Emerging Markets
Custody Protection, Regulation, Insurance Seen Paving Way for Shift to Cryptocurrencies
Hedge fund manager Kyle Samani embraces his job making multimillion-dollar bets on the wild market for cryptocurrencies, but he's long contended with a headache: ensuring his holdings aren't stolen. ...
Insurers Stand to Benefit if Malaysia Revisits Foreign Ownership Directive
Malaysia is likely to review a directive to foreign insurers to reduce ownership of their local units by nearly a third as finding domestic buyers for the equity stakes is proving hard, three people ...
Who Will Allianz Acquire Next? There Are Plenty of Potential M&A Targets
A $94 billion financial behemoth is keeping the market on tenterhooks about its next move. Europe's largest insurer, Allianz SE, is in the early stages of evaluating a variety of potential ...
A $42B Cryptocurrency Plunge Follows South Korean Hack Attack
The 2018 selloff in cryptocurrencies deepened, wiping out $42 billion of market value over the weekend and extending this year's slump in Bitcoin to more than 50 percent. Some observers pinned the ...
10 Ways Insurers Make Significant Economic and Social Impacts: I.I.I.
Insurers, more than just protecting against financial loss, are key ingredients for economic growth and community preservation, the Insurance Information Institute argues in a new white paper. ...
AXIS Re Revamps Operations, Eyes Asia Expansion and New Products
AXIS Re, the reinsurance unit of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., has reorganized and expanded its product offerings in key areas and regions in a bid to stay competitive. "As the market transforms, we ...
Anbang Insurance’s Ex-Chairman Appeals China Fraud Conviction
The former chairman of China's Anbang Insurance Group Co, Wu Xiaohui, has lodged an appeal against his conviction for fraud and embezzlement that led to a sentence of 18 years in prison, his lawyers ...
Allianz Invests in Africa Re, Continuing an Africa Expansion
Germany's Allianz Group will acquire an 8 percent stake in Africa's largest reinsurer, Africa Re, in a cash deal worth $81 million. The deal makes Allianz one of Africa Re's largest shareholders and ...