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- May 11 2015
Fosun plans US$1bn share sale to fund insurance M&A
Company to invest in more insurers from Europe and the US in the coming years.
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- May 9 2015
State-owned insurer China Taiping eyes raising US$1.74bn in share sale
The proceeds would be used to expand its insurance business and grow into new areas.
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- May 9 2015
Australia’s Honan Insurance acquires Singapore’s MACS
General Insurance and Employee Benefits broker in South East Asia acquired for an undisclosed amount.
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- May 9 2015
Singapore’s life insurance business edges down in Q1
Surge in single-premium products attributed.
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- May 9 2015
Economic cost of Nepal earthquake could reach US$5bn – Aon
More than 700,000 homes, buildings and historical sites were damaged or destroyed.
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- May 7 2015
Malaysia’s first Internet insurance platform launched
Company is confident that the online insurance platform will help increase the life insurance penetration rate in Malaysia.
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- May 7 2015
Anbang gets green light to acquire Belgium’s 100-year-old insurer
Acquisition marks the first time a Chinese insurance company acquiring 100% ownership of a European insurance firm.
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- May 7 2015
Vietnam considers criminalising social, health insurance avoidance by employers
Uncollected social insurance payments reached VND7.279tr (US$336m) at the end of last year.
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- May 7 2015
China encourages citizens to buy private health insurance
State Council offers tax reductions for premium payments of less than Rmb2,400 (US$392) per year.
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- May 6 2015
Malaysia’s Tune Ins to buy controlling stake in Indonesian insurer
Acquisition in line to expand insurance business to other markets in Southeast Asia.
