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- May 20 2016
Shanghai insurance exchange to launch next month
Ninety-one Chinese companies have agreed to pool their resources to come up with the capital needed for the exchange.
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- May 20 2016
Japan’s top non-life insurers post record profit
Among other contributing factors, the mainstay auto cover business continued to boost earnings.
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- May 20 2016
India to revise IPO guidelines for insurers
The regulator has been working on changes to the existing public offering norms and expects to announce them soon.
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- May 20 2016
Korea seeks to revamp health insurance policies
The overhaul is part of an attempt to reduce the number of insurance fraud cases in the country.
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- May 19 2016
Fairfax mulls acquisition of Indonesian insurer
The Canadian insurer is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire majority shares in the non-life unit of Paninvest.
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- May 19 2016
Korean life companies’ investment returns forecast to fall
High interest-rate policies and the introduction of new accounting rules are affecting profitability in asset management units.
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- May 19 2016
Vietnamese insurers told to gear up for AEC and TPP
The country's legal framework for the sector is outdated and incomplete, and the industry lacks good governance, says one critic.
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- May 19 2016
Japanese insurers lower dividend payments
Four of Japan's top insurance companies are expected to report a decline in dividend payments on corporate pensions.
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- May 18 2016
Singapore insurers told to boost sale of cyber policies
With penetration at less than 10%, local insurers have been urged to look to cyber risk management for growth.
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- May 18 2016
China rolls out catastrophe home insurance plan
At least 45 insurers have joined the programme, which will issue special insurance products providing post-earthquake compensation.
