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- April 13 2021
Labuan FSA hit by two top resignations
Director general Datuk Danial Mah Abdullah and chairman Datuk Azizan Abdul Rahman step down within days of each other.
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- April 12 2021
India publishes proposed trade credit insurance guidelines
IRDAI move comes after the collapse of Greensill Capital last month.
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- April 12 2021
Aon/WTW: Singapore regulator seeks public feedback
CCCS issues April 16 deadline as Aon acknowledges some overlaps in filing.
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- April 9 2021
DWS appoints Ellen Yang as head of APAC insurance
She has previously worked at Standard Life, KPMG and advised the CBIRC.
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- April 8 2021
APRA wants offshore reinsurance limits for life market
Deputy chair Helen Rowell says the lack of appropriate oversight is a prudential concern.
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- April 6 2021
HK premium levy rate adjusted in April
Levy on policyholders is capped at HK$100 for life policies and HK$5,000 for general insurance.
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- March 30 2021
Navigating marine risks as more containers lost at sea
In 1956 the first containership the Ideal X carried 58 35-foot containers from Port Newark, New Jersey, sparking a transformation in cargo movement and helping reshape the global trade industry. Since then, to achieve the economies of scale and to increase the number of containers delivered per voyage, liner companies have raced to build bigger, […]
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- March 30 2021
The growth of W&I insurance in Asia
Despite Covid-19, the M&A market managed to rebound by the latter half of 2020.
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- March 30 2021
Hong Kong’s GWS framework comes into effect
Regulator's chief executive hopes the move will attract more big players.
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- March 25 2021
ICA: ‘Substantial’ BI issues to be resolved in 2021
Oral arguments in appeal of first test case could be heard in May.
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- March 25 2021
Malaysia’s motor market needs ‘opening up’: PIAM
Industry body urges changes in how insurers can price risk to address consistent losses.
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- March 24 2021
China’s insurers see data protection as main digital barrier
Geneva Association survey ranks the PRC as the most "accommodating" market globally as pandemic drives digitalisation.
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- March 23 2021
Credit Suisse flags Marsh role in Greensill collapse: report
FT highlights phone calls between bank and broker where no "red flags" were raised.
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- March 23 2021
China FDI changes won’t spur insurance gold rush
Replacing ownership caps with a national security review is unlikely to open the investment floodgates, experts tell IAN.
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- March 22 2021
Philippines’ capital requirements to push P&C deals
AM Best says minimum net worth regulations to drive mid-tier M&A in the coming years.
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- March 19 2021
GBA insurance plans hindered by data law diversity
Market remains bullish but cross-border transfer rules need work, experts tell IAN.
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- March 18 2021
Tower turns corner on Canterbury quake
New Zealand’s Reserve Bank halves the insurer's minimum solvency level to US$18m.
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- March 16 2021
Hong Kong’s general sales rebound amid ongoing life slump
Experts tell IAN the local market is far too dependent on mainland customers.
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- March 11 2021
APRA: No tolerance for further Allianz Australia shortcomings
Insurer and regulator agree to finalise a risk and compliance transition plan by March 19.
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- March 11 2021
APAC regulators’ climate efforts lag behind Europe: Moody’s
Asia's watchdogs have adopted a less prescriptive approach to climate risk disclosure.
