Insurance

Japan's top P&C insurers still enjoy strong results amidst pandemic

Solid premium growth was backed by premium rate hikes in 2019.

Japan's top P&C insurers still enjoy strong results amidst pandemic

Solid premium growth was backed by premium rate hikes in 2019.

Sector risks weigh down on Australian mortgage insurers

Last year’s earnings dropped below the five-year average ROE of 10.7%.

Indian non-life insurance premiums dwindle 10.6% in April

Monthly premiums declined 11.3%, with the motor segment plunging 49%.

Singapore's new life insurance business premiums up 10% in Q1

More consumers take action to secure their financial future in view of COVID-19.

Indian life insurance sector to shrink 0.9% this year

The sector has reported a 32.6% decline in new business premiums in April.

Insurance in the time of coronavirus

Insurers from Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore reveal how they are coping.

Singapore's Great Eastern, health firm Doctor Anywhere bolster venture

The latter has been providing health service to group insurance clients since 2019.

Hong Kong's HSBC Life pilots new health insurance plan

It also combines business talent retention with wealth growth.

Manulife Singapore pilots health tracker

The MOVE Health Score has a scoring method for gauging fitness.

BNP Paribas' Cardif to buy stake in BRI life insurer

BRI had earlier revived its plan to sell a stake for $500m.

Chinese insurers' insolvency still strong, but risks persist

Both life and P&C insurers can suffer from insolvency drops this year.

Crisis exacerbates Taiwan life insurers' woes

The sector heavily depends on spread gains which are sensitive to volatility.

Australia's Suncorp to lose $87m due to COVID-19

The pandemic has had a negative effect on gross written premiums.

Manulife's Q1 core earnings climb 10% to HK$1.4b

In-force business growth and higher sales spurred the growth.