China
Interview: Ian Parker: Taking the scenic route
Ian Parker’s search for the right firm took him across the globe before he finally found his ‘sweet spot’ with Equity. The chief executive tells Post why the insurer is such a perfect fit.
China pipeline explosion sees ¥4.6m in claims
The China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation has received an estimation of ¥4.6m ($755 000) in claims from an oil pipeline explosion in Qingdao province, according to the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.
Insurance executive faces investigation by China’s discipline commission
An executive at state-owned Chinese insurance firm China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation is being investigated by the country’s corruption body.
Nine arrested over Chinese oil blast
Following last Friday's blast at a China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) oil factory, nine people have been arrested.
Magic circle firms worked on Zurich China deal
Slaughter & May is acting opposite Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on Swiss Re's $493m acquisition of 4.9% stake in China's third biggest life insurance company.
52 die in pipeline explosion in China
52 people have died in a pipeline explosion in the port of Qingdao in East China, according to local authorities and media.
Zurich sells remaining stake in New China Life
Zurich has sold its remaining stake in New China Life for $943m with half of the shares being bought by Swiss Re.
China counts costs of typhoon Haiyan
After battering the Philippines, super typhoon Haiyan weakened but still caused significant damage in South China.
Increased typhoon activity in East Asia expected, says Munich Re
Overall insured losses from weather events in the last three decades in East Asia have hit $6bn as floods and typhoons increase. The situation could be about to worsen.
First Chinese online insurer launches in Shanghai
Zhong'an Online Property insurance has launched as the first online insurance company in China.
View from the Top: Foreign investment controls in Asia-Pacific
Two lawyers from DLA Piper give an insight into foreign direct investment limits in the Asia-Pacific region.
AIG opens Hangzhou office
AIG China, the largest foreign property & casualty insurer in China, has opened a branch in Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province.
Ping An's profits more than double in Q3
Insurance and banking group Ping An saw a 115% increase in profits in the third quarter of 2013.
Willis unveils specialty capacity placement strategy
Willis has pulled back the curtains on plans for three insurers to provide additional capacity for up to 20% of the its London specialty risk portfolio.
China and Asean countries agree to $1trn of trade investment by 2020
China and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) agreed at this week's Asean conference to upgrade two-way trade to $1trn by 2020.
Typhoon Fitow hits Eastern China
Yet another typhoon has hit Eastern China cutting power and causing damage to homes.
International: Europe: Go west
Are Asian investors likely to continue their interest in the European insurance market? Edmund Tirbutt investigates.
75 missing as typhoon Wutip approaches Vietnam
Two vessels have sunk with another missing as typhoon Wutip struck the South China Sea on Monday.
Chinese regulator backs Shanghai free trade zone
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission has backed a new free trade zone in Shanghai.
The Asian reinsurance story so far
The reinsurance market has great potential for growth in Asia as insurers, brokers and banks try to address a chronic deficit in insurance cover across the continent writes Andrew Tjaardstra.
China's telematics boom could take up to five years
The emergence of telematics in China will take three to five years, as the China Insurance Regulatory Commission begins to liberalize insurance terms and rates, according to technology research firm Celent.
Go west: Asia's investments in Europe
Are Asian investors likely to continue their interest in the European insurance market? Edmund Tirbutt investigates.
Typhoon Usagi kills 25 in China
The strongest storm in the world of 2013 landed in South China overnight killing at least 25 people.
View from the Top: Chinese insurers eye overseas property
The Implementation Rules of the Provisional Administration Measures on Overseas Insurance Investment passed in China on 22 October 2012 should help liberalise offshore investment by Chinese insurers.