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- February 28 2018
Malaysia’s general insurance, takaful to stay flat in 2018
Competitive pressures, tariff liberalisation and weak consumer sentiment are all affecting the industry.
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- February 27 2018
Three Chinese insurers sanctioned for foreign investment breaches
China Re Asset Management, China Life and Ping An Insurance violated regulations on investable countries.
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- February 27 2018
QBE posts US$1.25bn net loss for 2017
The losses are attributed to claims from natural disasters and underperforming businesses in emerging markets.
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- February 27 2018
Cigna expands senior executive roles
Two senior executives take on bigger roles and a new head of network and product is announced.
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- February 26 2018
Chinese government takes over Anbang Insurance
The state is taking temporary control of the insurer and prosecuting its founder over allegations of fraud.
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- February 26 2018
Willis Towers Watson appoints new Hong Kong leadership
Ex-Sun Life Hong Kong CEO Roger Steel becomes managing director for Hong Kong and Macau.
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- February 26 2018
Phoenix buys Standard Life insurance unit
The US$4.5bn transaction follows its recent purchases of Abbey Life and Axa Wealth.
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- February 23 2018
Yearly cybercrime losses top US$600bn in 2017
Hackers are becoming more sophisticated, with India, Vietnam and North Korea emerging as cybercrime centres.
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- February 23 2018
China mulls share ownership limit
CIRC is planning several new measures to limit the ownership of single shareholders in insurers.
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- February 23 2018
Indian insurers enjoy big sales hike
Premiums surged 14% year-on-year to US$64b, according to the latest data from Irdai.
