Asia
PT Asuransi Allianz in Indonesia microinsurance push
PT Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia has launched life, house and health products targeted at low income families.
Hyperion seeks new chairman
Hyperion Insurance Group’s non-executive chairman John van Kuffeler will retire from the board next month following five years at the broker.
Nine arrested over Chinese oil blast
Following last Friday's blast at a China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) oil factory, nine people have been arrested.
View from the Top: Indonesia's sustained momentum
Low penetration, improving risk awareness, and rising affluence are some of the reasons why Fitch Ratings' Cheryl Evangeline believes Indonesia’s insurance market has significant room to grow.
Axa hails Thai life growth
Total premiums in the life insurance market have risen 21% in Thailand this year.
Magic circle firms worked on Zurich China deal
Slaughter & May is acting opposite Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on Swiss Re's $493m acquisition of 4.9% stake in China's third biggest life insurance company.
Cyclone Helen kills six in India
Six people died when a cyclone hit Southern India on Friday.
52 die in pipeline explosion in China
52 people have died in a pipeline explosion in the port of Qingdao in East China, according to local authorities and media.
Swiss Re's Schnegg relocating to Singapore
Swiss Re's head of property and casualty and claims manager in Asia is relocating to Singapore from Switzerland at the beginning of January.
Fitch confident of Indonesian growth
Ratings agency Fitch has given Indonesia a stable outlook for both life and general insurance in 2014.
Francis promoted to partner at Kennedys in Singapore
Law firm Kennedys' Nick Francis to become its fifth partner in Singapore.
Wong returns to AIG as senior advisor
AIG has appointed Stephen Wong as a senior advisor to provide strategic advice to AIG on business and industry developments in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Zurich sells remaining stake in New China Life
Zurich has sold its remaining stake in New China Life for $943m with half of the shares being bought by Swiss Re.
Claims Awards Asia: the winners
Last night the winners of the Claims Awards Asia were announced at the inaugural awards ceremony in Hong Kong.
Zurich to invest up to $1bn in green bonds
Zurich is to invest up to $1bn in green bonds as part of its investment strategy.
Insured losses from Haiyan could reach $700m
AIR Worldwide has estimated insured losses from super typhoon Haiyan at between $300m (£185m) and $700m.
China counts costs of typhoon Haiyan
After battering the Philippines, super typhoon Haiyan weakened but still caused significant damage in South China.
Insurance losses in Philippines likely to top $300m, says AIR Worldwide
As the extent of the devastation becomes clearer from typhoon Haiyan, latest estimates put the insurance bill at a minimum of $300m.
S&P downgrades RSA
Standard & Poor’s has lowered RSA’s financial strength and issuer credit ratings from A+ to A, attributable partly to losses related to issues in its Irish operations.
Hong Kong's healthy innovation
Hong Kong’s health insurers are showing signs of innovation as the marketplace becomes increasingly crowded writes Nicky Burridge.
Generali takes full control of Philippines, Thailand and Indonesian operations
Generali has completed the acquisition from Kuok Group of the 40% interests held by the partner in Generali Asia, the holding company controlling the group's insurance operations in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.
Zurich records 2% profit increase to $3.6bn in Q3
Zurich's business operating profit increased by 2% at the end of Q3 2013 compared to the same time last year.
Insurance losses won't top $100m in the Philippines, says Eqecat
As a result of low insurance penetration in the disaster struck areas of the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan, the insurance bill is not expected to be more than $100m according to catastrophe risk modelists Eqecat.
AGCS appoints Asia engineering manager
Chris van Gend has been appointed Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's regional engineering manager for Asia.