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Japan moves to limit national health insurance coverage

Only workers and their dependents in the country can avail to prevent abuse.

Japan moves to limit national health insurance coverage

Only workers and their dependents in the country can avail to prevent abuse.

Philippine insurers can now invest in infrastructure projects

The move enhnaces the investment options of the country's insurers.

Hong Kong approves license of 8th Chinese captive insurer

Shanghai Electric Group has received approval from the insurance authority.

South Korea insurance profits down 7.4% to $6.5b in 2018

Earnings from non-life insurers worsened as car losses rose.

Web-based insurance policyholders in China hits 222 million

Nearly 28% admitted to buying insurance from the Internet.

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.

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.

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.

Hong Kong to license first online-only insurer in December

The pioneer will be part of the new fast-track system.

3,000 job vacancies loom as Hong Kong's insurtech scene booms

There's a hot demand for risk managers and tech talents going into 2019.

Higher insurance coverage to boost Vietnam's healthcare sector

The plan to cover the health insurances of 84% of the population could drive investment growth.

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.

World's first commercial cyber risk pool launched in Singapore

It will commit up to US$1b in capacity to provide cybercoverage.

Asian life insurers' embedded value surged 19.2% to $480b in 2017

South Korea led the region in terms of highest EV growth.