China’s insurance regulator on Tuesday announced a ban on insurers acquiring listed firms in concert with non-insurance parties, in a latest move to limit insurance assets invested in equity markets. According to new rules set by ...
The Independent Tire Dealers Group LLC’s (ITDG) captive insurance company reports a record second quarter. The Independent Innovative Captive Insurance Company (IICIC), a worker’s compensation insurance company, realized a net ...
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Seoul-based LIG Group is planning to divest all shares of its nonlife insurance division, as part of its strategy to gather the required funds to compensate investors for losses from a financial fraud scandal in 2011. Unveiling its ...
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Amsterdam-based financial services conglomerate ING has agreed to dispose of its 11.3% direct stake in Sul América, to Swiss Re Group, as part of its plans to further shrink its stake in the Brazilian insurer. As per the terms ...
CTBC Financial, the parent company of Chinatrust Commercial Bank, has announced plans to acquire the local insurance firm Taiwan Life in a TWD26.6bn ($904m) deal. As per the terms of the agreement, CTBC will take over the insurance firm ...
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Shriram General Insurance (SGI), the non-life insurance subsidiary of Shriram Capital, and its South African partner Sanlam, are mulling over acquiring non-life insurance operations in Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and ...
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Spain-based insurance firm Mapfre has purchased a 20% percent stake in Indonesia’s Asuransi Bina Dana Arta ( ABDA), for an undisclosed sum. Besides acquiring the minority stake in ABDA, Mapfre has formed a partnership to provide the ...
Fairfax Financial Holdings has completed the acquisition of Bermuda-based specialty insurance company American Safety Insurance (ASI). Under the terms of the transaction, for each common share of American Safety its shareholders will ...
Assurant, a US-based provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, has agreed to acquire British mobile phone insurance provider Lifestyle Services in an all-cash deal of $160m from Phones 4u Finance. ...
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Keystone Insurers Group (KIG), a Pennsylvania-based insurance firm, has expanded its presence in Georgia by adding a new partner Fallaize Insurance Agency of Norcross. With the addition of Fallaize, the total number of franchisees for KIG ...
UK-based medical insurance firm Beazley has unveiled a new emergency evacuation insurance coverage, known as Beazley Flight, for its employees. Beazley Flight is a new kind of insurance-based solution that provides clients specialist ...
Indian insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has decided to fight against mis-selling by educating insurance agents through a training project. The incidences of mis-selling have grown, particularly ...
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Indian Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is mulling a proposal to allow insurance companies to offer five-years health insurance policies, in a bid to help customers by making renewal process easy. General and ...
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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has ordered Lloyd's of London to furnish the comprehensive details about the findings of its internal market investigation over the potential violations of the US sanction laws, while ...
US-based insurance brokerage company Simpson McCrady has formed a new business unit, called Capterra Risk Solutions, which provides captive insurance coverage for medical benefits and property and casualty losses. The new operation has ...
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