Artificial Intelligence

Manulife Hong Kong taps Alibaba Cloud for AI push

The insurer will test AI uses across customer service fraud checks and operations.

Insurance AI jobs hit 63,293 vacancies in 2025

Lack of in-house expertise is the second-highest concern for businesses. 

Baringa warns insurers’ AI ambitions outpace results

Human staff would still handle judgement calls oversight and exceptions.

How can Hong Kong insurers close protection gaps as cyber risks rise?

Most insurers still use cheques for some payments despite digital demand.

Generali China taps Solera for AI claims push

The partnership will calculate CO₂ emissions on every claim.

How can insurers turn AI spending into meaningful returns?

Many use AI in isolated parts of the business, limiting its financial impact.

Insurance build cycle of 6 to 12 months cut by agentic AI

Whitepaper outlines factory model enabling faster iteration and product testing.

Half of firms flag AI errors as insurers lag coverage

The report finds liability often falls on companies deploying tools, not developers.

Ping An upgrades AI services for 251 million customers

In 2025, Ping An recorded approximately 90 million monthly online users.

AI can cut insurer costs 20% but adoption lags across sector

Firms using the technology can also lift premiums by around 3% to 5%.

Why AI data centres outpace insurance capacity as site costs hit $20b

Reinsurance markets fail to match surging multi-billion dollar construction limits.

How Techcom Life deploys AI as only 15% of use cases scale

Its in-house assistant Tori is already being used by about 85% of 1,500 agents.

Manulife shifts AI leadership to Hong Kong with new hire

The insurer has already rolled out 91 generative AI use cases across its operations.

Hong Kong finance regulators push AI to police AI risks

The programme builds on the Gen AI Sandbox launched in 2024.

Nina Ong drives AI and talent upgrades at Great Eastern Life

The big boss credits their edge to diversity: over a third of senior roles are women.

Generative AI in insurance could unlock $50b to $70b revenue: McKinsey

Gains would centre on marketing, customer operations and software engineering functions.