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- June 2 2017
Sri Lanka taps Renaissance Re for insurance trust fund
The fund provides disaster cover for disasters including droughts, floods and cyclones.
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- June 2 2017
Chinese counties to offer agri disaster insurance
The scheme is aimed at 200 pilot counties that are primarily engaged in planting rice, wheat and corn.
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- June 1 2017
Life premiums in Indonesia up 28%
Data released by the OJK shows that life insurers enjoyed solid premium growth in the first three months of this year.
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- May 31 2017
Korea relaxes rules as IFRS implementation nears
The FSS aims to help insurers alleviate potential fallouts from changes in global accounting rules.
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- May 30 2017
Interest rate risk hounds Japanese insurers
Life insurers are failing to extend the duration of their assets because of lingering low bond yields in Japan.
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- May 30 2017
Aviva eyes fintech future with AI acquisitions
The British insurer has said that acquisitions related to artificial intelligence and big data are in the pipeline.
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- May 30 2017
Fairfax sells stake in Indian JV
The Canadian company has sold 12.18% of its stake in general insurance firm ICICI Lombard General Insurance.
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- May 30 2017
India’s general market posts 16% premium growth
Private sector general insurers have overtaken their state-owned peers in terms of premiums for the first time.
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- May 29 2017
Anbang to invest US$2.67bn more in two Korean insurers
The Korean insurer is considering additional investments in Tongyang and Allianz ahead of tightened regulations.
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- May 29 2017
Roy Gori to succeed Donald Guloien as Manulife CEO
The former president and chief executive officer is set to retire on September 30 this year.
