Singapore

HSBC Singapore, MSIG enter 15-year bancassurance partnership

MSIG will distribute commercial and personal insurance solutions to HSBC’s SG customers.

HSBC Singapore, MSIG enter 15-year bancassurance partnership

MSIG will distribute commercial and personal insurance solutions to HSBC’s SG customers.

NorthStandard opens Asia HQ in Singapore

The new HQ shows the firm’s continued service post-merger.

Prudential debuts financial advisory arm

The firm will be managed by industry veteran Bernard Chai.

FWD Singapore enhances home insurance offering with cyber fraud protection

More than a third of scams in Singapore involves data stealing and online shopping.

TMLS appoints two new C-suites execs

Both appointees have experience in senior leadership roles.

Singapore’s life insurance industry to be worth S$100.4b in 2027

Demand for whole life insurance has risen due to a pandemic-induced awareness.

AIA appoints Alvin Fu as new chief distribution officer

He succeeds Chin Chung Wan, who is retiring.

Assure Singapore now a direct insurance broker

Presently, the company offers motor, accident, home, maid and travel insurance.

Singlife reveals new Cancer Cover Plus with $1.5m coverage

It is a unique supplementary product to Medisave-approved plans.

Surer launches a personal website builder feature for insurance intermediaries

The feature enables individual insurers to market their professional profile.

Only 35% of Singaporeans have retirement plans

Rising costs of goods and services remain to be the main reason for investing in insurance.

Singapore's general insurance market rises 15% to $7.04b in 2022

The strong uptake in the domestic market contributed to the growth.

Insurers should keep an eye on liquidity risks: MAS 

The financial watchdog warns that insurers should be wary of the effects of economic instability.

Surer partners with Zurich to provide Marine Cargo product

The partnership provides quicker and easier access to marine cargo requirements.

Koh Beng Seng bows out as Great Eastern chairman

He will step down from the post on 21 April.

GIA Singapore beefs up travel insurance fraud efforts

It will use Shift Technology's claims fraud detection system for the initiative.