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- July 12 2016
Major Chinese insurers to face stricter rules
The country's top insurance regulator is set to release a list of domestic systemically important insurers.
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- July 12 2016
Taiwan’s NHI launches open data website
The government launch of an insurance website has given the public access to six categories of open insurance data.
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- July 12 2016
MAS concerns for consumers amid Singaporean talent war
The regulator has acknowledged that there is a need to institute control mechanisms to protect consumers.
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- July 11 2016
Insurance earnings under the spotlight for Japanese banks
There are growing concerns that Japanese banks should be more transparent to their customers.
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- July 8 2016
Swiss Re names new corporate solutions head for China
Jingwei Jia has been appointed chief executive officer for the operations for the Swiss insurer's China corporate solutions business.
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- July 8 2016
Huagui Life gets regulatory approval in China
The Chinese-listed holding firm is getting closer to achieving its plan to establish a new life insurance company.
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- July 7 2016
Malaysian insurers to benefit from tariff reductions
Many in the industry are seeing the detariffication process as leading to more competition and price wars.
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- July 6 2016
China eases rules on infrastructure investment
A slow economy and low returns have prompted China to ease regulation governing insurers' investments in projects.
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- July 6 2016
Hong Leong gets go ahead on sale of life unit
The group is exploring the sale of its life insurance business in Malaysia, in a move analysts describe as a surprise.
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- July 5 2016
RGA enters India
The Reinsurance Group of America has secured approval from the regulator to establish a branch in the country.
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- July 4 2016
Volatility from Brexit to affect insurers’ finances
Prolonged stock market volatility may eventually strain the capital adequacy ratios or the financial strength of insurers.
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- June 30 2016
Chinese insurers reminded on improving disclosure
The country's insurance regulator has urged insurers to step up their corporate disclosure on equity investments.
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- June 30 2016
ICICI Prudential to go public in September
India's first public offering of a life insurer is scheduled to go public by September with an IPO that is set to raise US$885m.
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- June 29 2016
Korea set to ease insurance regulations
To help insurers boost their financial standing, the government will lift limitations on investments.
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- June 27 2016
Fosun seeks IPO of its US insurer Ironshore
The offering of the American insurer it acquired in 2015 could take place on either the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq.
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- June 24 2016
China gives mutual insurance its approval
Three mutual insurance associations have been given the go-ahead by the regulator for a one-year trial.
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- June 23 2016
Japanese majors raise capital for 2020 rule
Among those that are increasing their capital are Sumitomo Life, Meiji Yasuda Life, Nippon Life and Dai-ichi Life.
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- June 21 2016
Asean pushes for integration of insurance sector
Member countries have set up a working group that will look into the integration of the sector within the region.
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- June 21 2016
Zurich sells general insurance operations in Taiwan
The sale is part of its efforts to restructure its global organisation and curb a decline in profitability.
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- June 21 2016
Max Financial and HDFC eye merger
The deal will potentially create the biggest private insurer in the country, overtaking ICICI Prudential.
