Hong Kong Fire to Hurt Taiping Insurance Earnings, Fitch Says December 4, 2025 By Selena Li The deadly fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong is expected to result in a surge in...
Hong Kong Races to Remove Scaffolding Nets Blamed for Fueling Deadly Fire December 4, 2025 By Clare Jim and Mei Mei Chu Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove mesh netting on all buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the...
Hong Kong’s Deadliest Fire in Decades Followed a Year of Safety Complaints December 1, 2025 By Clare Jim, James Pomfret, Donny Kwok, Antoni Slodkowski and Claire Fu Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by authorities...
Taiping Insurance Shares Hit by Over $200 Million Exposure to Hong Kong Fire November 28, 2025 By Donny Kwok, Selena Li and Claire Fu Shares of China Taiping Insurance Holdings fell as much as 8% on Thursday [Nov. 27] on concerns about its coverage...
Hong Kong’s Airlines Evacuate Planes as They Wait Out Typhoon Ragasa September 24, 2025 By Lisa Barrington As Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and...
Hong Kong Extends Record Rain Warnings as Podul Skirts City August 14, 2025 By Mary Hui Hong Kong’s central business district and outer airport were hit by violent gusts and a deluge of heavy rain on...
Richard Li’s FWD Rises in HK Debut, Reversing Earlier Drop July 7, 2025 By Sangmi Cha Billionaire Richard Li’s FWD Group Holdings Ltd. rose in its Hong Kong trading debut, reversing earlier declines, after an initial...
Billionaire Richard Li’s FWD Group Seeks to Raise $442 Million in Hong Kong IPO June 26, 2025 By Scott Murdoch Insurer FWD Group, backed by billionaire Richard Li, is looking to raise HK$3.47 billion ($442.08 million) through a Hong Kong...
Howden Broadens Asia Footprint With Acquisition of Hong Kong Broker Storfield November 12, 2024 Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced the acquisition of Storfield Insurance Consultants Ltd., a specialist in general insurance for...
Online Insurer Waterdrop Mulls Secondary Listing in Hong Kong October 31, 2024 By Lulu Yilun Chen US-listed Waterdrop Inc. is looking at a secondary listing in Hong Kong as it seeks to expand its insurance business...