Emerging Markets
Generali Reportedly in Talks to Buy AXA Malaysia Assets
Italy's biggest insurer Generali is in exclusive talks to buy assets in Malaysia belonging to French rival AXA in a deal worth around 300 million euros ($358 million), two sources said on Tuesday. ...
Chinese Online Insurance Tech Firm Facing Domestic Pushback Over Planned IPO
Chinese online insurance technology firm Waterdrop Inc is receiving pushback from domestic regulators on its planned U.S. initial public offering as its business model is seen as risky, four people ...
Indian Online Insurance Platform Policybazaar Plans Mumbai IPO
Indian online insurance platform Policybazaar is planning to file a draft prospectus as soon as next month for its Mumbai initial public offering that could raise about $500 million, according to ...
Pandemic Risk: Finding the Opportunity in Liability
Liability insurers frequently use exclusions to help address emerging risks that are viewed as unpredictable, intractable and potentially very large. It comes as no surprise, then, that the emergence ...
Australia’s Floods Will Hit Insurers’ 2021 Earnings, Lead to Reinsurance Rate Spike
Insured losses from Australia's March floods are expected to hit general (or property/casualty) insurers' underwriting margins and earnings in 2021, while putting more upward pressure on reinsurance ...
India Further Opens Its Insurance Sector to Foreigners
India on Monday further opened up its insurance sector to foreigners, as the nation seeks to spur investments to give a fillip to an economy battered by the pandemic. Lawmakers approved a legislation ...
Australia Set to Rescue Thousands From Sydney’s Worst Floods in 60 Years
Australia was set on Monday to evacuate thousands more people from suburbs in Sydney's west, battered by the worst flooding in 60 years, with torrential rains expected to continue for another day or ...
Allianz Commits $75 Million, Strategic Partnership to Hong Kong Fintech WeLab
Allianz's technology investment arm is committing $75 million to WeLab, a Hong Kong-based fintech focused on virtual banking, consumer financing and other related digital services. The deal also ...