Archive

• APAC Weekly - Japan's lifers welcome fork in the road for their guarantees and returns

  22 July 2025

  The 82bps difference between big lifers' guarantee and ROI is wider than any year-end since 2012

• Taiwanese life firms win solvency leeway to use TW-ICS transitionals

  24 June 2025

  Taiwan's regulator says it will consider applicants' Q3 solvency levels

• Taiwan's lifers bolster capital and FX reserves after market volatility

  03 June 2025

  Country's dollar jumped 8% against greenback in two days last month

• Muted offshore investments and high hedging ratios shield Japan from FX risk, says S&P Global

  29 May 2025

  Private credit/debt investments are roughly half US/European levels, agency adds

• Taiwan discusses life insurer solvency and TW-ICS rules after FX market shock

  29 May 2025

  New regulations are due to take effect next January

• Insurers join EM climate change investment taskforce

  16 May 2025

  Initiative designed to unlock private investment to tackle climate change risk in emerging markets

• Fitch puts five Taiwanese lifers on negative ratings watches amid FX volatility

  16 May 2025

  S&P Global also expects a hit to Taiwan's lifers' earnings but not their capital

• S&P Global estimates 48% net FX mismatch at Taiwan lifers

  15 May 2025

  Foreign-FX policies reduces larger gross FX mismatch, as volatility hits USD cross rate

• Tokio Marine unit names Mitsubishi in latest $1.3bn strategic-stake sell-off

  03 April 2025

  Insurer will use proceeds for "solving social problems and other growth areas"

• Why non-life CIOs may struggle in fight for APAC's spare capital

  24 February 2025

  An APAC bond yield of 2.4%? Or an insurance operation's 19%? Take your pick...