AXA sells Singapore operations to HSBC

Insurer AXA has entered into an agreement with financial services company HSBC to sell AXA Insurance Pte Ltd (AXA Singapore)

Zurich focuses on positive results

Zurich Insurance Group has reported a strong rebound in profit for the first half of 2021

New Zealand tornado costliest on record for insurers

The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) reported that insurers paid NZ$32 million for insured losses resulting from the tornado that tore through South Auckland on 19 June

Insurers anticipate Covid-19 liability as employees return to workplaces

Cover is being scaled back as companies expect discrimination claims as employers begin calling staff back to their offices following 18 months of home working

South Korea life insurers see first industry growth since 2016

Direct written premiums (DWP) among the top 10 life insurers in South Korea grew by 4.1-per-cent

Stress testing insurers during Covid-19

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) conducted a series of stress testing activities on life and general insurers during the pandemic in 2020