Takaful Malaysia, the pioneer and leading takaful provider in Malaysia, has announced a strong financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Great Eastern Holdings has delivered a record profit attributable to shareholders of S$1,207.1m ($953m) for the full year ended 31 December 2025 (FY2025), a jump of 21% compared to 2024.
Several factors are complicating accessibility to healthcare, according to a study commissioned by Prudential plc.
Globally, the direct economic cost of Nat CAT in 2025 was estimated at $296bn, below the decadal average of $394bn (2015 to 2024) and most recent five-year average of $409bn. In APAC, the estimated economic losses were $87bn (Asia: $83bn, Oceania: $4bn), according to Guy Carpenter's "Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report", released in January 2026.
A new insurance scheme is expected to be offered to Malaysians working in Singapore to ensure they are protected during their daily cross-border travel, according to Kuala Lumpur's Human Resource Minister R. Ramanan. The scheme will cover around 400,000 Malaysians who travel to Singapore daily from Johor and will provide social security protection after hours.
Concerns have been raised over remarks in Parliament by the Finance Minister II suggesting that Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings could be used to pay premiums for the proposed base medical health insurance and takaful (MHIT) plan.
Zurich Malaysia and Kenanga Investment Bank (Kenanga Group) have entered into a strategic partnership to expand the delivery of insurance and takaful solutions across general insurance, life insurance, and family takaful.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks are becoming an increasingly material consideration for Malaysia's insurance industry, driven by intensifying climate impacts, evolving regulation and rising stakeholder expectations across the Asia-Pacific region, according to Etiqa Malaysia.
Malaysia will launch a voluntary base medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) plan, expected to provide standardised, affordable, and value-based private healthcare coverage.
Malaysia's insurance industry has renewed its commitment to strengthening transparency and fairness in medical claims management. Supported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the industry will focus on resolving systemic issues and improving communications between insurers, takaful operators and healthcare partners.