FWD Life Insurance (FWD Insurance) is collaborating with Roche Diagnostics (Thailand) (Roche) in its FWD HealthyMe - Liver Health Programme.
Blue Cross (Asia Pacific) Insurance Co (Blue Cross) is collaborating with United Family Healthcare (UFH), Hong Kong Integrated Oncology Centre (HKIOC) and HEAL Oncology under New Frontier Group, and Zhongshan Chen Xinghai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (Chen Xinghai Hospital).
The current financial health of country's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHI) does not require the health insurance premiums to be raised. According to a report by the Central News Agency country's minister of health and welfare Chiu Tai-yuan has said despite speculation in the media about financial pressure on the health budget, there is no requirement to raise the health insurance premiums currently.
Japanese life insurer Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company's plan to acquire a 15% stake in UK-based M&G plc is likely to enhance the life insurer's global diversification and international investment capability according to Fitch Ratings.
Life insurers in Asia Pacific are pursuing quality growth through cautious investment strategies, while non-life insurers are focused on efficiency and expense control according to a non-rating action commentary by Fitch Ratings.
One of the newer life insurers in India Go Digit Life Insurance has recorded total gross written premium income of INR13.16bn ($153.48m) during the financial year 2024-25. This includes reinsurance inward.
AIA Group has announced the retirement of Mr Edmund Tse, independent non-executive chairman and independent non-executive director from the Board of Directors, effective 30 September 2025. Upon retirement, Mr Tse will take up the title of chairman emeritus for AIA Group.
After several years of slowing momentum, China's health insurance sector is showing signs of revival. Once considered a growth engine, health insurance saw premium growth dip to single digits, with total premiums reaching CNY977.4bn ($134.8bn) in 2024-still short of the long-anticipated CNY1tn mark.
As of April 2025, cumulative personal pension deposits in Shanghai have exceeded CNY18bn ($2.48bn), with an average per capita contribution of around CNY10,000 - the highest in China, according to the city's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
These are the highlights for all events and updates across the industry this week.