Giant Asian insurers step up purchases of bonds
Cash at local insurers had grown following a wave of redemptions
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Cathay Financial to allow Hong Kong staff to work from home
Insurers and banks are finding it harder to maintain normal operations amid escalating unrest
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Insurer among investors in new growth fund
It raises more money than initially targeted
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Taiwanese insurers’ mainland China investments suffer huge setbacks
Book value of several insurers plunge dramatically on the mainland
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Singapore firm secures record breaking funding
Investment from insurance firm helps drive funding round
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Insurers complete blockchain test in China
Nine insurers and the market’s first insurance asset trading platform come together to try out the new technology
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Taiwan to allow credit card payments in foreign currencies
Move to allow insurance to be purchased using foreign currencies from insurers’ offshore units
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Taiwan’s insurance premiums hit record high
Global economic slowdown and conservative investors lead to increase in premiums but decrease in earnings
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HNA exits joint venture to start own insurance business
Massive losses and regulatory sanctions prompt company’s exit from struggling joint venture
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Cathay Life to ramp up overseas investments
Firm to make significant investments overseas to offset low domestic interest rates