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Aug 2026

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Asia Pacific is home to the world's fastest rising obese population

Asia Pacific countries are currently grappling with the world’s fastest-rising obesity rates and this is driving a need for change in how employers, insurers, and policymakers approach health and benefits, according to WTW research based on MAXIS Global Benefits Network (GBN) data.
 


Japan passes healthcare insurance reform as patients raise concerns over higher out-of-pocket costs

Japan has amended its public health insurance laws in a bid to reduce healthcare spending and ease the social insurance burden on the working population, although the reforms have sparked concerns among patients over higher out-of-pocket medical costs.
 


Singapore's alternative risk transfer market poised for notable growth with upcoming PCC framework

The captive insurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) sectors in Singapore are forecast to see clear growth soon after the Protected Cell Company (PCC) framework is launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), according to Mr Simon Goh, Partner and Head of Insurance & Reinsurance Practice at the law firm Rajah and Tann Singapore.
 


South Korea: Government probes suspected fraudulent health insurance claims

South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will conduct a three-month investigation from August to October, targeting medical institutions identified as having a high risk of fraudulent claims, including those suspected of operating as ‘manager hospitals’.