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  • Hong Kong's Insurance Authority takes control of Tahoe Life

    26 July 2024

    Managers tasked with ascertaining solvency position

  • Hong Kong insurers embrace prudence as RBC set to kick in

    11 June 2024

    And highlight areas of discussions with the regulator for future iteration of the regulation

  • Comment - Insurance regulators confront crypto currencies

    02 May 2024

    Pronouncements by watchdogs about digital tenders seem to be softening, though not warming, to the asset class

  • Hong Kong regulator sets out stance on insurers' capital and crypto asset investments

    02 May 2024

    But door perhaps left ajar, for central banks' digital currencies

  • Hong Kong considering future capital-factor incentives for infrastructure investments

    26 April 2024

    Green bond discount, and rejection of time-lag for asset valuations, published by Insurance Authority today

  • AIA reveals Chinese investment mix as C-Ross Phase II begins

    14 March 2022

    Group boosted China sovereigns in 2021 at expense of all other debt holdings

  • Hong Kong IA warns insurers about virtual asset risks

    31 January 2022

    Underwriters considering virtual assets as crypto market plunges

  • Foreign-owned and larger firms best placed for early HK RBC adoption

    10 January 2022

    Regulator has invited applications to begin RBC early

  • Investors to benefit as Asia ILS market comes to life

    10 January 2022

    Investing in insurance-linked securities (ILS) was once about natural catastrophe risk, but in Asia, practitioners expect far greater diversity in life/non-life risks being packaged, with help from insurers and regulators alike, they tell David Walker

  • Chart of the week - EM funding shortfalls for required climate investments, 2016-2030

    07 January 2022

    Emerging markets are going to need insurers, and badly, to meet their climate investment requirements