Insurance

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance claims two wins at Insurance Asia Awards 2021 

It has won the Domestic General Insurer of the Year - Japan and Marketing Initiative of the Year.

Aflac Life Insurance Japan soars with three wins at the Insurance Asia Awards 2021 

Aflac Life Insurance Japan soars with three wins at the Insurance Asia Awards 2021 

Cigna integrates personalised and curated care with enhanced Musculoskeletal Programme

Members are happy about the insurance company’s latest innovations for musculoskeletal care.

EFU Life takes insurance to a whole new level in Pakistan

The pandemic brought several opportunities to make insurance a top-of-mind for Pakistanis.

Liberty Insurance wows at Insurance Asia Awards 2021

Insurance solutions provider awarded Claims Initiative of the Year Award following implementation of pioneering virtual appraisal tool.

‘Costliest’ tornado bills New Zealand insurers NZ$32m

The tornado tore through the country last June.

Singapore life insurance records whopping $1.97m in sales

This accounts for a YoY 61% growth in H1 2021.

AIA Singapore appoints chief product proposition officer

The position was newly created to help the firm focus on reorienting strategic priorities.

Henan flood led to record breaking insurance losses of CN¥11.2b

S&P Global said China’s extreme weather conditions are testing its domestic property and casualty insurers.

Westpac Life Insurance performance unaffected by change of ownership: analyst

The insurer's performance continues to be driven by its stand-alone credit profile.

Carlyle Group sells shares in SBI Life Insurance for INR₹21.47b

This marks the group’s exit from the Indian insurance company.

Insurance companies, pension funds to bring on ‘age of sustainability’ in Asia: analyst

Tapping into the region’s vast savings is required to reach this new age.

How South Korea insurers ended a 4-year low of direct written premiums

Insurers registered a 4.1% growth in 2020 for the first time since 2016.

Westpac sells insurance arm Japan’s Dai-ichi Life for A$900m

This marks the Australian firm’s exit from the life insurance sector.

AXA rolls out first-in-market surgical insurance SurgiCare

One out of three people in Hong Kong has undergone surgery in his/her lifetime.

nib launches newest digital solution for prescription claims

Members can now have a process on-the-spot, paperless claims of their prescriptions.