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- January 7 2016
Cathay Life invests further US$900m in logistics sector
The Taiwanese firm has broke ground on another logistics facility in Taichung's Wuri District.
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- January 6 2016
China Life among top 10 global insurers by net premiums
The Chinese insurer is the only Asian firm to make the list, which is dominated by US and European names.
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- January 5 2016
Unclaimed insurance payouts in Singapore top 8,000
A total of 8,185 insurance payouts have not been claimed by policyholders as of September 2015.
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- December 30 2015
Indonesia to maintain premuim revenue growth in 2016
Life companies forecast to post a 20%-30% increase next year, according to AAJI
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- December 30 2015
China’s premiums up nearly 20% in Jan-Nov period
Life premiums also up by nearly 25% within the same period
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- December 29 2015
Vietnam’s insurance industry invests US$6.7 in economy
Long term government bonds seen as popular investment among life and nonlife firms in 2015
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- December 24 2015
Three Chinese life firms consider US$3.1bn bond launches
An Bang Life Insurance, Happy Life Insurance, and Tian'an Life Insurance looking to tap the markets.
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- December 23 2015
Sun Life shuts down wealth products
Canadian giant to focus on Life Solutions as part of a review in key markets, including Asia
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- December 23 2015
Allianz Buys 51% of PNB Life in the Philippines
The two firms also enter into a 15-year exclusive distribution partnership
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- December 22 2015
India’s general insurance penetration drops to 0.70%
Slower economic growth and entry of life players into the general market, attributed says GIC
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- December 21 2015
Muang Thai Life seeks approval for Cambodia JV
Thai life insurer embarks on its first life-insurance venture outside Thailand and expected to receive approval early next year.
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- December 17 2015
Manulife Philippines bancassurance deal gets clearance
Manulife Philippines can now sell insurance products at branches of China Savings Bank.
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- December 16 2015
Zurich names new global life CEO
Gary Shaughnessy takes over from Kristof Terryn as part of a leadership revamp.
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- December 16 2015
Bank Rakyat Indonesia buys insurer for US$114m
Indonesia's second-largest lender is finalising its acquisition of Bringin Jiwa Sejahtera Life.
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- December 15 2015
Singapore policyholders ask for clarity on bonuses
Life insurance customers want to know why non-guaranteed bonuses have plunged.
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- December 14 2015
Foreign insurers in Korea hit by heavy Q3 losses
Continued poor performances fuel rumours that global insurers will pull out of the market.
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- December 11 2015
Sompo Japan scraps investment in reinsurer Scor
The Japanese nonlife insurer may also unload the shares it already owns in the French reinsurer.
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- December 10 2015
China Life to buy Postal Savings Bank stake for US$2bn
China's biggest insurer is buying roughly 5% of the postal bank ahead of its Hong Kong IPO.
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- December 10 2015
Japanese insurers look forward to 2016 profit boost
Fitch predicts continued profit improvement next year after record profits during 2015.
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- December 10 2015
Foreign insurers win modest market share in China
Overseas companies continue to be dominated by local insurers despite gradual liberalisation.
