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Is climate risk getting too hot to handle for reinsurers?

Analyst says governments will link arms with reinsurers to fortify natural disaster defense.

Is climate risk getting too hot to handle for reinsurers?

Analyst says governments will link arms with reinsurers to fortify natural disaster defense.

Japanese insurers to face stagnant growth in the next five years

Sluggish sales of term life and savings products are slowing down the industry.

Virtual insurer Bowtie cuts down product prices by half

This is done by cutting out insurance agents from the onboarding process.

Banker to insurer: Great Eastern’s Jimmy Tong recalls his journey

The two roles overlap when it comes to protecting clients’ assets

Life, pension segment boosts growth for Malaysia’s insurance industry

The industry is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 8.4% until 2026.

Hong Kong consumers are ‘moderately literate’ in insurance: study

But behavioural biases dragged the city's literacy score.

Consumers are cutting back on insurance spending and here’s why

With the cost of living on the upswing, will insurance be cut out of the household budget?

What an on-demand insurance product looks like

YAS MicroInsurance allows runners to be insured per kilometre, on the spot.

Asia commercial insurance pricing increases sluggish in Q2

Pricing increased just 3% for the region, the same as last year.

Longer life is a potential financial nightmare for Singaporeans

This is the case for more than half of uninsured retirees.

Increase in profits still too slow for Taiwan’s insurance industry

For a developed country, insurance penetration remains low at 1%.

Top three things killing the insurance industry

Thanks to these threats, 54% of insurers had an ROE below their cost of equity.

APAC life segment records highest growth rate in over five years in 2021

Life insurance premiums in the region reached a record-breaking $1.3t.

What are Taiwan’s insurance regulation amendments for the elderly?

Several amendments were introduced to enhance the protection of senior citizens.