s IPO plan gets final board approval
The insurance unit of State Bank of India is aiming to raise US$1.1bn, becoming the second insurer to go public.
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- July 12 2017
FWD to renew bancassurance deal with TMB Bank
The renewal of a 15-year agreement comes after FWD's efforts to acquire SCB Life fell apart.
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- July 12 2017
China considers experienced graft-buster for top CIRC post
China is likely to name Yang Xiaochao, secretary general of the Central Commission for Discipline, to oversee the industry.
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- July 11 2017
Cambodia and Thailand sign regulatory pact
The two countries have signed an agreement that aims to bolster insurance regulation in Cambodia.
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- July 10 2017
Swiss Re and Ping An combine to launch typhoon solution
The two companies have launched China's first mobile-enabled typhoon property parametric insurance solution.
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- July 10 2017
Singapore studying ElderShield takeover proposal
The government is in a better position to administer the scheme, according to the ElderShield Review Committee.
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- July 10 2017
Philippines’ chief regulator elected to Asian Re board
Insurance commissioner Denis Funa has been named vice-chairman of the management board.
