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Andrew Tjaardstra

Asia editor

Andrew worked for the Insurance Post team as Asia editor in from 2013 to 2018.

Andrew is an experienced financial journalist who has been editor of several magazines including covering UK insurance at Professional Broking (now part of Insurance Age) and Custody Risk where he covered the international banking sector.

 

 

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Articles by Andrew Tjaardstra

China's central bank to lead regulation meetings

The governor of People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan is set to chair a regulatory committee made up of the regulators for banks, securities firms, insurance and the foreign exchange.

Chinese broker boss found in Fiji

Chen Yi, the head of Shanghai Fanxin Insurance Agency, has been found in Fiji and has been extradited to China after it is alleged she had fled the country.

US woes hit QBE's profits

First half profits at insurer QBE were down 37% to $477m as earnings were hit by the US and poor investment returns.

Express train crashes in India

37 Hindu pilgrims were killed and several injured when the train crashed into the pilgrims at a railway station in the eastern Indian state of Bihar.

Opportunities reducing for China motor tie-ups, says KPMG

Foreign insurers are looking to capitalise on the opening of the motor market and rising M&A activity in China. This follows the removal of restrictions to write compulsory third party liability insurance, according to a new industry survey by KPMG.

Heavy flooding in China kills more than 90

Hundereds of thousands of people have been caught up in the worst flooding in decades in North-East China and also in Guangdong province, South China, with at least 90 people being killed.

Zurich's results hit by floods in Europe

Zurich has reported a business operating profit of $2.3bn for the first half of the year (till 30 June), down 9% over the same period in 2012, and a net income attributable to shareholders of $1.9bn, down 17%.

Offices close across Hong Kong as typhoon watch 8 is raised

The Hong Kong Observatory raised typhoon watch 8 in the early hours of Wednesday morning as Typhoon Utor headed across the South China Sea. However, as of 2pm the storm Hong Kong time the signal was downgraded to T3 meaning people would be heading back…

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