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- April 13 2018
China promises market opening
Officials have promised a range of measures, including further liberalisation of its insurance sector.
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- April 13 2018
Insurance for the sharing economy
The extraordinary growth of the sharing economy is creating new risks that provide an opportunity for insurers.
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- April 6 2018
Could do better
Asian insurers are struggling to upgrade risk management processes.
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- April 6 2018
Anbang’s rehab
The Chinese government has injected US$9.65bn into the troubled company, while its former chairman admits charges.
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- March 29 2018
Risky data
From May, the EU will require companies from all over the world to comply with its new data privacy law.
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- March 29 2018
Asia insurance M&A bouncing back
The total value of Asian insurance M&A rose from US$9.2bn in 2016 to US$13bn last year.
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- March 23 2018
Japan cat pricing unmoved
Last year’s huge nat-cat losses in the US do not appear to be pushing prices up in Asia.
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- March 23 2018
Opaque ownership worries risk managers
Third parties in Asia can contain hidden risks that keep risk managers awake at night.
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- March 16 2018
Joined-up regulation
China’s banking and insurance regulators are merging as the country seeks to better control risks.
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- March 16 2018
Pru’s Asia push
Prudential is shedding its UK and European business to focus on “exciting growth potential” in Asia.
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- March 9 2018
Cyber capital
New tools are being developed to help the industry better understand cyber exposures and allocate risk capital.
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- March 9 2018
India awaits new regulator
The government is currently interviewing candidates vying to become its next regulatory chief.
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- March 2 2018
Nationalising Anbang
The Chinese government’s takeover of the troubled insurer has raised questions about industry oversight.
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- March 2 2018
Is the end nigh for retakaful?
The small and fragmented market is struggling to compete with competition from conventional players.
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- February 23 2018
Entertainment assured
Insurance for events, film production and even holes-in-one is a growing business in Asia.
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- February 23 2018
An uncultured approach to risk
Less than half of the insurance companies in the region have a risk culture or risk conduct framework.
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- February 15 2018
IAG sees ‘limited’ Asia opportunities
The Australian group is conducting a strategic review of its US$630m investment in the region.
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- February 15 2018
Peak Re says goodbye to IFC
Prudential Financial has acquired IFC's shareholding as the business outgrows its original emerging-market remit.
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- February 9 2018
Open for business?
Chinese acquirers are watching Oceanwide’s revived attempt to buy US insurer Genworth with interest.
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- February 9 2018
Volatility spike
The surprise return of volatility to stock markets this week may have implications for insurance portfolios.
