Insurance
Manulife appoints Head of Macau Branch to drive business growth
HONG KONG, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Hong Kong has announced the appointment ofCarrie Tong as Head of Macau Branch in addition to her current role as Chief Strategy Officer forHong Kong and Macau. Ms. Tong's appointment comes as part of the company's ongoing commitment to driving its...
Sun Life Hong Kong Wins "Best Company for Women" and "Most Respected Organizations Award" Alongside Multiple Industry Accolades
HONG KONG, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life Hong Kong Limited ("Sun Life Hong Kong" or "the Company") recently garnered eight industry awards in recognition of its success in various areas including branding, marketing, people management, financial education and corporate social responsibi...
FWD to raise US$1.425 billion in private placements from investors
HONG KONG, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FWD Group Holdings Limited ("FWD") today announced that it has entered into subscription agreements with a number of investors including a subsidiary of leading retirement services company Athene Holding Ltd., through an investment allocated by its asset m...
Manulife selects startups to further digitise, simplify customer experience across Asia
HONG KONG, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife and global venture
accelerator firm Brinc have announced today the three startups selected for the
ManulifeBOOST
Chubb Organizes Community Outreach in Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Chubb's annual Regional Day of Service (RDS) in theAsia Pacific took place during the week of 8 – 12 November 2021, with employees in 10 markets participating in community outreach projects. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: https://www.p...
Ping An Named Winner of Hong Kong Corporate Governance and ESG Excellence Awards 2021
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company ofChina, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An" or the "Group", HKEX: 02318; SSE: 601318) announced the Group has won the Hong Kong Corporate Governance Excellence Award 2021 in the category of Main Board Companies – Hang ...
Ping An Announces 2020 Climate Risk Management Report
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Dec. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An" or the "Group", HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) has published its 2020 Climate Risk Management Report (hereafter "Report"). The report coversPing An's green finance strategy elaborat...
TIAN RUIXIANG Holdings Ltd Announces 2021 Performance Incentive Plan
BEIJING, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TIAN RUIXIANG Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq: TIRX) (the "Company"), a China-based insurance broker, announced today that the Company adopted a performance incentive plan (the "2021 Plan") to motivate and reward eligible employees based on their performance. The Compa...
Ping An's AI-driven AskBob Doctor Earns Top Scores in Diabetes Management Competition
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company ofChina, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An" or the "Group", HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) announced that its AskBob Doctor, an artificial intelligence-driven consultation and treatment assistance tool, scored an average of 92....
Regency Assurance Appoints Stephen Coughlin as Group Director
LONDON, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- International insurance and financial services giant Regency Assurance has announced the appointment ofStephen Coughlin as Group Director. Mr Coughlin's role is to build upon the organisation's progress and professionalism in order to retain its position as a...
bolttech welcomes new strategic investor, BRV
SINGAPORE and SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- bolttech
Fidelity Life selects Legerity's IFRS17 SaaS solution
LONDON, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity Life, New Zealand's largest locally owned life insurer, has selected Legerity's FastPost Express for IFRS17 solution to help it transition to the new International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS17). Fidelity Life has embarked on a bold transforma...
Ping An Co-CEO Sees Greater Bay Area Opportunity for Hong Kong with Three Challenges ahead
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong, as an international financial center, is positioned to play an important role in the building of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), saysJessica Tan, Co-CEO of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company ofChina, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An" or the "Grou...
Ping An Receives the Two Directors of The Year Awards 2021 from the Hong Kong Institute of Directors
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company ofChina, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An" or the "Group", HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) was recognized by the Hong Kong Institute of Directors with two Directors of The Year Awards this year. Dr. Ma Mingzhe, Chairman of the ...
Captive insurance to be a primary focus in Labuan IBFC's 5-year strategic roadmap
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) continues to expand with increasing demand for its varying captive structures from across the globe, charting a 28% increase in its premiums for captive business and 18 new captiv...
Qumata enters into agreement with major pan-Asian insurer AIA Group to accelerate innovative digital underwriting
HONG KONG, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qumata (formerly known as HealthyHealth), a global company transforming the insurance industry ecosystem with a machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI) underwriting solution, entered into an agreement to provide its services acrossAsia to AIA ...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Sound Insurance Services
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Caulfield,Victoria-based Sound Insurance Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2011 by Simon Feldman and Morris Alessi, Sound Insurance is a retail propert...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Completes Acquisition of Willis Towers Watson plc Treaty Reinsurance Brokerage Operations
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations fromWillis Towers Watson plc. Together with Gallagher's existing reinsurance operations, the co...
Waterdrop Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results
BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Waterdrop Inc. ("Waterdrop", the "Company" or "we") (NYSE: WDH), a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter endedSeptember 3...
Manulife announces new 'MOVE for GOOD' Challenge to promote health and help elderly people living alone stay warm this winter
HONG KONG, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Winter Solstice is an important festival inHong Kong that brings family and loved ones together. In the spirit of togetherness and sharing love with the community, Manulife has announced its third "MOVE for GOOD" Challenge to bring warmth to needy elderly ...
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