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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.
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- November 9 2020
AIA: Medium term outlook highly uncertain, long term positive
Economic recovery is diverging significantly at a country level with China growing in importance.
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- November 9 2020
AIG seeks swift initial divestment of 20% of its life arm
The idea is to keep the division together and not break it up.
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- November 5 2020
AIA targets western China as regulator approves Sichuan branch
Fisher Zhang, AIA's China CEO, is keen to tap into the "fast-growing" province.
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- October 28 2020
P&C focus could benefit AIG’s Asia operations under Zaffino
A new chief executive and a life arm spin off might lead to more regional expansion.
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- October 28 2020
Samsung chairman’s passing could affect insurance units
Lee Kun-hee's death may particularly impact Samsung Life.
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- October 27 2020
Westpac flags US$289m life unit write-down in tough H2
The embattled bank is facing a US$870m after-tax profit drop.
