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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 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 8 2015
Conning appoints Bo Kratz as Asia Pacific CEO
He will lead the regional strategic plan for both Conning and Cathay Financial Holdings.
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- December 7 2015
Moody’s upgrades Taiwan’s Cathay Life
Structural improvement in its profitability prompts upgrade to insurance financial strength rating.
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- December 4 2015
Sun Life plans to raise stake in Indian JV
The Canadian insurer is the latest foreign player to raise its stake in an Indian life insurance JV.
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- December 1 2015
China Life completes London property acquisition
The Chinese insurer has acquired a 40% interest in 99 Bishopsgate, a premium office building.
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- December 1 2015
Nippon Life plans to launch Japan’s largest Reit
The trust will target a 4% return, aimed at large Japanese investors such as pension funds and banks.
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- November 30 2015
Fubon Life set to acquire London building for US$715m
The Taiwanese insurer continues to snap up London properties as it seeks to diversify its portfolio.
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- November 27 2015
Chinese insurers’ overseas real estate splurge continues
DTZ/Cushman & Wakefield says that Chinese insurers will spend US$73bn on overseas properties in the next five years.
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- November 26 2015
Taiwan trims yield requirement for property investments
The FSC has cut insurers' mandated yield from domestic commercial real estate to 2.555%.
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- November 19 2015
Korean insurers post 17.3% income rise
The country's financial watchdog said the results were driven by robust investment gains.
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- November 19 2015
Fidelidade to invest in China’s capital markets
The Fosun-owned insurer will be the first Portuguese firm to invest in the Chinese stock market.
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- November 19 2015
China to allow insurance firms to broaden investments
The revised regulation could allow investments in office buildings, hotels, business facilities and warehouses.
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- November 17 2015
Cerulli names Taiwan as Asia’s most attractive ILP market
The Boston-based research house says that Taiwanese insurers continue to favour investment-linked products.
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- November 13 2015
Asian insurers face QE conundrum
More than half of Asian insurers now say they are planning to increase their risk exposure, even as interest rates seem set to rise.
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- November 13 2015
Global consultant-advised insurance assets near US$550bn
The hunt for yield is encouraging insurers to seek specialist advice as they tap new markets and assets.
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- November 13 2015
SBI Life likely to become India’s first insurance IPO
It could beat HDFC Life to become the first Indian insurer to list directly on a local stock exchange
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- November 11 2015
Sompo Japan looks offshore for higher yields
Japan's second-largest property insurer is planning to increase its holdings of foreign bonds.
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- November 10 2015
Returns on China’s variable life insurance products plunge
Sinolink Securities says the products have lost 11.43% on average during Q3 of this year.
