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- January 29 2018
Nippon Life eyes more acquisitions
The company's new president says the strategy is driven by Japan’s shrinking population and low interest rates.
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- January 29 2018
Chubb makes senior appointments in Thailand
Nittaya Piriyathamwong will chair the executive committee of Chubb Samaggi while Edward Kopp becomes country president.
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- January 29 2018
SoftBank eyes backing Indian insurance startup
PolicyBazaar, an online insurance aggregator, was valued at US$500m during its last funding round.
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- January 26 2018
2017 was costliest year on record for weather disasters
There were 330 natural catastrophes in 2017, 97% of which were caused by weather disasters.
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- January 26 2018
Shimizu expected to become Nippon Life president
Hiroshi Shimizu is the company's current director and senior managing executive officer.
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- January 26 2018
Muang Thai Life plans more regional expansion
It will focus on Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines after the success of JVs in Indochina.
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- January 26 2018
Indian regulator to issue new broker rules
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India is expected to issue the new regulations soon.
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- January 25 2018
Citi names new regional head of insurance
Sujoy Ghosh will have responsibility for Asia Pacific and EMEA when he joins in February.
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- January 25 2018
Malaysia’s Great Eastern Takaful appoints new CEO
Shahrul Azlan Shahriman, former Prudential BSN Takaful head of distribution, took up the job on Monday.
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- January 25 2018
QBE expects to book $1.2bn in losses
Huge wildfires in California, storms in Australia and Hurricane Maria contributed to unprecedented costs.
