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- November 3 2017
HK regulator keen to encourage insurtech
The Insurance Authority has called for innovations that will help to cut premiums paid by customers.
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- November 2 2017
Singapore woos cat bond issuers with 100% grant
MAS has unveiled a grant scheme aimed at encouraging insurers and reinsurers to issue catastrophe bonds in Singapore.
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- November 1 2017
Insurance, takaful remain unpopular in Malaysia
The country's central bank governor urged the industry to focus on the underserved segment of the market.
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- October 31 2017
Chinese broker set to list on Shenzhen SME board
Jiang Tai Insurance Brokers said it would float its shares on the board by the second half of 2018.
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- October 30 2017
China Life profit grows 365%
Earnings have been buoyed by a leap in investment income amid an increasing stock market and robust premiums.
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- October 30 2017
CVS offers to buy Aetna for US$66bn
The proposed acquisition is poised to be the largest ever in health insurance history.
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- October 30 2017
India eyes 10-year lock-in for PE investors
The country's regulator has made it harder for private equity companies to exit at will from insurers.
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- October 25 2017
Malaysia warns insurers against raising motor premiums
Any increase above 10% after tariff liberalisation will require the approval of the Bank of Negara Malaysia.
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- October 25 2017
Party committees to be revived in Chinese insurance JVs
The Communist Party is aiming to bring back the formerly inactive committees to extend its representation in business.
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- October 24 2017
Taiwanese insurers hurt by China losses
Shin Kong Life, Cathay Life and Taiwan Life are facing loss-to-investment ratios of 100%, 48% and 59%.
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- October 24 2017
Anbang resumes sale of high-yield products
Experts say government regulators must have extended a new lease on the group’s operations.
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- October 23 2017
IAG stalls Asia expansion to focus on home markets
Declining commercial and regulatory conditions have restrained opportunities for its expansion in the region.
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- October 23 2017
India’s National Insurance seeks IPO approval
The state-owned general insurance company is seeking approval for an offering that could value the insurer at US$3.84bn.
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- October 20 2017
Allianz to sell part of life insurance business in Taiwan
The German insurance group has agreed to sell a portfolio of 78,000 policies to China Life.
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- October 20 2017
Indian insurers told to run cyber security audits
The regulator has asked for immediate security audits after reports of cyber attacks targeting financial institutions.
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- October 19 2017
Markel launches fintech insurance in Singapore
The policy offers comprehensive protection for businesses in the financial technology sector in Asia.
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- October 18 2017
Yunfeng’s MassMutual acquisition to take another year
It could take at least one year for the Chinese group to complete its US$1.7 billion acquisition.
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- October 18 2017
Honan Insurance to acquire Singapore-based NGA Benefits
The Australian-owned and operated buyer is looking to add to its growing employee benefits business in South-East Asia.
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- October 16 2017
Insurers, tech firms to tackle risks from drones, driverless cars
Various parties will meet at the World Economic Forum to manage the novel risks involved in new technologies.
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- October 16 2017
Tencent-backed insurance agency gets approval
Weimin got the green light to begin operations from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.
