Insurance

Storms ahead for Japan's top life insurers as profits dip

Group insurance policies caused the fall, triggered by changes in mortality tables.

Great Eastern Singapore to open 200 trainee positions

The insurer will also continue its management programme for university graduates.

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.