Asia Pacific

  • Hong Kong's Insurance Authority takes control of Tahoe Life

    26 July 2024

    Managers tasked with ascertaining solvency position

  • Comment: MS&AD treaded carefully in the minefield of unwinding its cross-holdings

    24 July 2024

    Other Japanese insurers will be wise to follow suit, in describing their 'unwinding' plans

  • Tokio Marine announces JPY 57bn tender offer for strategic equity investment by Toyota

    24 July 2024

    Move follows similar announcement about cross-holdings yesterday at MS&AD

  • APAC Weekly -Insurers tackle the age-old problem of getting younger staff

    23 July 2024

    From staffing ranks to customer bases, APAC insurers need youth on their side

  • MS&AD reveals terms for unwinding strategic stake with Toyota

    23 July 2024

    Large non-life Japanese peers are also planning sell-offs of their own

  • South Koreans to replace some of KRW 31.3trn foreign CRE with other alts, Fitch predicts

    23 July 2024

    Most exposures are taken through higher-charging beneficiary certificates

  • Fukoku Life considering investing VC fund in departments' service providers

    23 July 2024

    Japanese mutual answered questions, including on 'alts' at recent AGM

  • Singapore regulator expects more private credit investments as insurers grow assets 7%

    23 July 2024

    Centre saw VC and alternatives grow in 2023, says MAS

  • Meiji Yasuda helps transform Olympics infrastructure with A$100m investment

    22 July 2024

    Japanese lifer is backing redevelopment of athletes' village after events end

  • Japan's lifers vow to push ESG investing within JPY 400trn asset pot

    22 July 2024

    New LIAJ chair issued policy statement on Friday

  • Allianz to acquire Singapore Income Insurance in US $1.64bn deal

    17 July 2024

    Insurer will take 51% stake in firm with US $3.21bn in total assets

  • AIA Group works with BlackRock to enhance investment management process

    17 July 2024

    Insurer to use BNY's data management services

  • Volatile markets create almost half the Q1 jump in capital bill in South Korea

    17 July 2024

    Operational risk also needed more capital behind it, FSS reveals

  • Japan's general insurers call for property tax exemption

    17 July 2024

    GIAJ yesterday published its calls for tax reform in the coming fiscal year

  • Stagnant consumption may limit BoJ's rate hiking plans, predicts Tokio Marine

    16 July 2024

    MetLife Japan survey finds saving, not spending, bonuses is on consumers' agenda