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Insurance firms tap into big data for new products

Total assets of the 50 largest insurers went down 6.47% to $217b in 2019.

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Insurance firms tap into big data for new products

Total assets of the 50 largest insurers went down 6.47% to $217b in 2019.

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Beyond Japan: Sompo Holdings Asia's journey towards a sturdy retail platform

The insurer seeks to build and reinforce brand awareness for direct consumers in key Asia Pacific markets.

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Singapore's new business premiums in life insurance up 1% to $687.16m in Q1

The uptake in annual premium buys offset the decrease in single premium product purchases.

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APAC insurance deals up 40% in 2018: report

There were 59 completed M&As last year from 42 in 2017.

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Korea cracks down on third-party agent selling

The move will enhance transparency and reduce risk of mis-selling.

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Korean life insurers hit by short-term pain in shift towards protection products

Savings type products require higher capital charges and offer less attractive margins.

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Insurance gross premiums in Singapore up 3.4% to $3.81b in 2018

The motor insurance segment’s underwriting profit jumped 137% to $9.96m.

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Insurance pricing in Asia up 0.4% in Q4

This represents the first increase in composite price in four years.

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APAC's life and P&C insurance sector will remain stable in 2019: Moody's

Ageing populations will boost demand for long-term investment and health coverage.

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Japanese non-life insurers burned by fire premium losses

Insurance firms are bearing the weight of losses brought about by natural disasters.

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Chinese P&C insurers' digitalisation efforts beat Hong Kong and Japan

Ping An P&C’s motor insurance service uses image recognition to provide repair estimates based on submitted pictures.

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Are you an ecosystem insurer?

Analysts say that the rewards for working in a digital ecosystem are worth the effort.

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Fire insurance in Japan receives profit boost to offset dismal auto underwriting

The advisory rate revision will reflect increased losses from natural catastrophe and water leakages.

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Chinese insurers shun universal life policies to ensure sustainability

These are commonly structured as short-term savings products.

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Singapore battered by massive $669.97b mortality and critical illness gap

This represents the gap residents must cover in case of emergencies rendering them unable to work and provide for their families' financial needs.

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How must insurance firms in Singapore play the game of digital catch up?

The “wait and see” attitude is holding back insurers from being early adopters of digital transformation.

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Where are the drones in insurance?

Are wearables the closest thing to drones in the insurance sector?

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