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- February 14 2024
Fairfax-backed Go Digit gets IRDAI approval for US$150m IPO
The Indian digital insurer's listing plan was delayed after the insurance regulator issued a show cause notice in October 2023, the latest clearance from the insurance regulator now clears one hurdle in its path towards an IPO.
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- January 31 2024
ICA calls for US$329m budget funding to boost resiliency against floods
Building on the 2022 schemes for NSW and Queensland, the new funding should be equally shared between federal and state budgets to move 750 families out of danger zones.
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- January 12 2024
Income Insurance to list on private stock exchange: report
The composite insurer’s shares will be listed under Alta and PhillipCapital’s share liquidity programme.
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- December 15 2023
OneDegree Group gets strategic investment from Dubai Insurance
Following the partnership, the Hong Kong-based virtual insurer will offer professional indemnity and directors' and officers' policies, primarily catering to web3 companies, in UAE.
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- December 4 2023
Insurtech Igloo raises US$36m in pre-series C round
The new round backed by Eurazeo, Openspace and La Maison closed at a 50% increase in valuation compared with the Singapore-based insurtech's series B+.
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- December 4 2023
COP28: Insurance can’t be sole solution for climate challenges
With the just-adopted Loss and Damage Fund, the industry can play a supporting role by offering solutions like parametrics in the short term but need to look beyond insurance for the long term.
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- November 16 2023
Carrot Insurance plans to raise US$230m by next year: report
The Hanwha Group-backed Korean digital insurer is seeking to secure funds through a paid-in capital increase allocated to shareholders and is aimed for better capital adequacy and investment funds.
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- October 13 2023
MoneyHero to list on Nasdaq following SPAC deal with Pacific Century and Thiel Capital
The deal gives the financial services platform, which operates in Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan, access to around US$100m of capital.
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- October 11 2023
Indian insurtech InsuranceDekho raises US$60m in Series B funding round
The New Delhi-based firm has direct integration with 46 insurers across India offering more than 380 insurance products including 175 for life and health.
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- August 28 2023
Indian government reneges on capital support to state-owned general insurers: report
The government last year provided US$600m in capital to National Insurance, Oriental Insurance and United India Insurance to meet regulatory solvency norms.
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- July 14 2023
BYD Auto to raise insurance arm’s registered capital by US$420m
After the capital injection, BYD Property Insurance's registered capital will reach US$560m and the parent will maintain 100% shareholding.
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- June 29 2023
OneDegree raises US$27m in additional Series B fundraise
The virtual insurer, which claims it is on track to achieving profitability by end-2024, will use the proceeds to grow its digital assets business and insurtech offerings globally.
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- June 16 2023
Philippines to get US$750m World Bank loan for ESG, expanding crop insurance
The policy loan will bolster environmental protection and fund new insurance products for smallholder farmers and support operations of the Philippine Crop Insurance Commission.
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- June 13 2023
Seoul Guarantee Insurance to file for IPO this month: report
The state-owned carrier, which is expanding overseas with reinsurance tie-ups with Allianz Trade and Coface, is eyeing a listing later this year as its biggest shareholder plans to exit.
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- June 1 2023
Pop Holdings hires Sergei Korol as chief operations and finance officer
Singapore-based Korol will be in charge of building up the specialty insurance group, including MGA Fusion and tech arm io.insure.
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- May 18 2023
AUB in US$100m equity raise as Tysers UK retail JV with PSC called off
The fundraise is more than the US$66.5m it was due from PSC under the 50/50 JV agreement, as the broker targets more M&A.
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- May 3 2023
Sri Lanka Insurance to hive off general insurance arm as it readies for sale: report
The state-owned insurer's portfolio includes more than one million general and life policyholders each, with a combined GWP of US$131m.
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- March 28 2023
HDI International leads Thai insurtech Roojai’s US$42m fundraise
The funding, which also saw IFC invest, will support its expansion in Indonesia and the Philippines as well as M&A.
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- March 14 2023
Government may inject funds into 3 Indian state-owned general insurers: report
United India Insurance, Oriental Insurance and National Insurance are facing a US$485m shortfall in capital to meet solvency requirements.
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- March 14 2023
FWD refiles for Hong Kong IPO again
The Hong Kong-headquartered insurer had previously delayed the listing twice due to 'a weak market'.
