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- May 6 2016
SBI Life’s IPO now planned for next financial year
Preparations will start by September and the formal announcement could be made by next March.
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- May 4 2016
AIG raises US$2.6bn from PICC P&C share sale
AIG has raised about US$2.6 billion since last year as it has divested its stake in the Chinese insurer.
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- April 29 2016
Willis strengthens HK team with Deutsche hire
Vincent Lien has joined as managing director of Willis Capital Markets & Advisory in Hong Kong.
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- April 22 2016
India’s coming IPO wave?
HDFC Life is set to become the country’s first publicly listed life insurer, potentially heralding a wave of deals.
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- April 19 2016
Insurance shares drop following Japan quakes
The economic effect of the earthquakes in southern Japan has started to surface as the damage is surveyed.
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- April 15 2016
China’s Sunshine Life launches US$1.5bn bond offer
The sale ends the recent drought among Chinese companies tapping the offshore bond market.
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- April 8 2016
China’s first insurance exchange to launch in June
The exchange is part of Shanghai's goal of becoming an international insurance centre by 2020.
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- March 24 2016
Fosun said to plan IPO for Ironshore
Fosun is reportedly planning a share offering for Bermuda-based Ironshore, which it bought in November 2015.
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- March 4 2016
Nippon Life boosts dividend after profits hit nine-year high
For the second straight year, dividends are up by an average of 10% to 15% for its roughly 2.15 million policyholders.
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- March 3 2016
India to list state-owned general insurers
Finance minister Arun Jaitley plans to sell off four non-life companies fully owned by the government.
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- February 25 2016
Mitsui Sumitomo returns to cat bond market
The Japanese major is returning to the catastrophe bond market almost four years after its last transaction.
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- February 22 2016
Zhong An aiming to raise US$2bn in local IPO
The insurance company backed by Alibaba's financial services affiliate is expected to list in Shanghai.
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- February 2 2016
Ping An issues China’s first overseas senior bonds
The US$1.2 billion issuance marks the first senior bond offering from an onshore mainland entity.
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- January 29 2016
Thailand’s life industry to grow at least 10% this year
A government stimulus packages launched during the fourth quarter of last year will provide a boost.
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- January 29 2016
More big M&A deals expected from China and Japan in 2016
Insurers are planning more deals this year on the back of low interest rates and cheap capital.
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- January 21 2016
ILS market valued at US$70bn in 2015, says Willis
Non-life insurance-linked securities added US$5bn of additional capacity last year.
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- January 18 2016
China United Insurance US$1bn Hong Kong IPO rumoured
The state-backed insurer is reportedly planning to raise about US$1bn in the second quarter.
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- January 13 2016
Fairfax buys 35% stake in Vietnamese insurer
The insurance arm of Hanoi-based BIDV has sold up to 41 million new shares for an undisclosed sum.
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- December 31 2015
China warns insurers on risks of stock investments
Insurance firms asset-liability management face increased risks with the rise of capital market volatility.
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- December 24 2015
Three Chinese life firms consider US$3.1bn bond launches
An Bang Life Insurance, Happy Life Insurance, and Tian'an Life Insurance looking to tap the markets.
