Insurance
Protection gap in Southeast Asia a massive opportunity for insurers: S&P
Insurers can help insure the bottom 40% income group or address vulnerabilities to natural disasters.
Protection gap in Southeast Asia a massive opportunity for insurers: S&P
Insurers can help insure the bottom 40% income group or address vulnerabilities to natural disasters.
AIA appoints Alvin Fu as new chief distribution officer
He succeeds Chin Chung Wan, who is retiring.
HKECIC and Hang Seng deliver first green export credit insurance
The very first green financing arrangement will ease export expenses whilst maintaining sustainability.
FWD Group completes stake in Gibraltar BSN
The Group and other investors now own 70% of the Malaysia insurer.
Chubb expands marine insurance in the Philippines, Malaysia
Jeanette Cebeda and Owen Poh have been named heads for both markets, respectively.
Health planning amongst top financial goals of 3 in 10 Hongkongers
More than half use cash savings to accomplish such goal.
Assure Singapore now a direct insurance broker
Presently, the company offers motor, accident, home, maid and travel insurance.
Singlife reveals new Cancer Cover Plus with $1.5m coverage
It is a unique supplementary product to Medisave-approved plans.
OONA Insurance announces new President and CEO
The new appointee will take over OONA CEO Jean Israel.
Igloo extends Weather Index Insurance to Vietnamese coffee farmers
The insurtech targets to cover Southeast Asia’s multi-billion dollar coffee industry.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance to purchase US-based group pension business
If the acquisition materialises, three of Elevance's firms will be under Meiji Yasuda.
Surer launches a personal website builder feature for insurance intermediaries
The feature enables individual insurers to market their professional profile.
Coface appoints new Singapore country manager
She has been with Coface since 2019.
Only 35% of Singaporeans have retirement plans
Rising costs of goods and services remain to be the main reason for investing in insurance.
Philippine insurance density inches down in 2022
A total of 128 out of 130 companies submitted data to the Insurance Commission.
Lexasure partners up with Blimobil for wider insurance offerings
Lexasure will make an investment in Blimobil.
Etiqa Malaysia first insurer to sign UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance
The insurance and takaful provider will integrate the four Principles for Sustainable Insurance in its business strategy.
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