Insurance

APAC fertile ground for reinsurance market: Hannover Re

The German reinsurer anticipates growth in the P&C and health reinsurance.

India seeks $109b valuation for LIC mega IPO: report

It is slated to be the biggest IPO in the country.

Lioner appoints Andrew Chan as partner

Chan is an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience.

Kakaopay suspends car insurance comparison services: report

The company was said to be operating an unauthorized brokerage service.

Singtel mobile wallet Dash offers insurance to users

Dash PET is an insurance savings plan co-created with insurer partner Etiqa.

VinaCapital Ventures backs insurtech GlobalCare

Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Mack Eng takes over as new MSIG Singapore head

He will succeed Craig Ellis as CEO and director.

Non-life insurance premiums to surge to $7t by 2022: Swiss Re

General insurance premiums to rise to 10% above pre-COVID-19 levels in 2021.

Indian insurers urged to widen scope of cyber insurance

The IRDAI said that standardisation of policy wording is not desirable at this juncture.

ICNZ reports over $86m in insured losses after July storm

The extreme weather saw over 5,000 in claims.

How digital insurer Blue is revolutionising Hong Kong’s stagnant insurance industry

For CEO Charles Hung, one way to break free of the misconceptions about insurance is through gamification.

ICA calls for national approach for disaster response

Australia’s insurance group wants a COVID-safe way to move personnel across the border.

Henan flood insured losses approach $2b

Only 67% of insurance claims have been settled.