The Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have launched the 2024 NTU-GAIP Insurance Case Competition, focusing on AI.
The Singapore Reinsurers' Association (SRA) has announced the opening of registration for the 2024 Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), to be held from 4 to 7 November at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre.
Zurich Singapore has appointed Mr Matt Graves as chief claims officer. In his new role, Mr Graves will have enterprise-wide responsibilities for all claims functions across Zurich Singapore's commercial and newly launched retail segment. He will also join Zurich Singapore's executive committee, driving best-in-class, innovative claims solutions in close collaboration with customers and partners across the region and ensure a better, faster and simpler end-to-end claims experience.
Singapore's Income Insurance is exploring options as it looks to expand across the Asia Pacific region, including possibly tying up with a partner or selling a stake, reported Bloomberg quoting people familiar with the matter.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) have discussed initiatives to advance cooperation in green and transition finance between China and Singapore at the 2nd China-Singapore Green Finance Taskforce (GFTF) meeting held on 20 May 2024.
Singlife has introduced Singlife Dementia Cover, the first insurance policy in the market specifically designed to provide annual financial support to individuals diagnosed with dementia and other mental health conditions.
Singapore's life insurance industry recorded a total of S$1.37bn ($1.01bn) in weighted new business premiums for 1Q2024, an increase of 32.2% compared to 1Q2023, according to the Life Insurance Association, Singapore (LIA Singapore) in a statement released yesterday.
Italian export credit agency SACE has opened an office in Singapore to help Italian companies capture growing trade and investment opportunities across Southeast Asia.
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), one of Singapore's biggest banks, has announced a S$1.4bn ($1.03bn) voluntary unconditional general offer for the 11.56% stake in Great Eastern Holdings that it does not currently own.
One of the themes explored at the 17th Asia Insurance CFO Summit 2024 was the implementation of IFRS17 and how CFOs can leverage data from the financial standard to drive performance.