Articles by Swati Pandey

Why Australia’s IAG Decided to Halt China Expansion Plans

When Insurance Australia Group, the country’s largest general insurer, announced ambitious plans in June to ramp up its business in Mainland China, several institutional investors including Jason Kim were seriously concerned. Kim, a portfolio manager at Nikko Asset Management which …

‘All at Sea:’ Australia’s Search for MH370 Wreckage Under Scrutiny

Nearly a year after embarking on a multi-million dollar quest to solve one of aviation’s greatest unsolved mysteries, authorities and search teams are being criticized over their approach to finding Flight MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean. The Australian-led …

Debt Ridden India Makes More Claims on Its Insurance Giant

An Indian government company with more than a quarter of a billion customers has once again dug into its pockets to prop up its financially-strapped owner. Policyholders in the Life Insurance Corporation of India, a behemoth that’s little known outside …