Taiwan is the second largest market in the Asia-Pacific region after Japan in terms of insurance density. However, it was reported by Asia Insurance Review on 28 August 2013 that the combination of persisting low interest rates, sluggish business growth, weak underlying profitability and increasing competition have driven Taiwanese life insurers to invest more in high risk assets, such as real estate, securities with higher potential profit margin and overseas assets. …
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The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has issued a notice on its website on 29 September 2013. The notice sets out the eight areas in which the CIRC will provide support to the insurance sector in the newly launched Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ). …
Read More China Insurance Regulatory Commission Provides Support to Insurers in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone

In 2002, Shanghai implemented the medical liability insurance system. Since then, more than 400 hospitals in Shanghai have participated in the system and 13,463 claims have been filed and recorded in the first 10 years following implementation. Among these claims, some of them have been successfully resolved, while many of the claims have not been dealt with satisfactorily. …
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According to media reports, sponsors of a ballot initiative to add significant privacy rights to the California constitution, as reported here, have now dropped the initiative. …
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On 26 June 2013, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) published the Consultation Conclusions of Key Legislative Proposals (Proposals) on Establishment of an Independent Insurance Authority (IIA) (Consultation Conclusions) after a 3-month public consultation completed in January 2013. …
Read More Consultation Conclusions of Key Legislative Proposals on Establishment of an Independent Insurance Authority

We previously blogged at here and here about the new requirements introduced by the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI), the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers (CIB) and the Professional Insurance Brokers Association (PIBA) respectively with regard to the sale of investment-linked assurance scheme (ILAS) products and disclosure of insurance intermediaries’ remuneration on the sale of ILAS products.   …
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