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SuiteWorld 2024: NetSuite to add India to its global data centre footprint
																					
							It plans to establish a data centre in Hyderabad in 2025.
						
					
					
				Construction insurance sector set for growth with energy, utility projects
																					
							Energy and infrastructure projects are expected to climb 7.8% and 5.1%, accordingly.
						
					
					
				Zurich partners with Tesla in Australia as it rides EV trend
																					
							The Swiss insurer is simplifying coverage to help cut the cost of buying an electric car.
						
					
					
				Global insurance M&A hits 15-year low in volume
																					
							The region’s deal volumes also fell by 20.7% YoY.
						
					
					
				Reinsurers hit record $695b capital in June 2024
																					
							However, Aon predicts more pricing competition in 2025 for insurers.
						
					
					
				Regulator pushes for mergers in Indonesia amidst premium stagnation
																					
							Insurance penetration in Indonesia has declined to 2.64% in 2023.
						
					
					
				China motor insurance market to rise 5.2% this year
																					
							New energy vehicles are gaining traction in China’s vehicle market.
						
					
					
				South Korea’s insurers bag $7b in earnings for H1 2024
																					
							This was equivalent to a 2.8% YoY rise.
						
					
					
				Hong Kong’s insurance premiums climb 5.1% YoY in H1 2024
																					
							Both long-term and general business recorded YoY growths.
						
					
					
				Asian insurers shift to private credit amidst new RBC rule
																					
							APAC insurers allocate an average of 6.4% of their portfolios to illiquid credit.
						
					
					
				Mizuho issues $553m green bond
																					
							Its banking arm will use the funds to finance environmentally friendly projects.
						
					
					
				China expands medical insurance to over 72% of village clinics
																					
							It aims to cover 100% of rural villages by the end of 2024.
						
					
					
				Asians spend 30 times less on insurance than Americans
																					
							Despite major markets like China and Japan, per capita spending remains modest.
						
					
					
				MariBank touts dual retail-SME focus and Shopee ties to scale growth
																					
							It seeks to disprove doubters of digital banking, which has struggled to live up to the hype. 
						
					
					
				Home insurance affordability worsens across Australia
																					
							Affordability stress has surged by 30% over the past year.
						
					
					
				China leads global industrial robot market for 11th straight year
																					
							In the last three years, 430,000 industrial robots were produced in China.