asia
Swiss Re appoints two new CEO’s
Swiss Re will make two big changes over the coming months, with the appointment of a new Group CEO and a new CEO of...
ING Asia deal worth £4.16b
Shares in insurance giant AIA jumped by more than three per cent Thursday after reports this week that the company may be looking to...
AIA eyes ING asian operations
AIA Group Ltd is exploring the possibility of an acquisition of Dutch ING's Asian operations, valued at around £3 billion pounds.
AIA, which is about...
Asian ministers warn of threats to economic growth
Asian finance ministers agreed Friday to speed up regional integration and pledged to press ahead with plans for a disaster insurance fund in the...
Update on AXA APH transaction
AXA welcomes today the end of the pricing period of the merger of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings.
with AMP Limited and the sale of AXA...
Insurer Prudential doubles profits in 2010
British insurance giant Prudential insisted Wednesday that growth in Asia was the group's priority as it announced a doubling of net profits for last...
Apple’s Asian partners and rivals eye Jobs’ health
As Apple's legendary boss Steve Jobs goes on another medical leave of absence, analysts say his company's myriad Asian partners could suffer -- but...
The AXA Research Fund Awards its First Grant in Asia
Since 2008 the AXA Research Fund has been providing support for research focused on understanding and preventing the risks threatening the environment, human life...
Prudential has new Asia target
Insurance giant Prudential has underlined its potential in Asia by revealing a new target to double new business profits from the region by 2013.
The...
Ratings agencies increase scrutiny of cat risk for Asian re/insurers
Aon Benfield, reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, is advising re/insurers that rating agencies are likely to increase their scrutiny of catastrophe risk in Asia...
Financial result : Prudential posts rising sales helped by Asia
British insurance giant Prudential said on Wednesday that sales soared in the third quarter, boosted by activity in Asia, and promised to deliver "strong...
Appointment : Kevin Rajah is new professional lines underwriting manager in Asia
XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Group plc (NYSE: XL), today announced the appointment of Kevin Rajah as Underwriting Manager Professional Lines...
Announcement : Insurer Aviva says to withdraw from Taiwan
British insurer Aviva said on Tuesday that it was withdrawing from Taiwan because it did not expect to meet group financial targets there.
The announcement...
AXA : French insurer reports 3.5 percent rise in sales
French insurer Axa SA said Thursday sales rose 3.5 percent over the first nine months of the year to 70.462 billion euros (97.042 billion...
XL Insurance : granted license to operate in the Labuan insurance market
XL Insurance Company Limited today announced that it has been granted a license from the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan to underwrite business in...
Aon Benfield : Insurers must prepare for Asian ‘Supercats’
Aon Benfield, reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, is warning insurers in Asia to prepare for future “Supercat” events like those experienced in the USA....
Pakistan hit by worst floods since 1929
Aon Benfield, the world’s premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, today releases the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which provides an...
Aon Benfield launches first pan-Asian typhoon model
Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development centre of excellence, has launched the first fully functional Asian typhoon model to span the continent.
The new...
India: Insurance licence for engineer giant Larsen & Toubro
L&T General Insurance Company Limited, the general insurance arm of the $9.8 billion...
AIG, China Strategic Holdings extend deadline for unit deal
US insurance giant American International Group (AIG) and a Hong Kong consortium said Monday they had agreed to extend the deadline for a deal...
