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- August 21 2018
China’s dip in premium income narrows
Life insurers, which constitute about 70% of total premium income, led the decline during the first half.
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- August 21 2018
Malaysia loosens divestment rule for foreign insurers
The central bank has said the deadline for compliance will be decided on a bilateral basis.
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- August 20 2018
Ping An forges JV with Grab in healthcare services push
The two companies aim to deliver online healthcare services across South-East Asia.
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- August 20 2018
Global losses from disasters down
Of the US$36bn total global economic losses in the first half, US$20bn were covered by insurance.
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- August 20 2018
Korea’s financial regulator takes action against Samsung Life
The move follows a refusal to accept minimum returns guarantees for immediate payment annuities.
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- August 17 2018
Philippines Nat Re names new head
Allan Rossi Santos replaces Augusto Hidalgo, who is pursuing new career opportunities.
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- August 17 2018
Etiqa Takaful seeks to expand further into Asean
The move aims to boost its takaful and general insurance brand within the region.
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- August 17 2018
QBE partners with climate risk specialist Jupiter
The partnership will allow it to take advantage of the ClimateScore data analytics platform.
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- August 17 2018
QBE profit rises after streamlining its structure
The insurer credited the performance to much-improved operations in several regions.
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- August 16 2018
Moody’s Analytics enlarges Asia-Pacific insurance team
The hires are part of an effort to support insurers with challenges such as IFRS 17, ALM, and risk-based capital.
