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- May 12 2017
India looks at reforming reinsurance sector
A review of the sector could pave the way for solutions built around insurance-linked securities.
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- May 9 2017
GIC Re names five banks for IPO
India's state-owned reinsurer has selected HSBC, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Kotak and Axis as bookrunners for its listing.
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- April 28 2017
Stronger currency hurting Taiwan insurers
The continued strength caused NT$65.8 billion (US$2.18bn) in foreign-exchange related losses in the first quarter.
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- April 25 2017
Korea’s ING Life raises US$974m
The country’s fifth-largest life insurer priced its IPO near the lower end of its indicative range.
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- April 20 2017
Japanese insurers boost project financing
Companies such as Nippon Life are now crafting their own lending teams and adding significant liquidity to the market.
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- April 20 2017
High dividends draw investors to ING Life’s US$1.2bn IPO
The listing, which will be Korea’s second-largest IPO so far this year, is scheduled for the second week of May.
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- March 29 2017
SBI to sell SBI Life stake through IPO
The State Bank of India will sell at least 8% of its current 70.1% shareholding in the life insurance arm.
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- March 27 2017
China Life profit declines 45% in 2016
Chairman Yang Mingsheng said the performance was due to a decline in gross investment income.
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- March 22 2017
United India Insurance eyes IPO
The state-owned general insurer will go public after New India Assurance and GIC.
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- March 17 2017
ADB to expand disaster support for Philippines via insurance
The Asian Development Bank is exploring disaster insurance options for one of the countries most vulnerable to natural disasters.
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- March 8 2017
Singapore insurers told to do the right thing
Regulator says insurers should do more than just comply with rules and implement control measures.
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- March 8 2017
Zhong An to sell up to 10% stake to investors
China’s first internet-only insurer intends to raise funds before its planned initial public offering.
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- March 3 2017
Japan non-life insurers increased leverage in 2016
Average financial gearing grew to 6.1% in 2016 amid an expansion of insurers' international acquisitions.
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- February 14 2017
ING Life Korea seeks listing approval
The Korean life insurer is seeking approval for an initial public offering, according to an exchange official.
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- February 13 2017
New India Assurance will file IPO within eight months
The Indian insurer has said it will take six-to-eight months to prepare its initial public offering.
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- February 10 2017
Chinese insurers warned on overseas acquisitions
Some companies behave like “a little boy rushing into a candy store”, says CIRC official.
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- February 6 2017
More Japanese insurers to raise premium rates
The Bank of Japan's ultra-low interest rates are squeezing the profitability out of savings-type policies.
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- February 2 2017
ING Life Korea head secures another term
Cheong Mun-kuk will serve for another three-year term and oversee IPO planned for May.
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- February 1 2017
India’s SBI Life eyes IPO within next fiscal year
Chief executive officer Arijit Basu says the life insurer may sell a 10% stake by March 2018
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- January 20 2017
India approves listing of five state-owned insurers
The cabinet committee of economic affairs has confirmed the plan announced last year.