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- June 1 2017
Life premiums in Indonesia up 28%
Data released by the OJK shows that life insurers enjoyed solid premium growth in the first three months of this year.
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- May 31 2017
Korea relaxes rules as IFRS implementation nears
The FSS aims to help insurers alleviate potential fallouts from changes in global accounting rules.
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- May 30 2017
Fairfax sells stake in Indian JV
The Canadian company has sold 12.18% of its stake in general insurance firm ICICI Lombard General Insurance.
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- May 29 2017
Anbang to invest US$2.67bn more in two Korean insurers
The Korean insurer is considering additional investments in Tongyang and Allianz ahead of tightened regulations.
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- May 25 2017
Doubts on HDFC Life, Max Life merger unresolved
The proposed merger has not received any opinion from the country’s attorney general.
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- May 25 2017
Tokio Marine to pare down stake in Malaysia business
The move is part of Bank Negara Malaysia’s ruling for foreign insurers to cut their stake to 70% in local life insurers.
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- May 25 2017
China insurers’ solvency remains at a healthy level
First-quarter capital adequacy reflects efforts to keep risks within control, says the insurance regulator.
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- May 24 2017
Korean insurers’ profit climbs on dividend income
The country's insurers' posted a 24.4% on-year combined net profit rise in the first three months of the year.
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- May 24 2017
Chinese insurers urged to invest in infrastructure
The Chinese regulator says that such projects will be given easier access to insurance funds to boost economy.
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- May 24 2017
Malaysian liberalisation could raise penetration rate to 75%
The insurance and takaful penetration rate in the country has ranged between 54% and 56% over the last five years.
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- May 23 2017
DBS India inks two bancassurance deals
The new partnerships are with Tata AIA Life and Birla Sun Life, after its agreement with Aviva India Life.
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- May 22 2017
China to check sales activities of life insurers
The Chinese regulator said it would beef up oversight as part of its crackdown on irregularities in the industry.
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- May 19 2017
Foresea Life keeps afloat amid Beijing crackdown
Company states normal operations and stable cash flow.
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- May 18 2017
China cracks down on universal life policies
The move is expected to hurt many Chinese insurers that have relied on the practice to fund investments.
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- May 17 2017
China to inspect insurance branches for violations
CIRC is targeting the outlets of companies that have ranked poorly in terms of customer complaints.
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- May 16 2017
Insurance cooperation eyed along Belt and Road route
At least 20 countries along the route have entered into agreements with China Re, which is taking a lead.
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- May 16 2017
Irdai approves Gen Re R3 licence in India
The R3 licence covers underwriting and risk management expertise locally rather than cross-border.
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- May 15 2017
China’s tightening to benefit insurers in long run
Analysts are confident that stricter oversight from the regulator will result in better market discipline.
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- May 12 2017
China gets tough
And this time it’s serious. After the ouster of its chairman, CIRC has reaffirmed a stricter approach.
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- May 10 2017
Philippines raises investment limit for pre-need firms
According to the insurance commissioner, the investment threshold has been increased by 2% under the Pre-Need Code.
