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- January 3 2022
Tokio Marine appoints Asia CEO
Masahito Hirai has switched from the firm's Malaysia operations to be based in Singapore.
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- December 31 2021
India identifies ‘systemically important’ insurers for 2022
GIC, LIC and New India have been deemed "too big or too important to fail' by the regulator.
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- December 31 2021
China Life (Overseas) eyes Asia expansion: Moody’s
The Shenzhen-based SOE already has operations in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Indonesia.
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- December 31 2021
HSBC gets regulatory nod to buy out China life JV
Regulatory approval comes around 18 months after the deal was first announced in May 2020.
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- December 31 2021
Japan’s ‘Big Three’ primed for SE Asia growth
Sompo, Tokio Marine and MS&AD have all launched a number of initiatives in Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore this year.
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- December 31 2021
Philippine broker premiums hit US$1.44bn in 2020
Aon topped the list placing around US$260m in premiums followed by Marsh, BDO Insurance and Lockton.
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- December 30 2021
Malaysia’s life, takaful firms offer flood relief measures
Grace periods for premium and contribution payments will be extended from the usual 30 days to a longer timeframe.
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- December 30 2021
Aviva completes sale of Vietnam unit to Manulife
The deal has closed just over a year after the disposal was announced on December 14, 2020.
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- December 30 2021
HKIA formalises ILAS assessment
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers welcomed the move saying it could boost the linked long term market.
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- December 30 2021
Asia M&A 2021 Review
While overall activity was down on pandemic concerns, insurers still closed several noteworthy deals last year.
