...Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings has picked investment banks Goldman Sachs and Jefferies to work on the sale of its Southeast Asia life insurance business worth $1bn, two sources with knowledge of the transaction told Reuters....
Source : eDaily | 09 Jun 2023...regional levels, while climate was beyond the harmful levels for humans in groups but not quite past the safety guideline for the planet as a system.
It is for the first time that a study l...
Source : ARM | 07 Jun 2023...regional banking sector issues and their direct and indirect impact on Japanese life insurers' credit quality."...
Source : eDaily | 07 Jun 2023...regional banking sector issues and their direct and indirect impact on Japanese life insurers' credit quality,” it said.
The report also added that potential risks in FYE24 includ...
Source : AIRPlus | 06 Jun 2023...regional level.
He stressed the importance of modernising the insurance market "by accelerating the pace of digitisation, setting up digital platforms for underwriting and compensating...
Source : MiddleEast | 06 Jun 2023...regional areas. Fieldwork was conducted from 29 March to 19 April 2023.
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Source : eDaily | 06 Jun 2023...regional focus for the aviation team from Chubb Global Markets (CGM), which comprises Chubb's London Market wholesale and specialty arm, including the company's Lloyd's platform. Working...
Source : eDaily | 06 Jun 2023...Regional differences
Finally, each African market is different and no one approach will fit all. While South Africa will be most commercially oriented, the East African countries &...
Source : Africa | 05 Jun 2023...regional plans that will provide overall support for recovery and rebuild,” Mr Robertson said.
Mr Michael Wood whose portfolio includes being Auckland Minister and Associate Mini...
Source : eDaily | 02 Jun 2023...regional initiative to bring together financial consultants who are passionate about providing the best customer experience. Manulife Pro is more than just a programme; it’s a roadmap to succes...
Source : Agent | 31 May 2023...regional approach 4) prioritise public data and integrate alternative alignment metrics and 5) facilitate engagement to improve issuer behaviour.
The report says “Investors are increa...
Source : ARM | 31 May 2023...regional areas focused on those aged between 35 and 65 years, that is, those in the early planning stages of retirement to those in the process of retiring.
The older, the more unpr...
Source : eDaily | 31 May 2023...regional edition of the report, which surveyed 5,000 people across 13 Asian markets.
The lack of confidence in living well till old age stems from the high levels of chronic health conditio...
Source : AIRPlus | 25 May 2023...Members of the Asia Guarantee and Credit Insurance Association (AGCIA), the first association for guarantee and credit insurance insurers in Asia, could cooperate with each other to develop a customised credit insurance scheme for Asia, suggested Mr Nguyen Quang Hung, deputy CEO of BaoViet Insurance....
Source : eDaily | 24 May 2023...Asia Pacific insurers' underwriting fundamentals are likely to remain steady despite short-term volatility in investment markets caused by higher interest rates, Fitch Ratings says. At the same time, headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic and related measures are easing....
Source : eDaily | 24 May 2023...The general assembly of the Arab Insurance Brokers League has appointed a temporary board of directors, to deal with specific tasks and coordinate and organise the work of the association....
Source : MiddleEast | 23 May 2023...regionally, tailored to countries throughout APAC.
“We are looking forward to developing even closer working relationships with our clients and distribution partners in the region, an...
Source : eDaily | 23 May 2023...regional markets, furthered the digitisation of Zurich’s offerings and grew profitability by 30% over his four-year tenure to make it one of the most profitable branches of a global insurer in...
Source : MiddleEast | 21 May 2023...regional premium income, showed positive growth in 2022. However, at around +10%, life premiums in Japan grew more than twice as fast as those in the Middle Kingdom.
In the P&C insuranc...
Source : eCin | 19 May 2023...Asia will remain the growth engine for the global life business, with annual growth (ex Japan) expected to rise to +7.5% over the next decade, says Allianz Research....
Source : eDaily | 18 May 2023...Regional banking group, Al Baraka Group, has received approval from the Financial Market Council to purchase of 270,000 shares of the Islamic insurance company El Amana Takaful....
Source : MiddleEast | 17 May 2023...The West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) is engaging governments to insure infrastructural projects across the sub-region....
Source : Africa | 15 May 2023...-regional insurers need to collaborate to stand strong. He said, “In Ghana, our regulation says you have to exhaust the local capacity before you cede the rest out. We have a lot of fragmented i...
Source : Africa | 15 May 2023...regional differences in life expectancy in the past.
Reassuringly, life expectancy is catching up quickly in some western provinces and is expected to continue to increase in the future (eg...
Source : eCin | 12 May 2023...regional Arab Actuarial Conference being held in Cairo on 9-11 May, Dr Farid said that the axes are:
improving the financial solvency of insurance companies,...
Source : MiddleEast | 11 May 2023...regionally-focused bodies, reflecting the shared responsibility of all levels of government to support the change to a clean energy economy.
Some of the core functions of the authority will...
Source : AIRPlus | 11 May 2023...regional manager at Starr. “This new licence provides Starr with a significant new facility to serve the insurance and reinsurance needs of companies across Malaysia.”
Rawi Letc...
Source : eDaily | 11 May 2023...regional operations handled by the Dubai office.
Mr Yilmaz said that Howden Broking Group has four offices in Turkiye at present which employ more than 200 people.
“We are p...
Source : MiddleEast | 10 May 2023...regional funds and 540 regional branches.
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Source : MiddleEast | 08 May 2023...regional characteristics of agricultural insurance operations while assessing agricultural insurance reserves and product pricing, as well as estimate catastrophe losses prudently....
Source : eCin | 05 May 2023...regional CEO of Allianz Asia Pacific, said, "This partnership brings together the best of two world-class organisations to create truly best-in-class opportunities for our agency distribution fo...
Source : eDaily | 04 May 2023...Regional Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Asia Pacific, said, "This partnership brings together the best of two world-class organisations to create truly best-in-class opportunities for our agen...
Source : Agent | 03 May 2023...regional expansion presents additional operational and execution risks....
Source : MiddleEast | 03 May 2023...regional reinsurance market apart from proactive investment management towards our continued overall growth.”
Oman Re, which started operations in 2009, is the first and only reinsura...
Source : MiddleEast | 03 May 2023...regional insurers, focusing in particular on environmental initiatives (e.g., net zero), as well as risk management strategies in recent years, insurers are incorporating ESG considerations into thei...
Source : ARM | 03 May 2023...The Financial Strength Rating of 'A' (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of 'a' (Excellent) of Gulf Insurance Group (GIG), with a 'Stable' outlook, remain unchanged following the recent announcement that Fairfax Financial Holdings is to acquire an additional 46.32% share of GIG from Kuwait Projects Company (Holdings) [KIPCO], says AM Best....
Source : MiddleEast | 02 May 2023...regional communities.”
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Source : eDaily | 01 May 2023...Regional Chief Executive Officer of FWD Thailand and Cambodia, said, "As FWD Group marks its 10th anniversary year, we're delighted to extend this increasingly successful partnership. FWD an...
Source : Agent | 30 Apr 2023...Regional InsurTech Igloo has formed a strategic partnership with global convenience store Circle K to increase the accessibility of non-life insurance products in Southeast Asia....
Source : eDaily | 28 Apr 2023...regional brokers (up 5%) and 4% (up 2%) of provincial brokers have made a net zero commitment.
For the second year running, the main barrier to setting a target is that brokers don’t...
Source : ARM | 26 Apr 2023...regional fund firms, with only 23% of senior management and 20% of the board members of all asset managers assessed having received ESG training.
Of all the European and Asian asset m...
Source : ARM | 26 Apr 2023...BNK Financial Group, the holding company of South Korea's regional lenders Busan Bank and Kyongnam Bank, is considering the acquisition an insurance company to become a comprehensive financial services group....
Source : eDaily | 26 Apr 2023...Regionally, Auckland far outstrips other areas of the country for vehicle theft claims, with almost 3,000 claims last year, well above runner up Canterbury, with 1,214 claims.
On a brighter...
Source : eDaily | 26 Apr 2023...regionally led response from NorthStandard to the challenges of decarbonisation, digitalisation, regulation, and recruitment, said Mr Roberts. The Club’s regional specialities include managemen...
Source : eDaily | 21 Apr 2023...regional CEO, Mr Thomas Wang, who joined in 2021 to grow the firm’s presence in the region.
A team of around 15 will look after clients from Gallagher’s Japan HQ in Tokyo. They...
Source : eDaily | 21 Apr 2023...regional sectoral decarbonisation pathways. FIs can reference these pathways when they set emissions reduction targets, and when they engage with their clients on initiatives to decarbonise their bus...
Source : eDaily | 21 Apr 2023...regional reinsurer, will implement the programme on behalf of the government, targeting herders in several arid and semi-arid counties that are usually hardest hit by drought.
The insurance...
Source : Africa | 17 Apr 2023- Source : eDaily | 17 Apr 2023
...regional and local CEOs, CIOs, CROs, heads of investment, heads of risk, and various other department heads.
Key findings & recommendations
The survey questio...
Source : eDaily | 14 Apr 2023...regional CEO....
Source : iMove | 13 Apr 2023