Industry Segments: Data Page 5 / 5
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- February 20 2017
Malaysia crafts new privacy rules for banks, insurers
The act aims to protect data privacy and security by laying down codes of conduct in specific industries.
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- February 7 2017
Japanese firms turn to health data to set premiums
Individualised premiums could be based on exercise times, sleep length, heart rates and other data.
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- January 27 2017
Consortium to explore use of blockchain in insurance
The Blockchain Insurance Initiative is planning to announce several new members in the next weeks.
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- June 22 2016
WeLab considers insurance venture
China's largest mobile lending and credit analytics platform is entering the insurance services business.
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- June 15 2016
Insurance Development Forum begins work in Singapore
Public and private sector participants engaged in eight working groups at the IIS Global Insurance Forum.
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- March 22 2016
China’s Huize Insurance completes US$31m series B fund
One of the top online insurance agency platforms in China has received financing from unidentified Chinese investors.
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- February 3 2016
Aon forms insurance broking JV in India
The partnership with Indian technology firm Catamaran provide risk management and insurance broking.
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- December 16 2015
Telematics market to hit US$2.21bn by 2020
MarketsandMarkets says the telematics market is growing at an annual rate of 20.9%.
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- November 17 2015
Chinese car insurers to use big data in pricing
Usage-based insurance in the Chinese auto sector could be a US$47 billion market by 2020.
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- September 8 2015
Vietnam urges students to sign up for health coverage
The country's social health insurance covers 85% of students and pupils but participation is still low.
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- August 21 2015
Taiwan’s insurance penetration is world’s highest
Taiwanese insurance revenues as a share of GDP are the highest in the world, at a record 18.9%.
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- August 20 2015
Tencent said to invest in new life insurer
China's largest internet firm is reportedly eyeing a new US$1.5bn venture.
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- July 10 2015
Solera invests US$5m to support China’s auto insurance market
Company set to open a Beijing research facility through the Solera Technology Center (STC).
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- June 23 2015
India’s general sector posts 12.3% growth in premium collections
The majority of the premium growth came from the four state-run general insurers.
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- June 9 2015
AXA launching units in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai
Data Innovation Lab in Singapore to conduct R&D work using data analytics.
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- June 3 2015
Insurance firms stocking up on capital
Asian insurers have raised more than twice as much capital so far this year compared to 2014, according to Dealogic data.
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- June 2 2015
Sales of investment-linked assurance products fall 42% in Q1
Sales plunge dramatically after Hong Kong regulators tightened rules in January.
