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Taiwan begins pilot insurance for heat related illnesses

Taiwan begins pilot insurance for heat related illnesses

With extreme temperatures become more frequent and more damaging, Taiwan has started a pilot insurance programme to provide financial cover for vulnerable groups hospitalised due to heat-related illnesses.

Anoop Khanna | 13 Jul 2026

India: Parliamentary panel recommends doubling of government sponsored health insurance cover

India: Parliamentary panel recommends doubling of government sponsored health insurance cover

The Indian parliament's Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended increasing the insurance coverage under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) from INR500,000 to INR1,000,000 per family per year.

Anoop Khanna | 13 Jul 2026

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

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...

Anoop Khanna | 13 Jul 2026

Japan: Call for reform to public medical insurance system

Japan: Call for reform to public medical insurance system

The National Federation of Health Insurance Societies, or Kenporen has called for an overhaul of the country's public medical insurance system, reported the Jiji Press.

Jimmy John | 08 Jul 2026

Malaysia's insurance sector holds steady amid rising cost pressures

Malaysia's insurance sector holds steady amid rising cost pressures

Reva Ganesan | 07 Jul 2026

India: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) flags rising surrenders of life insurance policies

India: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) flags rising surrenders of life insurance policies

Anoop Khanna | 06 Jul 2026

Taiwan: Parents need to check labour insurance and pension rights for students taking summer jobs

Taiwan: Parents need to check labour insurance and pension rights for students taking summer jobs

Anoop Khanna | 06 Jul 2026

China: Insurance cover for workers in new forms of employment will now be available across the country

China: Insurance cover for workers in new forms of employment will now be available across the country

Anoop Khanna | 06 Jul 2026

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India: Increasing financial awareness is not translating into increasing health insurance covers

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Bangladesh: Insurance industry needs stronger regulation, wider penetration and comprehensive reforms

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