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- April 27 2015
Japan’s Asahi Mutual Life Insurance to raise foreign bond investment
The Japanese Insurance firm says domestic yields remain too low.
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- April 23 2015
China’s PSBC’s US$3bn stake sale attracts global investors
Bidders include Singapore's Temasek Holdings and French bank BNP Paribas.
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- April 23 2015
Philippine National Bank seeks US$500m in sale of life insurance stake
Possible investors could come from Japan and Taiwan.
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- April 23 2015
Top global insurers plan mortgage loans and PE investments
Asian Insurers also look to invest more in infrastructure debt and US Investment grade corporate debt.
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- April 21 2015
Malaysia’s growing insurance industry to drive M&A
Under-capitalized insurers and takaful operators could be expected to seek strategic investors or alternative capital.
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- April 20 2015
Tokio Marine investing in real estate funds to avoid trouble
Japanese insurer hopes to increase its overseas property assets by about US$84m this year.
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- April 20 2015
IMF says Europe’s life insurers facing crisis
Required solvency standards at risk if interest rates remain low.
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- April 19 2015
Korea’s Mirae Asset Life Insurance to launch IPO
Life Insurer looking to raise up to KRW500bn (US$459m) according to reports.
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- April 16 2015
Zhong An Insurance passes $10bn valuation
Zhong An has underwritten over 630 million insurance policies and serviced 150 million clients in its first year of operation.
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- April 16 2015
China warns of strange stock price insurance product
The online insurance product claims to provide protection against stock price volatility.
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- April 11 2015
Thailand to cut deposit insurance coverage in August
Reduction prompts investors to the bond market.
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- April 2 2015
AIG unloads $500m stake in China’s PICC
America's biggest commercial insurer cuts its stake in PICC Property & Casualty to 8.2% as it seeks to raise funds.
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- March 19 2015
South Korea’s insurance firms lead rise in debt holdings in 2014
Increase in debt holdings was attributed to the record fall of local yields.
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- March 17 2015
Thailand life insurers’ capitalization, earnings remain solid
Report says Thailand will continue to get the attention of foreign players while non-life insurers have solid capital positions that will buffer against risks.
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- March 16 2015
Indonesia to ease investment rules for insurance funds
Easing the investment rules will boost the local bond market says Financial Services Authority
