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Vibrant Asian market to buoy insurance sector's investment in technology
The growing economy bodes well for the insurance industry with the rising prominence of blockchain and AI.
Vibrant Asian market to buoy insurance sector's investment in technology
The growing economy bodes well for the insurance industry with the rising prominence of blockchain and AI.
Hong Kong insurers play the digital game by forging fintech and insurtech allies
The challenge now has become full integration of technology with the insurance experience of customers.
MetLife Hong Kong's Lee Wood unveils a new holistic digital insurance platform
He introduces MetLife Discovery, a first-of-its-kind tool that helps customers visualise their insurance needs.
Tighter oversight pushes Chinese life insurers premiums down 24% in H1
Sales of short-term savings product were hit.
Singapore's CPF retains ninth spot in world's biggest pension funds
It lagged behind South Korea's National Pension and China's National Social Security.
Indian banks urged to have cyber insurance
Smaller banks have insufficient coverage which does not cover cyber heists.
Chubb appoints Stanley Wong as country president for Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau
He currently serves as Asia Pacific regional head of financial lines.
Peak Re makes new appointments to board of directors
This includes changes to chairman and executive director roles.
AIA Singapore's VNB surges 22% to $178m in H1
The value of annualised new premiums also hit $290m.
Etiqa Insurance offers home-based medical exam for foreign domestic workers
The insurer has tied up with healthtech company Doctor Anywhere.
Ping An Insurance Group profit surges 34% to $8.45b in H1
The insurer was able to grow its retail customer base to 179 million.
State Street Corporation appoints Kamal Jandu as Asia Pacific head of insurance services
He was formerly a senior client manager for the insurance sector at Citibank.
Singapore's MediShield Life payouts hit $800m in 2017
About 200,000 Singaporeans benefited from the payouts.
Regulatory tightening fails to cripple South Korean non-life insurers surplus growth
Strong exposure to long-term saving and protection is expected to boost VNB.
Japanese non-life insurers burned by fire premium losses
Insurance firms are bearing the weight of losses brought about by natural disasters.
India's national health insurance scheme embraces trusts
Out of the 26 states, an overwhelming 20 are opting for trusts.
Hong Kong's annuity scheme subscription hits $4.94b out of $10b limit
Average subscription amount was at $525,000.
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