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- March 30 2017
Insured losses from disasters hit four-year high
The amount of insured losses from disasters increased by US$38 billion in 2016, says Swiss Re.
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- March 30 2017
Chinese JV acquires Standard Life Asia
Heng An Standard Life Insurance has acquired the Hong Kong arm of British insurer Standard Life.
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- March 29 2017
Myanmar opens special economic zone to global insurers
All foreign insurers with local representative offices will be eligible to apply for a licence in the SEZ.
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- March 29 2017
SBI to sell SBI Life stake through IPO
The State Bank of India will sell at least 8% of its current 70.1% shareholding in the life insurance arm.
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- March 29 2017
Japanese life insurers likely to cut premiums next year
With longer life expectancy in Japan, life insurers in the country are expected to reduce premiums by 5–10% beginning 2018.
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- March 28 2017
South-East Asia life market to grow up to 13% through 2020
Despite its recent expansion, the region's insurance sector remains comparatively underdeveloped.
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- March 28 2017
New framework launched to help city officials and insurers improve infrastructure resilience
Cities will need to overhaul their approach to risk management if they are to make their infrastructure more resilient to catastrophic events, says a new report published by Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, and global engineering consulting firm, Arup today.
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- March 28 2017
Vietnam seeks to expand health insurance coverage
With a growing elderly population, the government aims to bring the country’s insurance coverage to 100% by 2030.
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- March 27 2017
China’s first tech insurer to launch by 2020
Enterprises affiliated with the China Academy of Sciences are sponsoring the establishment of China’s first tech insurance company.
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- March 27 2017
China Life profit declines 45% in 2016
Chairman Yang Mingsheng said the performance was due to a decline in gross investment income.
