Archive

  • Manulife net income tumbles by C$900m

    07 May 2020

    Wider Covid-19 disruption was cited as a key driver to the losses

  • Insurtech weekly: Manulife; Ageas; Guy Carpenter; Evertas; Wefox

    27 March 2020

    InsuranceERM rounds up the latest developments in the fast-moving world of insurtech

  • Manulife income climbs on core earnings and investment growth

    14 February 2020

    Climate change is leading to hardening market for P&C reinsurance

  • Coronavirus hits Hong Kong insurance stocks for second day

    30 January 2020

    The virus has killed 170 people to date and infected nearly 8,000 others in China

  • The Fed and insurance rules: an eclectic fit

    31 October 2019

    The US Federal Reserve created an advisory committee last month – and Manulife’s treasurer Halina von dem Hagen is joining it. She tells Sarfraz Thind about the key issues the market might want to consider right now, including mark-to-market regulation and systemic risk

  • IFRS 17: what insurers dislike from the final consultation

    24 October 2019

    The treatment of reinsurance accounting under IFRS 17 appears to be the most consistent complaint from re/insurers, but deciding when the standard should take effect continues to generate disagreements among stakeholders. Cintia Cheong reports

  • Insurers likely to issue more green bonds

    07 October 2019

    Strong reception and regulatory shifts to boost market, says AM Best

  • Hong Kong approaches transition to risk-based capital

    12 September 2019

    Hong Kong’s long-awaited risk-based capital (RBC) regime is beginning to take shape ahead of its planned implementation in 2022. Paul Walsh reports on the latest developments

  • Canadian insurer selects Moody's Analytics for IFRS 17 preparation

    14 May 2019

    Collaboration comes after similar deal with Manulife

  • More insurers join Bloomberg gender equality index

    17 January 2019

    From 2019, there are now 18 insurers overall featured in the gender equality index