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- September 25 2017
HK Insurance Authority, UK regulators sign fintech deal
A recent cooperation agreement is seen to spur more fintech activities in the Asian territory.
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- September 25 2017
ZhongAn raises US$1.5bn in HK IPO
China's first internet-only insurer priced its initial public offering at the top of the indicated range.
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- September 25 2017
Insurers, governments must address ageing
Policy and regulatory measures are needed to encourage better preparedness for shrinking working-age groups.
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- September 25 2017
Reinsurers suffering from rush of natural disasters
Global reinsurers are starting to feel the effects of the recent frequency of hurricanes and earthquakes.
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- September 22 2017
Macau insurers peg typhoon losses at US$362.5m
Typhoon Hato, which struck the casino city in August, caused economic losses of US$1.4bn.
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- September 22 2017
AIA pays A$3.8 billion for CBA life unit
The Asian insurance giant has acquired Australia's CommInsure Life and New Zealand's Sovereign.
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- September 22 2017
Hong Kong explores blockchain bancassurance project
China Construction Bank and IBM are aiming to streamline transaction processing and enhance service delivery.
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- September 22 2017
Debt-to-equity swaps open to Chinese insurers
Insurance funds may soon be granted permission to join in debt-to-equity swaps of distressed firms.
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- September 21 2017
Willis appoints insurance consulting head for HK, Taiwan
Albert Li has been named as head of the insurance consulting and technology business.
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- September 21 2017
AIA denies Korea exit rumours
Group CEO Ng Keng Hooi says the company is in fact considering additional funding to comply with IFRS 17.
