Insurance
Strong in-force business back 'resilient' Japanese life insurers
                                                                                 
                    
                    
  Pandemic-induced mortality losses will remain small.
                
                                
            Strong in-force business back 'resilient' Japanese life insurers
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            
  Pandemic-induced mortality losses will remain small.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Philippine congress passes mandatory environmental insurance coverage bill
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It will require project owners and operators to compensate environmental damages.
                    
                                        
                    
                HK insurers see gross premiums drop 4.6% in Q1 2021
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Long-term insurance revenue premiums declined 5.2%.
                    
                                        
                    
                New Zealand's EQC secures high reinsurance cover for homeowners
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The 12.5% jump in cover shows good value amidst a challenging market, it said.
                    
                                        
                    
                India's Star Health raises $164m in pre-IPO funding
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Singapore's GIC led the funding, investing $182m (INR6b).
                    
                                        
                    
                Mixed core profit reveals Japan top life insurers' disjointed investments
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Only Dai-ichi Life posted higher core profit.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chinese insurers pouring $36.6b into elderly care sector
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Ten insurers have invested in 47 community care projects.
                    
                                        
                    
                Regulators approve Taishin acquisition of Prudential Life Taiwan
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Taishin will retain all Prudential employees and increase required capital.
                    
                                        
                    
                Indonesia's IFG Life seeks more funds amidst Jiwasraya takeover
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Extra funds will come from fundraising or new capital injections.
                    
                                        
                    
                Strong domestic profits offset Japan P&C insurers' overseas FY2020 losses
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Better results in auto and personal accident lines were the reasons.
                    
                                        
                    
                Aussie life insurers post $774m net profit
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Only ILS reported a profit amongst risk products for the year ended March 2021.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong insurtech FuSure granted reinsurer licence
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It is majorly owned by Tencent.
                    
                                        
                    
                Pandemic worsening Indian non-life insurers' headwinds
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Short-term operating pitfalls will affect earnings and capital positions.
                    
                                        
                    
                Indian insurtech Plum raises $15.6m in funding round
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The funds will be used to scale engineering, business and operation teams.
                    
                                        
                    
                Philippine insurers to shift towards new accounting system by 2025
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Insurers may start to adopt the PFRS 17 in 2023.
                    
                                        
                    
                HK regulator fines two insurance broker firms for non-submission of financial docs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  One of the firms has had its licence suspended.
                    
                                        
                    
                HK regulator extends measures on non-physical product distribution
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It covers the online distribution of QDAP, VHIS, amongst others.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
						 
				 
								 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                