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- April 20 2018
Maybank eyes listing of its insurance arm Etiqa
The rumoured sale is estimated by some analysts to be worth at least US$1 billion but remains unconfirmed.
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- April 16 2018
Good Doctor targets US$1bn Hong Kong IPO
Ping An will spin off China’s largest health care and online medical platform in early May.
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- April 11 2018
PICC eyes Shanghai listing
The parent of China’s biggest non-life insurer is planning a secondary listing to raise over Rmb10bn in fresh capital.
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- March 29 2018
Fubon Life to become Hyundai Life’s largest shareholder
The Taiwanese life insurance company is set to take up the forfeited options of Hyundai Mobis.
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- March 29 2018
Three state-owned Indian insurers undergo merger review
National Insurance, United India Insurance and Oriental India Insurance will merger within the next six months.
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- March 23 2018
Ping An plans spinoff and listing of four unicorns
Ping An Good Doctor and Lufax are among the startups being slated for initial public offerings.
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- March 19 2018
Rescue plan for Indonesian life insurer collapses
Evergreen's planned rescue of the embattled Bumiputera has failed after disagreements over funds.
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- March 16 2018
Prudential mulls spinning off Europe from Asia, US operations
The company plans to list M&G Prudential, its UK and European business, on the London Stock Exchange
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- March 7 2018
Korean insurers turn to hybrid securities to boost capital
The issuance comes ahead of the introduction of the new global accounting and stricter local capital standards.
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- February 14 2018
Rising demand for IPO legal insurance in Hong Kong
New stock market listing rules are set to boost sales for legal insurance to cover liabilities from initial public offerings.
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- February 6 2018
Ping An Insurance’s units raise US$2.2bn in private financing
Investors in the three tech units included SoftBank, which placed US$400m with Ping An Good Doctor.
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- February 1 2018
Cat bond market hit record US$11bn issuance in 2017
In total, 35 catastrophe bonds were issued by 31 different sponsors in the insurance-linked securities sector.
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- January 24 2018
Chinese insurers post 29.7% profit growth in 2017
Despite increasingly tough regulation, Chinese insurers continue to deliver double-digit profit growth.
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- January 22 2018
Ping An eyes spinning off four subsidiaries
The units include Lufax, China's biggest online wealth management platform, and Ping An Good Doctor, an online medical platform.
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- January 9 2018
Ping An value hits US$101bn in 2017
The stock of Ping An Insurance Group Co continues to soar, despite the lack of hype that insurers have as compared with tech companies.
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- December 13 2017
Outlook for Asia insurance sector stable, says Moody’s
Steady economic momentum across the economies of the region is driving demand for insurance.
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- December 11 2017
IAG shares 12.5% premiums, costs with reinsurers
In an effort to curb volatility in its earnings Australia’s biggest general insurer is releasing capital.
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- December 7 2017
India allows PE funds to own insurance companies
Private equity funds can now own up to 10% of the paid-up equity of an insurer, says Irdai.
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- December 6 2017
Taiwan Financial approved to inject new capital in insurance unit
The Taiwanese financial group has proposed adding US$330m of capital into Bank Taiwan Life Insurance.
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- December 4 2017
Reliance General gets final clearance for IPO
The offering will account for 25% of the post issue paid-up capital of the insurer.
