Asia is a region where the significance and impact of health, health care and health insurance cannot be overstated, said QBE Singapore CEO, Ronak Shah, speaking in his capacity as General Insurance Association of Singapore president at the 19th Asia Healthcare and Health Insurance Conference yesterday morning.
A new study released by leading personal finance portal MoneySmart, reveals the extent to which parents' behaviours shape Singaporeans' financial habits in later life.
Half of Chinese households spent more than CNY8,000 ($1,100) on insurance premiums in 2023, according to a recent study.
Peak Re has expanded its structured solutions team. The newly-created team will operate independently and maintain a close working relationship with Peak Re's P&C and L&H business teams.
Remittances from migrant workers and foreign direct investments (FDI) are transforming the insurance landscape, particularly in emerging economies, says the non-profit, non-governmental organisation African Centre for Economic Monitoring and Intelligence (CAVIE).
Turkiye's need for a pay-as-you-go model elderly care insurance is not just a policy problem but also problem that has a bearing on macroeconomic stability, according to Mr Bunyamin Esen, a Social Security Inspector and former head of Strategic Development at the Social Security Institution.
India's life insurance market posted a 2% increase in total new business premium (NBP) to INR3,780bn ($45.4bn) in the financial year ended 31 March 2024 (FY2024), according to data from the Life Insurance Council.
The rise in uncertainty in the world is putting a strain on the insurance industry, and the industry must modernise to face this mounting uncertainty, according to Mr Mohamed Hassan Bensalah, the chairman of the Moroccan Insurance Federation (FMA).
Singlife has partnered with Doctor Anywhere, a local tech-driven healthcare firm, to launch a new health subscription plan aimed at self-employed individuals, including gig workers.
A high proportion of 85% of companies in Asia currently provides some form of insurance benefit to their employees, according to the results of a survey which are published in a new report titled "Asia Employee Benefits Report".