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Reinsurance Business Prospects Abound in Asia
South Korea and Southeast Asia at Munich Re. Greater China is one of the main growth markets for Munich Re. In the region, many insurers look for not only capacity but also ...
Source: BestWire Date: January 18, 2011
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Asia's 2011 Reinsurance Market Promises Intensifying Competition
Aon Benfield Asia Pacific. Reinsurance prospects are optimistic in emerging markets like China and India. China's reinsurance business is projected to post an annual growth rate of ...
Source: BestWire Date: January 11, 2011
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Asia Seen as Untapped Growth Market for Microinsurance
Swiss Re sigma report. This premium estimate is much larger than the current estimated market size of US$800 million to US$1.2 billion in premiums, representing a penetration rate ...
Source: BestWire Date: January 4, 2011
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Chinese Insurers Need More Investment Options to Offset Risks
Solvency requirements and capital reserves among Chinese insurers are unlikely to limit their investment capabilities, but Swiss Re noted that constraints on permissible investment ...
Source: BestWire Date: December 21, 2010
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Swiss Re: In Recovery, Insurance Has Regained Capital Position
Insurance Review 2010 and Outlook 2011/12 report. Such a dilemma suggests "the best strategy to boost profitability is to strive for higher underwriting standards, which implicitly ...
Source: BestWire Date: December 8, 2010
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Meiji Yasuda Invests in Indonesian Life Insurer Avrist
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. Ltd. has invested 100 billion rupiah (US$11.2 million) in Indonesian life insurance company, PT Avrist Assurance, as part of the mutual life ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 9, 2010
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Reinsurers Cheered by 3Q Profits, Even as Premiums Pull Back
Scor is reducing as planned. Both Scor and Swiss Re benefited from an unusually quiet catastrophe market in the third quarter, offsetting some big cat losses that hit early in the ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 8, 2010
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Swiss Re to Repay Berkshire as 3Q Net Doubles
... Swiss Re shares after three years, at a price of 25 francs a share. The legacy unit turned in an operating profit of 139 million francs for 2009. In this year's third quarter, the ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 4, 2010
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Japan and Australia Enter a New Phase of Longevity Innovation
Marine Nichido Financial Life and Manulife Life. The financial crisis prompted the withdrawal of insurers including Hartford Life and ING Life from Japan's variable annuity market ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 2, 2010
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Asia's Pension Markets: High Risk and (Maybe) High Reward
United States and Europe. Business development in most Asian markets are focused on savings protection to support retirement. Longevity insurance and annuity products are emerging ...
Source: BestWire Date: October 26, 2010
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Regulation Seen as Crucial to Pension Development in China
...Pacific region can be broadly classified into two groups. Australia, Japan and Singapore run well-established, comprehensive and mature systems, while Asian emerging markets ...
Source: BestWire Date: October 19, 2010
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Swiss Re: Longevity Trends Threaten Current Pension Plans
Longevity funding issues and potential solutions." "While life expectancy is on the increase, the time required for implementing effective longevity funding solutions is running ...
Source: BestWire Date: September 2, 2010
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Commercial Health Insurance Key to China's Medical Reform
How much the government should subsidize. The Chinese government has started running trial programs in several districts in an effort to discover a system that comprises the best ...
Source: BestWire Date: August 17, 2010
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