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- December 13 2018
Kyobo Life has new year IPO wish
Life insurer will raise capital next year by floating on the Korea Exchange.
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- December 12 2018
Expect solid APAC premium growth next year, says Moody’s
Ratings agency sees a steady year ahead for insurers in Asia Pacific next year.
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- December 7 2018
Life insurers’ balance sheets are buoyant, says Moody’s
The outlook for the sector is stable, reflecting a favourable economic cycle and strong capital levels.
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- December 7 2018
UK business tycoon takes control of Singapore Life
ICAP founder Michael Spencer has increased his stake in the fast-growing Singapore disrupter.
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- December 4 2018
Tokio Marine Life Singapore CEO steps down
James Tan has chosen to step down; his last day at the insurer was November 30.
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- November 29 2018
Chubb Life appoints country head for Thailand
Former Prudential executive Angela Hunter took on the new role earlier this month.
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- November 22 2018
Emerging markets to drive premium growth, says Swiss Re
However, the onus for earnings improvement is strengthening underwriting performance.
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- November 16 2018
Report: JD Capital exploring sale of FT Life
Chinese private equity firm is looking at selling the Hong Kong insurer.
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- November 15 2018
Asia drives Prudential’s profits
New business profit increased by 15% to US$2.28bn during the first nine months of 2018.
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- November 7 2018
Manulife appoints Lee Sang-hui as CEO for Malaysia
Mark O'Dell has retired after 10 years at the global life insurer.
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- October 29 2018
Stockmarket turmoil hits China Life
Lower returns from equity investments led to a 76% fall in net profit during the third quarter.
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- October 26 2018
AMP sells Australia life insurance division
Australia' largest wealth manager has sold the unit to Resolution Life for US$2.34bn.
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- October 15 2018
Tay joins China Taiping’s Singapore life business
Lance Tay has been hired to establish the firm's new life division in the Lion City.
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- October 11 2018
Korean insurers downsize to meet new rules
Life insurance companies in the country are in the process of downsizing their workforce to cut costs.
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- October 10 2018
Malaysia’s rule change to hit insurers in January
The minimum allocation rate could affect insurers in the country when the new rule commences.
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- October 9 2018
Prudential on the hunt for buys in Asia
Asia CEO Nic Nicandrou is keen to spend some money on acquisitions in the region.
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- October 8 2018
Aussie commission highlights conflicts
A long-running investigation into the financial services sector has criticised the practice of cross-selling.
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- September 14 2018
Indian life firms see big hike in premiums
New business was up by 6%, according to data released by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India.
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- September 7 2018
Life support
Mainland Chinese buyers continue to play a significant role in Hong Kong’s life insurance market.
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- September 5 2018
Dai-ichi Life confirms purchase of Suncorp’s life arm
Japan’s Dai-ichi Life to pay A$640 million (US$460 million) for the Australian life firm.
