Vietnam News

Typhoon Damrey’s Vietnam Death Roll Rises; AIR Worldwide Comments

A powerful typhoon that rocked Vietnam has killed at least 44 people, left more than a dozen missing and caused extensive damage to the country’s south-central region ahead of a summit that will draw leaders from around the world, the …

UK’s Aviva Buys Remaining 50% Share in Vietnam Joint Venture

Aviva plc has acquired VietinBank’s entire 50 percent shareholding in its life insurance joint venture VietinBank Aviva Life Insurance Ltd. Aviva also has signed a new distribution agreement with VietinBank to sell life and health insurance products through VietinBank’s network …

Asian Regulatory Changes Could Hike Demand for Local Reinsurance: Fitch

Various regulatory initiatives in Asian markets could lead to greater demand for local reinsurance capacity as direct insurers rethink risk management strategies and appetite, according to a report published by Fitch Ratings. “Asian regulators have implemented – or are in …

ACE Appoints New Country President for Vietnam

ACE Group announced the appointment of Dang Hoang Tung as its new country president for its general insurance operation in Vietnam, effective June 29. Dang succeeds Christopher Twomey, who will return to the U.S. to take up a role in …

Best’s Special Vietnam Report Sees Continued Strong Growth

Vietnam’s insurance market has experienced strong double-digit premium growth in recent years and demand for insurance product is forecasted to continue, according to a recently released special report from A.M. Best Co. “Insurers have benefitted from an emerging middle class, …

BP’s Gulf Spill Costs Look Manageable 8 Months Later

As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more. Cleanup, government fines, lawsuits, legal fees and damage claims will likely exceed the $40 billion that BP has publicly …

BP’s Gulf Spill Costs Look Manageable 8 Months Later

As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more. Cleanup, government fines, lawsuits, legal fees and damage claims will likely exceed the $40 billion that BP has publicly …

Aon Benfield Cat Report for November Highlights Cold and Floods

In its latest monthly assessment of the world’s catastrophes for November Aon Benfield highlights the first winter weather event of the season across Europe with “notable affects.” the report, published by the company’s Impact Forecasting team, who evaluate global natural …

China’s Legal System: an Insurance Perspective

Years ago a lawyer friend told me of an experience. While teaching a group of Chinese lawyers, he proposed a question to them of who is responsible if a vehicle hits a pedestrian in a cross walk? The class said …

ACE to Acquire New York Life’s Operations in Hong Kong and Korea

ACE Limited announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York Life’s Hong Kong and Korea life insurance operations for approximately $425 million in cash. ACE said the deal would expand its life insurance business “into two …