Insurance

FWD new business sales rise 4% to $720m in Q1

FWD new business sales rise 4% to $720m in Q1

FWD is confident that the rising middle-class trend in Asia will continue long-term.
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Tata AIA plan covers 60+ critical illnesses with tax-free withdrawals

Market-linked returns support fund accumulation before medical needs arise.
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SBI General profit hits INR553 crores as share reaches 7.17%

Health segment grew 27% whilst the accident business expanded 40%.
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West P&I relocates office as Asia shipping portfolio grows

Club serves over 1,800 vessels across Chinese and Vietnamese shipping markets.
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Ping An Health growth weakens as insurance model shifts

Transition from off policy to on policy benefits reshapes earnings timing.
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Capital regime pressure hits Korean insurers' margins amidst rising claims

New core capital ratio rule is set to tighten balance sheet quality.
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Ping An reports $3.66b net profit, down 7.4% in Q1 as revenue falls despite operating gains

Revenue fell 7.1% year on year (YoY) to $34.88b (RMB238.5b).
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CTF Life launches plan offering up to 6.5% IRR

Customers can switch between advance balanced and conservative allocation modes.
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HDI warns Victoria Peak defences may fail under extreme weather

Existing safeguards cut landslide risk by over 75% but face new limits.
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Prudential’s new business profit climbs to $686m in Q1

APE sales also rise 6% as margins expand to two percentage points.
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Insurance build cycle of 6 to 12 months cut by agentic AI

Whitepaper outlines factory model enabling faster iteration and product testing.
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Shinkong Insurance holds gains as underwriting discipline bites

Motor insurance made up about half of premiums written.
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Japan insurers’ gains erode amidst rising costs

Firms are shifting product mix toward dementia and care coverage for older clients.
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Thai insurers miss growth opportunity from concert goers

This is why Thai Setakij Insurance is looking beyond the standard travel-insurance model.
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AIA-INSEAD programme strengthens agency leadership pipeline

The new training model targets leadership capacity across Singapore advisory teams.
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Tokio Marine’s China unit outlook stable despite rising claims pressure

Competition in the non-life market continues to weigh on profitability levels.
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India insurers reject 20% of recent claims

Six in ten respondents waited 6 to 48 hours for approval and hospital release.
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