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AIA's smart calculator helps Singaporeans' figure out their financial weaknesses
AIA's smart calculator helps Singaporeans' figure out their financial weaknesses
The app calculates the personal financial satisfaction score based on the customer’s financial goals.
Cyber threats to grow Hong Kong’s general insurance industry to $10b in 2026
Strong performance from liability, property, and financial lines insurance to boost the industry.
Australia private health insurers rallies in 2021 with 229.3% surge in profits
The increase was driven by insurance profits and investment income recovery.
Why are insurers barely earning the cost of capital?
These issues have plagued the industry for a decade.
What’s in store for Asia’s insurance industry in 2022?
Aon’s latest Asia Market Review reveals key areas of opportunities in 2022.
Australia general insurance industry to balloon to $73.6b by 2026
Increased vehicle sales and demand for nat-cat policies helped boost the industry.
How YAS MicroInsurance puts a price on non-fungible tokens
They are one of the first insurtech firms to insure NFTs.
Use of anti-fraud technology skyrockets as insurers wage war against cybercrime
8 out of 10 insurers use predictive modeling to detect fraud.
Singapore's top 50 insurance firms reveal 17.22% increase in assets
Digital dominance and healthtech helped them mitigate losses, Singapore Business Review found.
Great Eastern crafts insurance package for special needs children
Upon the parents’ demise, the payout from the insurance goes to the children’s SNTC trust fund.
Technology tops risk for insurers in APAC
Multiple technology projects could put a strain on insurers.
Australia’s private health insurance rebounds to 44.7%
The country’s private health has been on a steep decline since 2015.
Millennials are Singapore's new ‘sandwich generation’: survey
The youngest millennials are now part of the workforce.
3 out of 5 Malaysian motorists lack flood insurance
Only 34% are covered by flood damages such as falling trees.
9 out of 10 of insurers worried over climate risks
Insurers said this will have a significant impact on portfolio construction.
Evolving risks means more volatility for APAC reinsurers: report
An analyst warns that these could cause some of the data for pricing risk to become obsolete.
Asia commercial insurance prices climbs by 6% in Q3
Meanwhile, global commercial insurance prices increased by 15%.
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