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- June 3 2021
Japan’s life giants set for rebound after robust FY 2020 profits
Stable mortality margins helped Dai-ichi Life, Meiji Yasuda Life, Nippon Life and Sumitomo Life.
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- May 12 2021
Prudential Financial’s Japan unit blunted Covid-19 impact: Fitch
After several sales of Asian assets in the last 18 months, Japan is set to grow in importance.
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- April 9 2021
DWS appoints Ellen Yang as head of APAC insurance
She has previously worked at Standard Life, KPMG and advised the CBIRC.
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- April 1 2021
Environmental liability insurance creating opportunities: Fitch
ESG considerations for Asian (re)insurers are creating an underwriting priority reset.
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- February 11 2021
Thai regulator revises CAR for local insurers: report
The credit rating of foreign bonds has also been changed to facilitate more overseas investment.
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- December 29 2020
Japan’s insurers to ramp up ESG exposure in 2021
Nippon Life to introduce ESG criteria for its entire investment portfolio in April.
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- December 1 2020
ILS resilience promises big returns in 2021
Constrained (re)insurance capacity and rate improvement are attracting ILS capital.
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- November 25 2020
AIA conducting coal portfolio review as critics take aim
Climate groups say the Hong Kong life player’s policies do not go far enough.
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- October 23 2020
BlackRock sees Asia’s insurers turning to alternative investments
As geopolitical and liquidity risks increase, there's a greater focus on assets such as private credit.
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- September 28 2020
Ping An ups stake in HSBC
The Chinese giant reaffirms its commitment to the bank, as its largest shareholder.
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- September 23 2020
Peak Re boosts P&C team with director of markets hire
The Japanese-speaking exec is joining from Pioneer Underwriters in London.
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- August 13 2020
AIA Thailand launches asset management arm
Life giant to become the country's third-largest player with managed assets of US$27.2bn.
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- August 12 2020
Korean majors in property sell-off ahead of new regulations
Insurers are shoring up capital to prepare for K-ICS and economic uncertainties from the pandemic.
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- August 11 2020
AMP Australia CEO resigns over “internal matter”
The company will provide an update on its life unit sale this week.
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- August 4 2020
China’s Hywin eyeing Lion City expansion
The firm is seeking insurance and brokerage licenses in the city.
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- July 17 2020
China to remove restrictions on insurers’ equity investments
Chinese insurers hold over US$3 trillion in assets.
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- July 16 2020
Taiwan’s Cathay Life to take majority stake in Indonesian bank
The Taiwanese insurer sticks to its strategy.
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- July 9 2020
India’s insurers may power state start-up funds
National insurers (such as GIC and LIC) are seen as large reservoirs of untapped capital.
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- June 24 2020
Asia’s infrastructure boom
Swiss Re sees huge potential in the region for both premiums and investments.
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- June 24 2020
Singapore takes stake in India’s ICICI Pru Life
The deal for the life JV is worth around US$111m.
