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- May 27 2015
JLT plans India expansion
Plans to invest up to INR1bn (US$15.6m) while Pune office expected to hire 300.
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- May 27 2015
Taiwan’s Fubon Life pays US$540m for Madame Tussauds London site
Taiwanese life giant plans to buy as much as US$3bn of overseas properties.
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- May 27 2015
Asia’s protection gap to reach US$41tr – AIA
Insurance giant also signs joint collaboration agreement with I2R to determine the insurance needs of Singaporean consumers.
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- May 26 2015
ACE establishes new team to focuses on Hong Kong SMEs
Multiline insurer also appoints Joseph Lee as senior business development manager for the Commercial Lines team in HK.
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- May 26 2015
India now requires promoter to hold 26% in insurance firm
Mandatory 26% stake by local promoter will ensure accountability when a company goes for listing, says IRDA.
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- May 26 2015
Japan’s earthquake insurance premiums set to rise
Premium increase to be implemented in stages by 20% to 30% on average.
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- May 26 2015
Hong Kong tops table of health insurance premiums among expats
High cost of living, rising healthcare costs, and high volume of plans purchased attributed, according to a report.
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- May 25 2015
Swiss Re completes acquisition of RSA’s China business
World's second biggest reinsurer pays GBP71m (US$111m) to acquire Sun Alliance Insurance.
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- May 25 2015
Asia-Pacific to drive world insurance growth by 2020 – Munich Re
Report states that five of the top 10 primary growth markets will be based in Asia.
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- May 25 2015
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Life eyes US$460m in IPO
Mirae will sell 5.4 million existing shares and issue 40 million new shares for the IPO.
