Watania Takaful Family (WTF) has announced a new strategic partnership with Aura, the state-of-the-art health insurance platform, to deliver faster and more tailored services for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE.
AXA Hong Kong and Macau (AXA) has launched WealthAhead Savings Plan (the Plan), a new product featuring an ultra-short premium payment term of two years, supporting customers in accelerating their wealth accumulation and establishing long-term savings.
Nepal's Health Insurance Reform Suggestion Task Force has recommended that the government employees and the employees working in the private organised sector pay 1% of their annual salary to the health insurance fund and an equal amount is paid by the employer.
Australia has no plans to allow private health insurance cover of general practitioner (GP) care in the country. Currently, under Australian law, private health insurance cannot offer cover for out-of-hospital medical services, including GP visits, because they can be covered by Medicare.
Taiwanese health officials are encouraging those aged 30 and over to take advantage of a free health check covered under the country's national health insurance. Till 2024 this facility was only available to those aged 40 and above.
Even as health insurance premiums in Dubai have risen up to 20% beginning 1 January 2025, the insurers are offering additional benefits such as dental, psychiatric, organ transplant and dialysis to their policyholders.
Iran has seen a significant surge in purchase of health insurance covers from private health insurers. The country saw more than 2.825m new health policies being bought during the nine months from April to December 2024. The cost of healthcare services, however, has also risen during the year 2024.
Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad (PAMB) has introduced the PRUWith You Plus plan, a flexible and customisable insurance option with an increasing sum assured that offers comprehensive coverage.
According to research by GlobalData published by the Singapore Business Review, the city-state's accident and health (PA&H) insurance market is set for significant expansion.
With India's union budget 2025 just round the corner, the one major point that requires government's attention on a priority basis is the insurance sector. With health insurance premiums already running high, there is expected to remain high, improving affordability and accessibility could make a huge difference to the lives of millions of Indians.