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Best Practice | news 27 Mar 17
Deadline approaches for Dubai health insurance
Dubai residents who fail to secure mandatory health insurance cover before 1 April will face a fine of AED500 (£109, $136, €126) per month and risk their visa status.
Petition against South African expat tax launched
A petition against new legislation that would force South Africans working in countries with no income tax to pay tax in their home nation went live on Sunday.
RL360° launches new tablet app aimed at Quantum product
RL360° has launched a new tablet app which will allow applications to the life insurer’s flagship regular premium savings product, RL360° Quantum, to be submitted online.
Old Mutual break-up plan continues with US asset arm deal
Old Mutual has agreed to sell a minority stake in its US asset management business to Chinese financial services group, HNA Capital, for $446m (£354m, €410m).
Life insurance business in Hong Kong up nearly 50% last year
Life insurance and annuity business in Hong Kong increased by 49% in 2016 to HK$179.1bn (£18.4bn, $23bn, €21.3bn), latest figures released by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) show.