Insurance
More Indians eager to buy insurance on the rise: survey
More Indians eager to buy insurance on the rise: survey
The survey aims to identify behavioural shifts in insurance buying trends.
CoverGo raises $15m in new funding round
The round was led by SemperVirens VC.
Affin Bank sells stake in AXA joint ventures
The Malaysian regulator recently gave the bank its approval for the sale.
Robots gets insurance cover in South Korea
It can cover almost every accident caused by service robots.
APAC PA&H insurance premiums to more than double in 2026
The segment is growing at an annual growth rate of 13%.
LIC closes IPO with nearly three-fold oversubscription
The IPO of a 3.5% stake is now India’s biggest.
Manulife taps ex-Munich Re managing director as Asia chief risk officer
Srinivas worked in the reinsurer for over ten years.
Generali buys 25% stake in Indian insurance JV from embattled Future Group
The transaction valued $165.21m.
Swiss Re suffers $248m net loss in Q1
The firm logged a ROE of –4.6%.
India’s LIC IPO subscribed 67% on first day
The $2.7b IPO is India’s biggest public issue.
Howden appoints new Singapore chief
She has been with Howden since 2015.
Coface appoints new APAC chief
He first joined the firm in 2016.
Generali Asia appoints new general manager of China business
He has over 30 years’ of experience in actuarial management and life insurance.
HKFI appoints Winnie Wong as new chair
The federation has also appointed a new governing committee.
520,944 properties in Australia to be uninsurable by 2030
Riverine flooding poses the biggest risk to properties.
Hanwha Life Insurance Q1 net profits drops by 70.6%
The insurer is considered the second biggest life insurer in South Korea.
Global insurtech funding reaches $15.8b in 2021
Insurtech deals reached a record breaking 564.
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