Life insurance
Singlife partners CapBridge to offer life and health insurance
Singlife partners CapBridge to offer life and health insurance
This enables CapBridge’s financial advisers to provide Singlife policies.
Bangladesh insurance market to reach $16b in 2025
Per capita spending on insurance is projected at $88.22.
SBI Life Insurance launches flexible term cover with three plan options
Death benefit payouts can be structured as a lump sum.
India life insurers post 22.4% rise in July new business premiums
The market is expected to grow 10% to 12% annually over the next 3-5 years.
Singapore life insurers’ H1 2025 weighted new business premiums rise 7.7%
This was driven by Investment-linked policies.
Nippon Life Insurance lifts Q1 2025 premiums 6.7% with subsidiary gains
Core profit rose 16.5% to $1.42b.
Australians regret delaying life insurance after major milestones
Only 10% recommended waiting until their 50s or later.
Group life insurance market to hit $216.48b by 2029 forecast
Asia-Pacific is forecast to be the fastest-growing region.
China covers 1.07 billion people with basic old-age insurance in 2024
China’s population aged 60 and above reached 310.3 million last year.
Transamerica Life Bermuda launches indexed universal life in Hong Kong
It offers features including a volatility-controlled VC Uncapped Index Account.
Taiwan life insurers see 6% drop in spillover policy sales
First-year premium income from these products reached $657.2m.
FWD Life rolls out Wealth+ plan for high-net-worth clients in the Philippines
It also provides guaranteed life coverage up to age 100.
Indexed life plans rise as Singapore heirs shun family firms
They offer stability and in-depth estate planning solutions.
Cambodia insurance premiums hold steady at $28m in May 2025
Life insurance premiums grew, whilst general insurance contracted.
Taiwan life insurers see $5.15b in foreign-currency sales
Traditional products accounted 85% of the total.
Japan life insurers double premium income in fiscal year start
The industry saw individual insurance and annuity new businesses climb.
Taiwan’s insurers report $650m loss in H1 2025 earnings
In contrast, non-life insurers posted a pre-tax profit of $0.52b.
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