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...AXA is the first all-lines insurer in Switzerland to allow its customers to pay their bills with bitcoin. This represents an investment in the company's digital future in response to growing customer demand for more choice when it comes to payments....
...COVID-19 has shown that pandemic-related business interruption (BI) is directly linked to the decisions of governments to implement lockdown measures, making it impossible for insurers to model and price such a risk. As such, BI risk is uninsurable by insurers alone, said a report from the Geneva Association....
...The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched a free online mental health training platform for improving the level of understanding of mental health in customer-facing roles....
...Life insurers in India reported high individual APE growth of 90% y-o-y in March 2021 on a low base translating to 40% y-o-y growth in the fourth quarter of financial year 2021 and 8% y-o-y for financial year 2021....
...There is a major move online by the consumers for the insurance purchase process for personal products like life, health, and property and casualty insurance according to a new survey conducted by Society of Insurance Research (SIR)....
...Lower-for-longer interest rates have a number of implications for the credit profiles of Asia-Pacific (APAC) insurers, with the overall impact dependent on existing product mixes and investment portfolios according to a Fitch Ratings report published in April 2021....
...Mental health problems caused by the COVID-19 infections will be the next pandemic according to a new study published by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in March 2021....
...The COVID-19 pandemic has changed consumer expectations and needs for insurance and small ticket insurance plans are today gaining traction across the country....
...Companies are increasingly using captive insurance to self-insure their risks, as rate hardening and COVID-19 disruption affect commercial insurance. Companies want broader coverage and more risk transfer, but insurers are limited by their solvency and ability to expand. Could captives and other forms of risk transfer play a role in this, especially in the emerging Asian markets?...
...There is a large gap of 54% in the value of COVID claims submitted and COVID claims settled by the general insurers as on 31 March 2021 according to figures made available by the General Insurance Council of India (GIC)....