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- November 10 2017
Asia buoys insurance results
Insurers had a difficult third quarter, but improved performance in Asia has helped several companies to beat expectations.
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- November 3 2017
Singapore chases cat bonds
Lim Hng Kiang, trade minister and deputy chairman of MAS, unveils a subsidy scheme for catastrophe bond issuers.
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- November 3 2017
The times are not a-changing
Economy outlook: the Fed’s new governor signals policy continuity, while Japan and China also pursue more of the same.
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- October 27 2017
GIC Re debut fails to impress
India’s state-owned reinsurer got off to a mediocre start this week after its shares started trading in Mumbai and Delhi.
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- October 27 2017
Inconvenient truths
The current market cycle will force the industry to confront some harsh realities in 2018, says Hamilton CFO.
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- October 20 2017
Asian insurers double ETF inflows
Ultra-low interest rates and weak underwriting margins are driving new investment decisions.
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- October 19 2017
John Leung warns of ‘grey rhinos’
CEO of Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority warns the city’s industry that it faces challenges in 2018.
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- October 13 2017
An end to softness?
After three hurricanes in the US and two earthquakes in Mexico, reinsurers are probably facing a loss of around US$100bn.
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- October 13 2017
Games, trains and electricity
What institutional investors are looking at ahead of China’s next five-year plan.
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- October 6 2017
Embracing the blockchain
Development of blockchain technology in the insurance industry continues to make strides.
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- October 6 2017
M&A revival?
Deal-making has been on a downward trend this year, but activity seems to be reviving.
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- September 29 2017
Relying on India
Reliance Capital is launching a standalone health insurance company to capitalise on the country’s growth.
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- September 29 2017
ZhongAn debuts in Hong Kong
Shares in China’s first online insurer got off to a flying start, but the company faces challenges.
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- September 22 2017
Asia’s evolving risks
The region faces a confluence of risks, from rising inequality to the growing cyber threat.
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- September 22 2017
Interconnected insurance
We speak to data centre and interconnection specialist Equinix's James Maudslay about the industry’s progress in digitisation.
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- September 15 2017
Eastern exposure
Climate change and the growth of coastal megacities is exposing Asia to increasing risk from windstorms.
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- September 15 2017
What customers want
Companies that succeed in the future will be those that successfully redefine the very nature of what it means to be an insurer.
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- September 8 2017
Allianz rebuffs Chinese takeover
It emerged this week that Anbang and HNA both attempted a takeover of the German insurer earlier this year.
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- September 8 2017
Reinsurers look to Asia
As market conditions get “ugly”, Asian diversification is more important than ever for reinsurers.
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- September 1 2017
Targeting Asia’s greying population
Insurers could be missing a trick by not offering more retirement income products to the region’s ageing population.
