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- February 1 2026
Chinese state-owned insurers to benefit from US$29bn recapitalisation: report
PICC, China Taiping among insurers that will benefit from the sale of government bonds.
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- January 29 2026
South Korean financial regulator rejects Lotte’s management improvement plan, complicating sale efforts: reports
Rejection follows Financial Services Commission's prompt corrective action issued in November, which the company attempted to overturn through legal action.
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- January 29 2026
South Korea’s new core capital may present capital management challenges: Fitch
New requirements that impose stricter capital base requirement will enhance the quality of insurers’ capital and sector resilience, the rating agency said.
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- January 29 2026
Danantara Indonesia mulls insurance holding company to consolidate state-owned carriers
Sovereign wealth fund is advocating for the merger of 15 insurers to create three firms across life, general, and credit insurance.
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- January 14 2026
South Korean insurers to face stricter capital base requirement from 2027
Ratio of core capital, which counts paid-in capital and retained earnings, to required capital will be set at 50% or above.
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- December 17 2025
Discount rate cut lowers capital pressures on South Korean non-life insurers: AM Best
Rating agency expects strengthening of supervision on asset-liability management will enhance the industry’s stability and resilience.
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- November 28 2025
Korean Re approved to open branch in India’s Gift City
South Korean reinsurer plans to officially commence operations in April.
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- November 27 2025
Tighter solvency regimes, market disruptions driving Asian demand for structured solutions: Swiss Re’s Kaspar Mueller
Capital motivation, volatility protection and leveraging capital for growth are key motivations for cedent's seeking structured programs, the reinsuer's CUO for structured solutions says.
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- November 26 2025
Roojai seeks ‘strategic M&A opportunities’ after US$60m fundraise
Thai digital insurer closed series C funding round led by private equity firms Apis Partners and Asia Partners.
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- November 18 2025
Chubb Malaysia files for IPO, offers 30% stake
Proceeds will go entirely to sole shareholder Chubb INA, while no details on the valuation or timing were provided in the draft prospectus.
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- November 14 2025
Lotte Insurance to sue FSC over ‘prompt corrective action’: reports
Dispute stems from the regulator's decision to issue a management improvement recommendation to the Korean carrier.
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- October 24 2025
Starr expands India presence with new Gift City branch
The new office will conduct both general and reinsurance business, marking an important step in strengthening Starr's commitment to the Indian market, according to the company.
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- October 22 2025
Insurers eye non-dilutive sources of capital with growing focus on optimising capital structures
There is a growing emphasis on capital management across all types of insurers with a focus on using reinsurance sidecars, third-party capital and plans to expand captive management capabilities, according to BlackRock.
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- October 1 2025
Brookfield closes first reinsurance deal in Japan
The flow deal allows Dai-ichi Frontier Life to reinsure liabilities to American National Insurance Company starting October.
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- September 25 2025
Vietnam’s PVI Insurance raises charter capital to US$163m
The additional capital reinforces financial foundation, enhances risk management capacity and enables greater support for large-scale national and international projects, the insurer says.
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- September 5 2025
Australian carriers’ US$1.6bn reinsurance spend saves US$46bn in capital: Actuaries Institute
A paper published by the institute noted Australian insurers have fewer choices when it comes to the range of reinsurance products they can use to gain regulatory credit.
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- August 19 2025
Great Eastern shares to resume trading on Singapore bourse on Thursday
Completion of a bonus issue, following OCBC's unsuccessful take-private offer, has increased public shareholding to 11.76% after more than a year of trading suspension.
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- August 16 2025
Merger of 3 Indonesian reinsurers could hurt local insurers: Fitch
Proposed consolidation of Indonesia Re, Nasional Re and Tugure is intended to streamline the state sector.
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- July 23 2025
Allianz Commercial India branch will transfer to new Jio JV as fac desk
Treaty operations will be managed by Allianz Reinsurance, the company told InsuranceAsia News.
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- July 20 2025
Allianz ties up with Jio Financial for India reinsurance foray
Two companies also enter into a non-binding agreement for equally owned general and life insurance JVs.
