Singapore
Go-Jek partners with insurtech firm Gigacover to provide driver insurance
It will cover driver-partners for medical leave of up to 21 days and hospitalisation leave of up to 84 days.
Go-Jek partners with insurtech firm Gigacover to provide driver insurance
It will cover driver-partners for medical leave of up to 21 days and hospitalisation leave of up to 84 days.
Great Eastern profits crashed by 29% to $1b in FY18
Operating profit growth from Insurance Business countered its decline.
Singapore Life acquires prepaid Visa card brand Canvas
The spending tracker platform is expected to launch by mid-2019.
Britannia P&I gets licence to underwrite business in Singapore
It will handle the club’s members in the ASEAN, India, and Australasia.
Insurance Asia Awards 2019 opens for nominations
Entries are accepted until 19 April 2019.
Manulife arms agents with personal websites in bid to enhance customer relations
Digital Stars will allow customers to pick agents of their choice.
Grab forms joint venture with ZhongAn to offer digital insurance products
The firms aim to provide its products to uninsured consumers through Grab’s mobile app.
APAC's life and P&C insurance sector will remain stable in 2019: Moody's
Ageing populations will boost demand for long-term investment and health coverage.
Insurance Asia bags Special interest Media of the Year - Silver at the Asia Pacific Publishing Awards
Its sister publication Singapore Business Review also nabbed the gold award for the business/professional media of the year in the Media Publishers Association (MPAS) Awards.
Singapore expands MediShield Life into three new areas
Eligible patients who feed intravenously can claim up to $1240 (S$1,700) monthly.
MSIG appoints William Song as chief risk officer and Rebecca Ang Lee as chief marketing officer
The key appointments are in a bid to help drive the group’s medium-term management plan “Vision 2021.”
Car insurance costs in Singapore are still cheaper than New York
The average cost of motor insurance is at $862.
World's first commercial cyber risk pool launched in Singapore
It will commit up to US$1b in capacity to provide cybercoverage.
MSIG names Mack Eng as executive vice president for business development and digitalisation
He reports to Alan J. Wilson, regional CEO.
ArgoGlobal appoints Michael Scala as chief underwriting officer, Asia Pacific
He will report to Veronica Grigg, chief executive officer, ArgoGlobal Asia.
The world's fintech superstars are gathering in Singapore
The third edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival will be held on November 12 to 16.
Asian life insurers' embedded value surged 19.2% to $480b in 2017
South Korea led the region in terms of highest EV growth.
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