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- July 6 2018
The cost of Asia’s reliance on coal
Higher premiums, increased deductibles and changes to policies are a growing reality for coal-fired power generation assets.
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- June 29 2018
Hong Kong seeks ‘Insurance Connect’ with China
Hong Kong insurance regulators said this week that they are working on the plan with their mainland counterparts.
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- June 29 2018
Plugging the gaps in environmental risk
Traditional risk management techniques are leaving companies exposed to financial and reputational risks.
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- June 22 2018
IAG in Asia retreat
Earnings volatility has driven the Aussie insurer to exit its businesses in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.
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- June 22 2018
Healthcare’s perfect storm
Costs in Asia are set to rise significantly as affordability is threatened by ageing populations and sedentary lifestyles.
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- June 15 2018
Korea targets reinsurance liberalisation
The move is part of an effort to promote price competition in the non-life sector by the financial regulator.
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- June 15 2018
Fed hike offers mixed blessing
Rising rates benefit dollar bond investors in the long run but signal growing policy divergence in Asia.
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- June 8 2018
Addressing Asia’s diabetes epidemic
Asia is suffering from an epidemic of diabetes, but products aimed at reversing diagnoses are entering the market.
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- June 8 2018
Asian insurers underperforming
The region's insurance stocks are down 3% so far this year, reflecting a challenging environment.
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- June 1 2018
Here comes Big Tech
Amazon has made its first foray into the Asian insurance sector, leading a funding round in an online Indian insurer.
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- June 1 2018
Crypto exposures
Only a handful of major insurers currently insure crypto exchanges, but there is a large potential market.
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- May 25 2018
Mitsui Sumitomo returns to China life market
The MS&AD subsidiary has agreed to pay Rmb4.325b (US$668m) for a 37.5% stake in BoCommLife Insurance.
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- May 25 2018
Captive opportunity
Demand for captive insurance programmes in Asia is said to be growing strongly, but is it?
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- May 18 2018
Does Mahathir herald change?
Malaysia’s foreign-controlled insurers are watching the new government for signs of change.
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- May 18 2018
Foreign firms in China rush
Overseas insurers are leaping at the opportunity to extend their presence after Xi Jinping cracks open the door.
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- May 11 2018
Axa US IPO flops
The spinoff of Axa Equitable fell far short of the company’s expectations.
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- May 11 2018
Reinsurers bounce back
After one of the toughest quarters in recent memory at the end of 2017, results have improved.
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- May 10 2018
Zurich posts solid premiums
The Swiss insurer has announced that P&C premiums were up 4.6% to US$9.33 billion during the first quarter.
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- May 9 2018
Philippines insurers told to lead ‘fourth industrial revolution’
The country's finance secretary urged the industry to rethink how it does things and how it makes products.
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- May 4 2018
China’s non-life woes
The country's life insurance sector isn't alone in facing significant challenges.
