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- April 1 2016
Chinese insurers to reduce exposure to equities
Fragile markets have prompted Chinese insurers to express caution in capital market investments this year.
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- March 18 2016
Taiwan further loosens offshore investment restrictions
Domestic insurers will be allowed to allocate up to 40% of their assets to offshore investments.
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- March 4 2016
Singapore likely to keep status as Asia’s top insurance hub
Stable government and favourable tax regime are just a few of the major factors that favour the city state.
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- February 3 2016
China sets new capital requirements for firms
C-ROSS has now been officially implemented to ensure rational growth of the country's insurance industry.
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- January 28 2016
Chaoyang Life placed under receivership in Taiwan
The life insurer has consistently failed to meet the required capital adequacy ratio of 200%.
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- January 7 2016
Fitch forecasts growth for Malaysia’s takaful sector
After strong growth in 2015, the momentum will continue thanks to demographics and government support.
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- December 31 2015
China warns insurers on risks of stock investments
Insurance firms asset-liability management face increased risks with the rise of capital market volatility.
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- December 11 2015
Financial status of Korean insurers improves in Q3
Improvement attributed to higher returns from bond investments amid lower interest rates.
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- November 5 2015
Aegon joins list of ‘too big to fail’ insurance companies
The Dutch insurer joins eight others whose stability is deemed essential to the global financial system.
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- October 6 2015
Financial fundamentals of Taiwan’s insurers still sound
The FSC has responded to an IMF warning about potential liquidity risks in global markets.
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- October 6 2015
World’s biggest insurers need to raise capital buffer
New IAIS rules have been finalised to prevent too-big-to-fail insurers from needing bailouts.
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- September 24 2015
Korean insurers’ RBC ratios hit two-year low
Risk-based capital ratios of 56 insurers dipped to an average of 278.2% in the second quarter.
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- July 1 2015
Global regulators push back implementation of ICS
Regulators continue to assess feedback before implementing tougher capital rules.
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- June 19 2015
India plans higher solvency requirement for health insurance players
Plans to raise the solvency margin to up to 200% for group health.
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- June 19 2015
ACE establishes Asia Pacific bespoke unit
The centralised unit expects to conduct itself across 12 countries in the region.
