Instead of hoping for the usual exit route of an IPO, backers of Singapore Life are aiming for a reasonable buyout in the future.

International investors are entering the Chinese rental apartment market. They are encouraged by a business-to-consumer model and the possibility of a publicly traded Reit.

Its fledgling insurance sector may only stretch to snake bite cover but Myanmar is set to open its doors to the big boys of global finance, and it could yet be the making of its bond market.

By enabling companies to make products more user-friendly and tailoring them better to client needs, fintech looks set to alter the insurance landscape in China, Alan Lau says.

The US retailer is backing a small digital firm as more consumers shop online for policies.

The Insurance Authority is expanding its Belt and Road role and promoting retirement planning as its CEO paves the way for his exit to another government position.

By easing foreign shareholding restrictions and divesting stakes in state-owned insurers, New Delhi hopes to overhaul India’s underperforming insurance sector.

Japanese firm was the dark horse in race to buy CBA’s stake in a Chinese life insurer. While it celebrates its surprise win, it will do well to remember clinching the deal is just the opening skirmish in a battle to crack the market.

The city’s new insurance regulator is looking to capitalise on the opportunities created by China’s Belt and Road drive and from Hong Kong’s rapidly ageing population.

New India Assurance and HDFC Standard Life Insurance poised to become India's fourth and fifth insurance company listings so far this fiscal year.