Archive

  • Which way is the wind blowing in Hong Kong?

    24 December 2019

    In the last few months the narrative has changed in the pearl of Asia, and it is not all down to protests. Indeed, insurers are shifting their focus on what they perceive to be the biggest challenges and opportunities. Vincent Huck reports

  • Hong Kong's Insurance Authority "no longer a start-up"

    12 December 2019

    Opening the second Asian Insurance Forum, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority chairman Moses Cheng rejoiced at the organisation's new status as a fully-fledged independent regulator and highlighted the work ahead. Vincent Huck reports

  • Chief executive of Hong Kong Federation of Insurers resigns

    26 July 2019

    Peter Tam leaves industry body to pursue other opportunities

  • IAG takes majority stake in car subscription service Carbar

    16 July 2019

    Australian insurer takes the lead in $16.8m funding round

  • Steering investments at Hong Kong's flagship insurer

    06 June 2019

    Mark Konyn, chief investment officer at AIA Group, meets with Insurance Asset Risk in Hong Kong and explains how the insurer centralised its group-wide investment function and the potential impact regulatory changes that are sweeping through the region might have on its asset allocation. Interview by Vincent Huck

  • Q&A: Introducing risk-based capital in Hong Kong

    04 June 2019

    David Alexander, head of P&C reinsurance Hong Kong & Taiwan at Swiss Re, and chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers taskforce on RBC has been directly involved in liaison with the Insurance Authority on the introduction of the new regulation. Interview by Vincent Huck.

  • Hong Kong flexes its regulatory muscles to compete internationally

    23 May 2019

    The pearl of the Orient has been implementing the International Monetary Fund’s recommendations for stronger regulation at a fast pace. In the first part of this two-part series, Vincent Huck looks at the progress made and what remains to be achieved.

  • Hong Kong self-regulatory regime to end in September

    15 May 2019

    The Insurance Authority will take over direct regulation of insurance intermediaries

  • Hong Kong moves away from self-regulatory regime

    15 April 2019

    Hong Kong Federation of Insurers preparing to hand over the oversight of 95,000 insurance intermediaries to the Insurance Authority

  • Allianz retains top spot in sustainability rankings

    17 September 2018

    German insurer leads the way as 16 insurers are included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2018.