Insurance
FWD General Insurance tops CX index in Hong Kong
FWD General Insurance tops CX index in Hong Kong
The insurer first claimed the top spot in Forrester's 2019 rankings.
Insurtech Cover Genius bags $72m in Series C round
Sompo Holdings Asia led the round with an investment of $50m.
Pankaj Banerjee joins Manulife as Chief Distribution Officer for Asia
He will also be a member of the company's Global Leadership Team.
Munich Re appoints new senior regional exec
Michaela Hannemann will be based in Singapore.
FWD files for US IPO
The pan-Asian life insurer is owned by Hong Kong billionaire, Richard Li.
Weaker economic recovery to mute Indonesia’s non-life insurance demand
AM Best predicts a negative outlook for the country’s non-life segment.
Japan direct written premiums to blow up to $323.6b by 2025
The country’s life insurance industry is growing at a CAGR of 1.4%.
Philippines’ GCash launches online shopping insurance
The e-wallet provider has teamed up with, insurtech, Igloo for this new product.
Sompo Holdings to acquire Italian crop insurance firm
The transaction will be finalised next year.
India to block Chinese investors from LIC’s $109b IPO: report
The IPO is considered to be the biggest one yet for India.
India’s non-life insurance increases 24.4% in August
This is more than double of last year’s growth of 10.1% in the same month.
Australia’s Business Advisory Council to improve affordability of insurance
The council was formed by the Insurance Council of Australia.
AIA Singapore hosts virtual activities on World Mental Health Day
Live 10.10 with Vitality is composed of 10 virtual activities promoting self-care.
Ping An denies exposure in embattled China Evergrande
The insurer's shares plummeted over concerns of exposure.
Manulife, DBS launch flexible retirement product in Singapore
RetireSavvy allows Singaporeans to adjust their retirement plans.
Insurers surpass banks in customer experience index in Singapore
This is the first time that the insurance industry has taken the lead against banks.
Motor insurance leads S.Korea’s general insurance industry in 2020
The motor insurance segment grew by 11.7% in 2020.