...Strong distribution capability, diversified product lines, and wide geographical coverage consistently underpin Singapore-based Great Eastern Holdings' (GEH) earnings stability, says Fitch Ratings....
Source : AIRPlus | 20 Apr 2026...The Financial Services Authority (OJK) is encouraging the insurance and pension fund industries to take advantage of investment opportunities in gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as an alternative long-term instrument to increase returns while maintaining portfolio risk balance....
Source : AIRPlus | 16 Apr 2026...The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has established an incentive scheme to encourage insurance companies to invest in domestic strategic areas....
Source : AIRPlus | 16 Apr 2026...The past few years have seen growing trade flows into Asia of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and oil and gas, according to the "QBE Marine Insurance Risk Outlook for Asia 2026" report....
Source : AIRPlus | 16 Apr 2026...Agricultural insurance cannot stand alone but must be placed within the overall value chain in the farming sector, according to Ms Cao Xuan Thu Van, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, the national association representing all cooperatives....
Source : AIRPlus | 16 Apr 2026...Insurers today are dealing with overlapping shocks: pandemic after-effects, cyber accumulation, climate volatility, supply-chain fragility and geopolitical spillovers. They encounter 'permacrisis' cycles where the next event begins before the data from the last one emerges....
Source : AIRPlus | 16 Apr 2026...One of Kyobo Lifeplanet Life Insurance's most striking features is the absence of an agency force. The insurer, which is South Korea's first online-only life insurance company, has built its identity around this model....
Source : AIRPlus | 08 Apr 2026...Most property treaty programmes maintained a positive trend in the 1 April renewal period, building on the momentum from 2023 and 2024, according to Gallagher Re in its report titled "First View: Rethinking the Art of the Possible"....
Source : AIRPlus | 08 Apr 2026...India treaty renewals at 1 April took place in a well-capitalised and increasingly competitive environment, with reinsurer appetite remaining strong across most lines, according to a report published by Gallagher Re....
Source : AIRPlus | 08 Apr 2026...More than four in five insurers (82%) in Singapore say they are ahead of their competitors in adopting digital systems, yet nearly all (98%) acknowledge that legacy technology is constraining business growth, according to research from Clearwater Analytics, a comprehensive investment management tech...
Source : AIRPlus | 08 Apr 2026...Organisations globally are continuing to accelerate AI adoption, even as security and compliance risks remain well recognise, according to a study by TrendAI, the enterprise AI security division of Trend Micro....
Source : AIRPlus | 08 Apr 2026...The Indian Supreme Court has said that rail travel insurance should be available to all railway passengers and they should not be treated differently merely because some book tickets online while others buy them at counters....
Source : AIRPlus | 02 Apr 2026...The conflict in the Middle East has introduced a significant new source of risk into the global economy, that until recently, had looked reasonably resilient, according to the International Monetary Fund's First Deputy Managing Director Dan Katz....
Source : AIRPlus | 02 Apr 2026...South Korea's current long-term care landscape remains fragmented and overly focused on price, according to RGA Korea CEO Michael Shin....
Source : AIRPlus | 02 Apr 2026...(Re)insurers are urged to support evidence-based colorectal cancer screening strategies in a bid to improve population health and expand healthcare equity, according to a commentary published by French global reinsurer SCOR....
Source : AIRPlus | 02 Apr 2026...Women in Asia define long-term financial security primarily in terms of stability and resilience: the ability to withstand shocks, maintain independence, and support loved ones through life's uncertainties, according to a study by Sun Life Asia....
Source : AIRPlus | 02 Apr 2026...Asia shows a divided picture when it comes to legacy planning, according to the findings of a survey published by HSBC Life....
Source : AIRPlus | 26 Mar 2026...High-net-worth (HNW) individuals prefer life insurance as a legacy planning tool, surpassing traditional options such as wills and trusts, according to a survey by HSBC Life released on 25 March....
Source : AIRPlus | 26 Mar 2026...The Insurance Association of China has stated that it will promote the implementation of model clauses for humanoid robot insurance....
Source : AIRPlus | 26 Mar 2026...The Asia-Pacific market has become the fastest-growing target for ransomware groups in the world, with cybercrime surging sharply in the region in 2025....
Source : AIRPlus | 26 Mar 2026...Great Eastern is intensifying its focus on high-net-worth (HNW) individuals and families across Asia. Towards this goal, Great Eastern unveiled on 3 March a proposition called Great Eastern Private, created for the high-net-worth (HNW) population across Asia....
Source : AIRPlus | 26 Mar 2026...Great Eastern Group CEO Greg Hingston has said that the life insurer, a leader in the sector in Singapore, has taken a number of measures to try and mitigate the impact of high medical inflation in the city state....
Source : AIRPlus | 26 Mar 2026...Changing temperatures associated with climate change mean that "the Poles are warming faster than the Tropics", according to FM Research Group Manager, Climate Risk and Resilience Research Dr Julien Oliver....
Source : AIRPlus | 26 Mar 2026...The impact of the new health insurance regulation that will take effect from 22 March 2026 will only be discernible in the middle of this year, according to Mr Ogi Prastomiyono, Chief Executive of the Insurance, Guarantee, and Pension Fund Supervisory Unit of the Financial Services Authority (OJK)....
Source : AIRPlus | 18 Mar 2026...PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has released its fourth and final industry loss estimate for Cyclone Alfred that indicated that the event has cost the insurance industry a total of A$1,877m ($1,333m)....
Source : AIRPlus | 18 Mar 2026...As extreme weather events intensify, insurers face interconnected pressures, including how to price physical risk more accurately, manage growing volatility and capture emerging demand for resilience-related services, says a report released by MSCI Institute, an organisation that promotes knowledge...
Source : AIRPlus | 18 Mar 2026...As small and medium enterprises (SMEs) rapidly adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud-based infrastructures to scale, they are discovering that these growth engines also act as "risk multipliers", introducing new vulnerabilities into their core operations....
Source : AIRPlus | 17 Mar 2026...The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is continuing to urge the Commonwealth government to lead changes to Australian road safety management after new data showed deaths on Australian roads rose by 4.4% to 1,336 in the 12 months to 28 February 2026....
Source : AIRPlus | 17 Mar 2026...Global economic growth should be steady this year provided the current oil price shock is not prolonged, Fitch Ratings says in its latest March 2026 Global Economic Outlook (GEO)....
Source : AIRPlus | 12 Mar 2026...There is a heightened risk of severe cyberattacks during or following the military action in the Middle East, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P), citing the experience observed in previous geopolitical conflicts....
Source : AIRPlus | 12 Mar 2026...Taiwanese insurers' Tier 2 bond terms are viewed as more investor-friendly than those of most other APAC insurers due to their must-pay coupons, according to a commentary by CreditSights, a credit research unit of the Fitch Group....
Source : AIRPlus | 12 Mar 2026...Chubb will serve as the lead partner for the $20bn Maritime Reinsurance plan designed to resume commercial shipping in the Gulf, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced yesterday....
Source : AIRPlus | 12 Mar 2026...With fuel prices expected to rise due to the war in Iran, Aussie motorists driving less in 2026 could save hundreds by updating one key detail on their car insurance policy, according to new research from Compare the Market, an online comparison platform....
Source : AIRPlus | 11 Mar 2026...The Financial Services Commission (FSC) will establish a joint taskforce to monitor the ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East. This initiative aims to facilitate real-time information sharing among relevant authorities and maintain a 24-hour watch on evolving market conditions....
Source : AIRPlus | 05 Mar 2026...Global trade credit risk management group Coface has forecast global growth of 2.6% this year, a slight easing from 2.8% in 2025. The forecast was made before 28 February when the US-Israel vs Iran military conflict began....
Source : AIRPlus | 05 Mar 2026...Paris-headquartered global reinsurer SCOR has reported a net income of EUR851m ($990m) for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, according to financial statements released yesterday by the company....
Source : AIRPlus | 05 Mar 2026...Alpha Reinsurance Joint Stock Company (AlphaRe) has been officially launched as Vietnam's third dedicated reinsurer....
Source : AIRPlus | 04 Mar 2026...After four decades of rapid economic development, urbanisation, and lifestyle change, Asia Pacific is now witnessing an unprecedented increase in metabolic ill health among its youngest generations....
Source : AIRPlus | 04 Mar 2026...The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has said that it would soon issue an order allowing insurance companies to directly or indirectly invest in or lend to the Five Trusted Industry Sectors-semiconductors, AI, military, security and surveillance, and next-generation communications....
Source : AIRPlus | 22 Feb 2026...Vietnam's Insurance Supervisory Authority (ISA) has outlined its market development strategy from 2026 to 2030, the overarching objective of which is to foster an open, favourable, and compliant business environment for insurance companies, developing a safe, efficient and sustainable insurance mark...
Source : AIRPlus | 21 Feb 2026...The Indonesian General Insurance Association (AAUI) is coordinating with other associations, such as the Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI) and the Indonesian Sharia Insurance Association (AASI), to formulate an appropriate scheme for insurance companies unable to establish their own Medic...
Source : AIRPlus | 21 Feb 2026...The Financial Supervisory Service FSS), South Korea's fully integrated supervisory authority, seeks to focus on innovation, trust, stability, shared growth and future as its annual strategic priorities for 2026 and sets corresponding tasks as well to prioritise financial consumers and stabilise the...
Source : AIRPlus | 21 Feb 2026...S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has revised its outlooks on Tokio Marine Group's core and highly strategic subsidiaries to 'Positive' from 'Stable', except for Tokio Marine Safety Insurance (Thailand) Public Co....
Source : AIRPlus | 21 Feb 2026...The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has revised its guidelines for foreign exchange price fluctuation reserves to strengthen the life insurance industry's ability to withstand exchange rate risks and enhance its capital resilience and sound long-term financial structure....
Source : AIRPlus | 19 Feb 2026...The general insurance and reinsurance sector in Indonesia recorded positive performance in 2025. This growth demonstrates the industry's resilience in facing economic challenges and business risks....
Source : AIRPlus | 19 Feb 2026...The Indonesian life insurance industry's outlook for 2026 is projected to show more stable growth after premium performance experienced pressure throughout last year....
Source : AIRPlus | 19 Feb 2026...The year 2026 is expected to see positive growth in the insurance market, according to estimates by the Insurance Supervision and Management Department....
Source : AIRPlus | 19 Feb 2026...M&A activity in the APAC region's insurance industry is predicted to surge A new study has predicted a surge over the next three years, according to a study by Idaho-headquartered FinTech company, Clearwater Analytics. The study states that industry consolidation is inevitable as firms seek competit...
Source : AIRPlus | 19 Feb 2026...Businesses are expected to operate in an environment of persistent uncertainty in 2026, according to the latest "Crisis Management Annual Review" by Alert:24, Willis's in-house risk advisory and crisis support service....
Source : AIRPlus | 19 Feb 2026...Incidents threatening individuals or client assets rose by over a third in 2025, representing 37% of all reports submitted to Alert:24, Willis's in-house risk advisory and crisis support service....
Source : AIRPlus | 19 Feb 2026