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- June 5 2017
Malaysian bank merger to create top general insurer
RHB Bank and AmBank are in merger talks to form a US$9bn group and claim the top spot in general insurance.
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- June 5 2017
AIG Australia pullout worries aircraft owners, operators
The country's aircraft industry fears higher insurance premiums as a result of reduced competition.
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- June 2 2017
CIRC seeks experts on solvency supervision
The insurance watchdog in China will tap external experts to form part of a solvency supervision consulting panel.
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- June 2 2017
Allianz Life names new Korea CEO
Sun Lei replaces current chief executive Joos Louwerier, who has been leading the Korean unit since February 2016.
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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.
