Hong Kong
Strike hurts Hong Kong port operator
Hongkong International Terminals is struggling to settle a strike dispute that has hurt business badly.
XL restructures Asia Pacific operations after review
XL Group plans to restructure its Asia Pacific unit, integrating operations in Australia, Singapore, Labuan, Hong Kong and China.
Top 5 Asian news stories
The top five news stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
View from the Top: The move from West to East
As many Western insurers leave the Asian insurance sector, Patrick Chan, director and general manager of Nova Risk Services and chief operating officer at BrokersLink Asia Pacific, explains why entrepeneurs in the region are buying up assets.
Insurance complaints rise in Hong Kong
Complaints rose 18% last year in Hong Kong, but self-regulator says this reflects more sales.
Chan promoted at Nova Risk Services
Nova's CEO Patrick Chan will run the mainland operations of China in addition to Hong Kong and Macau.
Hong Kong GI underwriting profit fell 36% in 2012
Last year the general insurance market in Hong Kong recorded a 13% growth in premiums over 2011, but a 36% fall in underwriting profitability.
Where is the diversity?
Nicky Burridge investigates why Hong Kong's insurers and brokers are suffering from a lack of differentiation when it comes to product offerings.
Top five Asian news stories
The top five Asian news stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Insurance Insight launches Claims Club Asia
Insurance Insight has launched the Claims Club Asia to support claims professionals across Asia.
Chartis Hong Kong rebrands
Chartis Hong Kong has rebranded to AIG Hong Kong in line with other rebrands across the global insurer.
Claims Conference Asia 2013
On 7 March, claims professionals from across the world met in Hong Kong at Insurance Insight's inaugural Claims Conference Asia to hear industry experts talk about the hot topics of the year.
Yu: 'Hong Kong employee compensation premiums underpriced'
Allan Yu, director of general business, Zurich and a member of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers governing committee, urges tightening of oversight of personal injury claims.
Hong Kong insurers to participate in 270bn yuan market
The China Securities Regulation Commission is to allow Hong Kong insurers and Hong Kong branches of Chinese insurers to invest yuan raised offshore in the mainland.
Top five Asian news stories
The top five Asian news stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Hong Kong targets captives
The Hong Kong government is to implement a 50% profits tax reduction on captive insurers' offshore insurance business.
ING gains $1.24bn from sale of Asian businesses
ING has completed the sale of its Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand insurance businesses to Pacific Century Group for $2.14bn (€1.64bn).
Six balloon crash victims from HK had policy exclusions
Six of the nine people from Hong Kong who died in the tragic hot air balloon accident in Egypt had exclusions for hot air balloon travel in their policies.
AIA's profit hits $3bn
The Hong Kong listed insurer beat profit estimates of $2.7bn for the fiscal year ending 30 November 2012.
Hong Kong considers more regulation of investment-linked products
The Securities and Futures Commission, government and regulators in Hong Kong want more protection for investors in investment-linked insurance products.
Insurance Insight Q+A: Neil Raymond, Pacific Prime
Insurance Insight asks Neil Raymond (pictured), chief executive of Pacific Prime, about his predominantly PMI and motor broker, which trades as Kwiksure in Hong Kong, and how he wants to see insurers improve their service offering.
Earthquake strikes south China
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake in southern Guangdong province, on Friday morning (22 February), caused some disruption to Heyuan City, near the epicentre,and was felt in Hong Kong.
CCW launches dedicated HK website
Hong Kong-based broker Cooper, Claridge-Ware, has launched of a dedicated Hong Kong insurance website in order to better serve the insurance needs of the HKSAR Market.
The attractions of Hong Kong
Hong Kong's attractions as an insurance base were highlighted in December when new reinsurer Peak Re chose to launch in the city, writes Nicky Burridge.