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Consilium receives Singapore broking licence from MAS

July 29 2026

The broker has also appointed Ben Compton as associate partner in the Singapore team.

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Japanese life insurers expected to deepen private credit partnerships, analysts say

July 29 2026

Strategic alliances with global asset managers are emerging as a preferred route for Japanese lifers seeking diversification and higher investment returns.

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Indian insurers await motor TP rate revision after four-year freeze

July 29 2026

IRDAI's chairman said any revision will likely follow claims experience and loss ratios by vehicle segment, rather than an across-the-board hike.

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Japan issues tsunami warning after 7.1 quake; twin tremors hit western China

July 28 2026

Powerful tremors struck Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, while twin earthquakes measuring 5.7 and 5.8 hit China's Qinghai province.

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"Client globality": Sun Life rewires HNW business into single global platform

July 28 2026

Sun Life Private Wealth links Bermuda, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai into one platform as Asia's wealthy spread assets across jurisdictions.

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India to launch shared KYC framework for insurers and banks — report

July 28 2026

The framework aims to simplify customer onboarding and reduce repetitive KYC requirements across the insurance and banking sectors.

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Softlogic Life completes US$1.9m acquisition of Bangladesh insurer

July 28 2026

The Sri Lankan life insurer finalised its purchase of a 60% stake in Diamond Life Insurance.

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Munich Re Specialty launches parametric earthquake cover for Japan corporates via Lloyd’s platform

July 28 2026

The trigger-based product uses data from Kik-net and K-NET seismic monitoring networks.

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MSIG Hong Kong claims settlement ratio improves to 94.7% in 2025

July 28 2026

Employees' compensation claims settled at 99.87% as the insurer's overall ratio extended a climb that started at 91.1% in 2020.

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WestBridge Capital begins process to exit Star Health Insurance - Report

July 28 2026

The PE firm holds around a 40% stake in the insurer through Safecrop Investments India.

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