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- May 10 2018
Zurich posts solid premiums
The Swiss insurer has announced that P&C premiums were up 4.6% to US$9.33 billion during the first quarter.
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- April 27 2018
Taikang invests in Chinese biologics startup
The Chinese insurer has taken part in a US$150 million funding round for Innovent Biologics.
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- April 20 2018
Asian insurtech M&A surges
The increase in deal activities in Asia helped drive global insurtech transactions to a record high in 2017.
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- April 19 2018
APAC bancassurers tap blockchain to improve offerings
Banks in the region continue to leverage the technology to improve and expand their insurance offerings.
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- April 18 2018
Indian consortium to develop data-sharing blockchain
The consortium of life insurance companies has partnered with IT services firm Cognizant Technology Solutions.
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- April 17 2018
Nippon Life commits US$94m to fintech investment
Japan’s biggest private insurer has said that it will invest in fintech and so-called “insurance+α” areas.
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- April 16 2018
Good Doctor targets US$1bn Hong Kong IPO
Ping An will spin off China’s largest health care and online medical platform in early May.
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- April 13 2018
Insurance for the sharing economy
The extraordinary growth of the sharing economy is creating new risks that provide an opportunity for insurers.
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- April 11 2018
Asian insurtech M&A surges
The transaction volume of insurtech M&A in Asia hit US$460 million in 2017, more than three times that of 2016.
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- March 23 2018
Ping An plans spinoff and listing of four unicorns
Ping An Good Doctor and Lufax are among the startups being slated for initial public offerings.
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- March 22 2018
Prudential to boost investment in Asia
Over the next three years, it is aiming to pour US$420m a year into technology in the region.
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- March 21 2018
Financial Risk Solutions opens second Asia office
The unit-linked investment administration and compliance oversight software provider has opened in Hong Kong.
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- March 20 2018
China’s two top insurers to report increased profits
Analysts are expecting Ping An and China Life to show double-digit profit increases.
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- March 19 2018
PolicyPal raises $20m from ICO
The Singapore insurtech startup raised 23,809 ethereum tokens through its initial coin offering.
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- March 2 2018
Three Indonesian unicorns to invest in insurtech startup
The three billion-dollar startups are looking to invest in PasarPolis, an online insurance portal.
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- February 21 2018
US$375bn awaits insurance innovators, says Accenture
The largest of these revenue growth opportunities will arise in Asia Pacific, a new report says.
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- February 13 2018
Life firms embracing digitalisation to battle stagnation
Insurance companies are integrating technology to prevent loss of market share to startups, says Deloitte.
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- February 9 2018
China’s Sina to venture into internet insurance
The tech firm follows in the footsteps of the country's big three internet players Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu.
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- February 7 2018
Aviva CEO urges insurers to partner with tech firms
Mark Wilson says the insurance sector is still in the “Stone Age” and needs technological advancement.
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- February 5 2018
Insurers jump onto cryptocurrency bandwagon
Insurance companies are reportedly looking into theft coverage for companies that handle digital currencies.
