Industry Segments: General Page 6 / 6
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- July 8 2015
Insurance CEOs cite tax burden as threat to growth
Findings taken from the 18th Annual Global CEO Survey conducted by PwC.
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- July 2 2015
State Bank of India to sell stakes in insurance subsidiaries
SBI to sell a 10% and 23% stake in life insurance and general insurance subsidiaries to foreign partners.
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- July 2 2015
KPMG head pushes for PPPs to address huge insurance protection gap
Collaboration with governments can help close the protection gap, says KPMG's Gary Reader.
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- June 30 2015
Philippine deposit insurer to auction 126 bank assets
The PDIC is soliciting sealed bids for 126 properties owned by closed banks nationwide.
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- June 26 2015
Global insurance industry gained momentum in 2014
Insurance premiums last year gained 3.7% to US$4.8tr.
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- June 22 2015
UN chief urges insurance industry to ease disaster-related financial burden
Industry must play a strong leadership role in UN initiatives, says Ban Ki-moon.
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- June 16 2015
UN gathers global insurance stakeholders at summit in New York
Summit to highlight sustainable economic development and human well-being.
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- May 27 2015
Asia’s protection gap to reach US$41tr – AIA
Insurance giant also signs joint collaboration agreement with I2R to determine the insurance needs of Singaporean consumers.
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- May 26 2015
Hong Kong tops table of health insurance premiums among expats
High cost of living, rising healthcare costs, and high volume of plans purchased attributed, according to a report.
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- May 25 2015
Asia-Pacific to drive world insurance growth by 2020 – Munich Re
Report states that five of the top 10 primary growth markets will be based in Asia.
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- May 18 2015
Insuring against climate change
If the world cannot reach agreement on how to curb emissions, as seems increasingly likely, insurers may be the last line of defence.
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- May 12 2015
India’s insurance employees’ union oppose hike in FDI
Increase would mean handing over the hard earned savings of the people to foreign capital, says AIIEA.
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- May 11 2015
Thai insurers may lower rates as slow economy hits profits
General insurance industry was expected to grow by just 5% this year.
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- May 11 2015
NZ Insurance and superannuation job opportunities up 40%
Insurers are now focusing on employing people with diverse skills and experience following Canterbury earthquake.
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- April 11 2015
Experts call for scaled up universal health coverage in Bangladesh
Government contribution to the health sector in Bangladesh said to be only 25%.
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- April 11 2015
Industry leaders to meet in US for Global Insurance Symposium
The second annual conference, to be held on 26 - 29 May in Des Moines, Iowa.