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AIA Singapore's 2019 operating profit hikes 6% to $583m

Total weighted premium income rose 8% to $2.91m.

AIA Singapore's 2019 operating profit hikes 6% to $583m

Total weighted premium income rose 8% to $2.91m.

Why you shouldn't miss the inaugural Insurance Asia Forum 2020

Hear from the region’s top insurance execs on how to stay ahead of changing industry trends.

Prudential Singapore, UOB launch women's savings account

It offers free insurance coverage against six women-related cancers.

AXA rolls out COVID-19 care package

Customers hospitalised due to the virus will receive $200 per day.

AXA Asia's total revenue hits $10.6b in 2019

Overall Asian APE rose 1% due to better sales in Japan, China, and Hong Kong.

Coronavirus likely to hurt Ping An's business in H1 2020

Agent-driven sales have slowed down due to the virus.

Prudential Singapore commits $1.5m COVID relief package

Affected SME clients can defer their premium payments for up to three months.

Great Eastern's profit climbed 36% to $1b in FY2019

Profit from its shareholders’ fund surged 266% to $277m from higher valuation.

Asian insurtechs raised over $3b in 121 deals since 2015

Total capital raised jumped at a CAGR of 155.6% between 2016 and 2019 to over $970m.

Singapore's PDPC warns AXA, NTUC over data breaches

Policyholders' personal data were sent over emails to unintended recipients.

HSBC Life Singapore extends coronavirus benefits to customers

Customers may receive $1,000 in the event that they contract nCov in Singapore.

China's insurance sector face limited impact from coronavirus

But prolonged disruption could hurt their investments.

Singapore health insurance business premiums hit $465.7m in Q4 2019

IPs and IP rider premiums comprised $419.7m of the amount.

Singapore life insurance business premiums up 0.4% to $4.3b in Q4 2019

Total sum assured for new businesses grew 7% YoY to $149.5b.

Ping An's CT imaging vehicle at Wuhan to help treat pneumonia related to 2019 nCov

Medical staff can perform lung CT scans faster for patients in quarantine.

HSBC Life extends nCov benefit programme to families of policyholders

Policyholders and families will receive complimentary benefits starting 1 February.

Slowing economy to drag on Indian insurers' premium growth

But the low rate of insurance penetration is an opportunity for continued expansion.