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- July 7 2017
Premium growth defies weak economies
Advanced economies were the main drag on global premiums, but growth in many emerging markets slowed also.
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- June 30 2017
China’s motor market running out of fuel
Further easing of pricing limits has led to fears of even weaker profitability for non-life insurers.
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- June 22 2017
Allianz seeks to accelerate growth in Asia
The German insurer is planning to catch up with European competitors in the region, such as Prudential and AXA.
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- June 22 2017
India’s general insurers post 16% gross premium growth
Solid gross direct premium growth was buoyed by increased premiums in health, motor and fire insurance.
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- May 15 2017
Global non-life investment income set to decline
Moody’s says that low global interest rates will continue to pressure profitability and solvency.
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- December 5 2016
Indonesia’s Jiwasraya eyes capturing younger market
The government-owned insurer looks to tap the younger market in its plan of digitalising its distribution and sales.
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- January 27 2016
MS&AD names presidents of its two non-life units
Noriyuki Hara and Yasuzo Kanasugi will head the group's two major non-life insurance units.
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- January 25 2016
Milliman to open third South-East Asia office in KL
The office will offer employee benefits, life, non-life, and health insurance consulting services.
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- January 18 2016
Smaller life firms in China worst-hit by stock sell-off
Small and medium-sized life insurers tend to have the most aggressive risk appetites, says Fitch.
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- December 22 2015
India’s general insurance penetration drops to 0.70%
Slower economic growth and entry of life players into the general market, attributed says GIC
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- November 18 2015
Storms likely hit profit of Japan’s non-life insurers
Summer typhoons seem to have had a negative effect on net profits at Japan's top three non-life insurers.
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- November 4 2015
Philippine insurers’ profits jump by two-thirds
The industry's yearly profit reached US$436 million at the end of the third quarter, up 65.8%.
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- October 13 2015
Japanese insurers to offer liability cover in Myanmar
Three insurers have won licences to offer insurance products in Thilawa Special Economic Zone
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- October 9 2015
Malaysia pushes for market-driven insurance pricing
Motor and fire insurance sectors need to be restructured, says the country's central bank.
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- October 7 2015
Boom in financial assets continues, says Allianz
Allianz's sixth edition of its Global Wealth Report says Asia remains the unrivalled growth champion.
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- October 1 2015
China’s insurance premium growth slowing
CIRC data shows growth slowed to 19.5% during the first eight months of the year.
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- September 29 2015
New India Assurance plans global expansion
India's largest non-life insurer aims to grow in Asia, North America and the Middle East.
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- September 28 2015
KB Financial launches first one-stop financial shop
Banking, securities, life insurance and non-life insurance all offered under one roof.
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- September 24 2015
Japanese insurers’ face US$165m claims for Tianjin blasts
The country's top-four nonlife insurers will pay out claims for damage to finished automobiles.
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- September 17 2015
Japan’s top insurers set to pay US$822m for typhoon damages
Payments for this fiscal year could mark the highest typhoon-related pay-out since 2011.
