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Philippine insurers can now invest in infrastructure projects
The move enhnaces the investment options of the country's insurers.
Philippine insurers can now invest in infrastructure projects
The move enhnaces the investment options of the country's insurers.
Hong Kong approves license of 8th Chinese captive insurer
Shanghai Electric Group has received approval from the insurance authority.
South Korea insurance profits down 7.4% to $6.5b in 2018
Earnings from non-life insurers worsened as car losses rose.
Web-based insurance policyholders in China hits 222 million
Nearly 28% admitted to buying insurance from the Internet.
Go-Jek partners with insurtech firm Gigacover to provide driver insurance
It will cover driver-partners for medical leave of up to 21 days and hospitalisation leave of up to 84 days.
Britannia P&I gets licence to underwrite business in Singapore
It will handle the club’s members in the ASEAN, India, and Australasia.
Insurance Asia Awards 2019 opens for nominations
Entries are accepted until 19 April 2019.
Grab forms joint venture with ZhongAn to offer digital insurance products
The firms aim to provide its products to uninsured consumers through Grab’s mobile app.
Hong Kong to license first online-only insurer in December
The pioneer will be part of the new fast-track system.
3,000 job vacancies loom as Hong Kong's insurtech scene booms
There's a hot demand for risk managers and tech talents going into 2019.
Higher insurance coverage to boost Vietnam's healthcare sector
The plan to cover the health insurances of 84% of the population could drive investment growth.
Insurance Asia bags Special interest Media of the Year - Silver at the Asia Pacific Publishing Awards
Its sister publication Singapore Business Review also nabbed the gold award for the business/professional media of the year in the Media Publishers Association (MPAS) Awards.
Car insurance costs in Singapore are still cheaper than New York
The average cost of motor insurance is at $862.
World's first commercial cyber risk pool launched in Singapore
It will commit up to US$1b in capacity to provide cybercoverage.
Asian life insurers' embedded value surged 19.2% to $480b in 2017
South Korea led the region in terms of highest EV growth.
Tighter oversight pushes Chinese life insurers premiums down 24% in H1
Sales of short-term savings product were hit.
Singapore's CPF retains ninth spot in world's biggest pension funds
It lagged behind South Korea's National Pension and China's National Social Security.