Industry Segments: Life Page 11 / 52
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- December 29 2020
ICICI Pru Life inks deal with AU Bank
The deal expands the insurer's distribution channels among underserved populations.
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- December 16 2020
Partners Life buys NAB’s New Zealand life business for US$206m
Another Australian lender exits the life market.
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- December 15 2020
FWD Japan appoints Hideki Yamagishi as new CEO
The move comes amid a tough year for the business, which has been impacted by the pandemic.
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- December 15 2020
Manulife snaps up Aviva’s Vietnam life arm
South-East Asia is the Canadian firm's fastest growing market.
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- December 10 2020
Axis Bank seeks CCI approval for stake hike in Max Life
Move comes after insurer's parent share swap deal with Mitsui Sumitomo given green light.
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- December 9 2020
MS&AD completes acquisition of CBA’s BoComm Life
Japanese insurer finalises long awaited China deal.
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- December 7 2020
Chris Wei to leave Aviva next year
Adam Winslow to rejoin the firm from AIG to oversee the insurer's Asia life operations.
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- December 3 2020
India’s L&H premium trend healthy despite pandemic: Milliman
Standalone health players have particularly high expense ratios, report says.
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- December 2 2020
HK life market still attractive despite Tahoe’s likely sale
Tahoe Life is drawing interest from several Chinese players.
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- December 1 2020
AIA HK & Macau CEO Peter Crewe to leave
Insurer's Thailand chief executive Alger Fung to take over in January.
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- December 1 2020
Aviva Singlife confirms exec team as US$2.4bn deal completes
The transaction follows an issuance of US$411m of Tier 2 notes.
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- November 26 2020
Sun Life’s Leo Grepin: We’re in the ‘right region at the right time’
The president of Sun Life Asia shares his views on digitisation, Asean and partnerships.
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- November 24 2020
China’s Waterdrop raises additional US$150m from Tencent: report
Chinese giant increases stake in healthcare start-up which could be valued at US$4bn.
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- November 24 2020
India paves way for downsizing LIC IPO
A proposed rule change could see the offering reduced to 5% amid liquidity crunch.
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- November 20 2020
Sun Life expands Asean reach with ACB partnership
The firm has secured a second bancassurance relationship in Vietnam.
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- November 18 2020
Korea’s insurers struggling to meet profit expectations: KIRI
The sector's returns are at a 10-year low in a saturated market.
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- November 13 2020
Samsung insurers advance Korea ESG momentum
The life and P&C units have issued a "coal-free declaration."
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- November 13 2020
Global (re)insurance recovery to be led by China, rates: Swiss Re
(Re)insurance markets have been less severely impacted than expected.
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- November 11 2020
HK insurtech Coherent lands US$14m funding boost
Cathay Innovation and Franklin Templeton back a firm focused on actuarial work and tech in Asia.
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- November 11 2020
Kyobo Life reviving long-delayed IPO: report
South Korea’s financial institutions are pivoting towards fundraising on the stock market.
