Reih Angeles is Deputy News Editor at (Re)in Asia, steering the desk's breaking coverage of Asia Pacific insurance and reinsurance. Areas of specialty include insurer and life results, reinsurance and catastrophe losses, cyber, and regulatory change across India, Korea, China and Hong Kong.
Single premium sales jumped 36.5%, while banks remained the largest distribution channel for new business, accounting for S$593m (US$466m) of weighted premiums.
Reinsurer supports FSA’s proposed AIR rules, which would require Japanese life insurers to strengthen stress testing, oversight, and collateral management.
