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- May 1 2015
Thailand expands crop insurance program to help rice farmers
Budget for compensation of insured rice fields set at THB476m (US$14.5m).
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- April 30 2015
Vietnam life insurance industry’s growth hits 5-year high
Total premiums, VONB and number of contracts signed surge.
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- April 29 2015
Financial strength ratings of 9 Japanese insurers downgraded
Fitch Ratings stressed that an upgrade of any of the insurers was unlikely in the near future.
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- April 29 2015
Bangladesh to see first insurance JV if Mitsui Insurance gets license
Japan's largest insurance company, reportedly in talks with insurance regulators in Bangladesh.
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- April 29 2015
Global experts to discuss disaster insurance coverage
APEC meeting also looks at strategies to widen the penetration of micro-insurance products.
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- April 29 2015
Cyber risk a rising concern globally, but not in Asia
Asia ranks just 24th in the Aon Global Risk Management Survey.
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- April 28 2015
Korea’s Hanwha Life seeks to hire 650 more consultants in Indonesia
Additional outlets planned as more Korean Life Insurance Companies look to expand overseas.
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- April 28 2015
Asian insurers moving towards Solvency II standards
Report also states that global insurers are facing increased regulatory requirements.
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- April 28 2015
Nepal earthquake to expose developing nations’ low insurance penetration
Spending on property-casualty coverage less than US$4 per capita annually.
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- April 28 2015
China sets charges for deposit insurance scheme
Scheme unlikely to have a major impact on banks and premiums.
