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Financial resilience and adaptability to shield Asia's life insurers from 2025 volatility

July 11 2025

Hong Kong’s and Japan’s life insurance sectors are set to maintain stability though China and Taiwan face challenges.

Prudential files for IPO of India asset management arm, plans pre-listing stake sale to ICICI Bank

July 9 2025

Proposed transactions form part of insurer's strategy to optimise its regional portfolio.

Fitch maintains RWN on Fubon Life amid currency pressure

July 9 2025

Insurer has taken steps to strengthen its hedging strategy and rebuild FX reserves amid ongoing exchange-rate volatility.

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FWD IPO likely to reduce financial leverage, result in more balanced capital structure: Fitch

July 8 2025

Equity raise will help FWD diversify its investor base and improve capital mix.

Malaysia's RBC 2 to reshape insurer strategies

July 8 2025

Risk-sensitive capital requirements likely to prompt insurers to diversify portfolios, adopt advanced reinsurance strategies, and rethink growth plans.

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Equity sales drive profit for Japan’s non-life insurers, but future gains to rely on core business: Fitch

July 4 2025

Investment returns made up nearly all profit for Japan’s top non-life insurers in the year ending March 2025.

Taiwan extends tax exemptions for offshore insurance units to 2035

July 4 2025

The legislation also mandates the Financial Supervisory Commission to define the scope of "domestic use of funds."

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KKR enters Singapore advisory market with new Ascend Asia platform

July 1 2025

The new platform will offer strategic support to advisory firms, with finexis set to become its first member following a planned acquisition.

AIA and Aegon receive approval to set up asset firms in Shanghai

June 30 2025

Firms become the first two wholly foreign-owned insurance asset managers in Shanghai.

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Christian Wegener moves from HSBC to lead global investment management at HDI Global

June 27 2025

Wegener has a proven expertise in investment and insurance, having worked across Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

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Korean insurers face capital strain but stable profits expected to continue in 2025: Fitch

June 25 2025

Regulatory changes and falling interest rates are prompting Korean insurers to adjust their capital management strategies.

Investments weaker yen cushion JGB losses as Japanese life insurers push ahead with overseas growth

Japan's life insurers post record profits, press on with overseas expansion, undeterred by JGB losses

June 17 2025

Investment gains and weaker yen contribute to record core profit, though pressure from rising government bonds is likely to remain.

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