From Editor-in-chief
M&A in Asia - Are you keeping up?!?
China Re: The era of global competition
QFCA: Rise of the regional RIs
GIA of Singapore goes beyond business as usual
M&A in Asia: Detecting the deals - Prized targets become rare amid M&A frenzy
M&A in Asia: Hot distribution deals spark M&A rush
The Dragon breathes steadily still
China's motor insurance is at a turning point
Focus beyond market share
Engineering insurance: Returning to natural growth
A multi-peril view of catastrophe risks in China
Investment of private capital into the insurance sector in China
Are insurers doing enough to manage their risks?
Asia's unique retirement challenge
Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund - Challenges & Solutions
Life focus: Par Policy: Alive and well, but room for strengthened governance
ICDC Special: Curtain-raiser: AIRDC bets big on ICDC in Colombo
ICDC Special: Sri Lanka to spearhead ICDC's revival
ICDC Special: AIRDC plays critical role in developing economies
CATs focus: More to be done for Nat CATs in Asia
CATs focus:Mitigating flood risks - A matter of innovative risk assessment, prevention measures and disaster aid
The resolve to get things right
A mid-year market roundup
Class actions dynamics in consumer policyholder protection
Time for a sea change: Recent developments in Australian maritime legislation
Could an investment in risk management increase sales?
RBC is the way forward for Sri Lanka
Marine risk management: 70% of all transport losses are avoidable
Piracy: An ever-increasing risk for the industry
Insurance risk and finance research centre: Time diversification and effective risk management
BRCA1/2: Punished for changing the future
Asia: Huge growth potential for reinsurance in the region - Fitch
Australia: Winners of 2013 Australian Insurance Industry Awards unveiled
China: Insured losses from Typhoon Utor likely to be below US$200 mln
Hong Kong: PCG's new insurance company comes to life
Hong Kong: Sompo Japan Re renamed Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Re
India: IRDA permits banks to act as brokers
New Chairman for Life Insurance Corporation of India
Indonesia: Govt plans to spend US$34 mln to insure farms
South Korea: MBK Partners in talks for ING's local unit
Philippines: Microinsurance dispute resolution guidelines issued
Singapore: AXA using SingPost for distribution
Singapore: Life sector sales grow 24% to top US$1 bln in 1H
Taiwan: Life insurers' focus on agency sales affects banc first-year premiums
Vietnam: Voluntary pension insurance regulations to be issued soon
Two foreign entities strengthen their ties in Vietnam
Insured losses from Nat CATs fall 20% to US$20 bln in 1H
Payouts for Costa Concordia mishap could exceed US$1.1 bln - Munich Re
Diary of events
People on move
M&A activities in Asia's insurance industry have been hectic and are pushing prices up to the point where insurers are now more cautious in their forays for deals. Prized targets seem to be the distribution deals but these are becoming increasingly scarce.
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Behind the million-dollar, and at times billion-dollar, deals initiated by insurers, the rush is to secure precious distribution deals with partners that are becoming increasingly rare, said panellists at the 7th Asian Insurance CFO Summit held recently in Hong Kong. By Manuelita Contreras