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- April 13 2018
China to relax foreign ownership in life sector from June
Limits in joint venture life insurance companies will be raised to 51% this year and removed in three years.
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- April 13 2018
India’s general insurers book 17% direct premium growth
Private sector general insurers recorded even stronger growth of 21.6% during the financial year just ended.
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- April 12 2018
Sompo International creates retail platform for global integration
The group envisions bringing all its international businesses outside Japan under the ownership of one unit by 2020.
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- April 12 2018
Losses reach US$144bn from catastrophes in 2017
The figure is the highest recorded in a single year and double the losses of 2016, the second-highest on record.
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- April 12 2018
Prudential to increase investment in China
The company is aiming to boost its product coverage and sales distribution in the country.
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- April 12 2018
Beazley appoints Asia-Pacific head
Lucien Mounier will oversee growth opportunities in the region for its portfolio of specialist insurance products.
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- April 11 2018
Asian insurtech M&A surges
The transaction volume of insurtech M&A in Asia hit US$460 million in 2017, more than three times that of 2016.
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- April 11 2018
PICC eyes Shanghai listing
The parent of China’s biggest non-life insurer is planning a secondary listing to raise over Rmb10bn in fresh capital.
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- April 11 2018
RKH Specialty targeting Asia expansion
Stuart Beatty has been appointed as the company's regional CEO to build its specialty capabilities in the region.
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- April 11 2018
China to speed up insurance industry opening
President Xi Jinping said the country will accelerate liberalisation and significantly broaden market access.
