Insurance

Singapore's new life insurance business premiums up 10% in Q1

More consumers take action to secure their financial future in view of COVID-19.

Indian life insurance sector to shrink 0.9% this year

The sector has reported a 32.6% decline in new business premiums in April.

Insurance in the time of coronavirus

Insurers from Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore reveal how they are coping.

Singapore's Great Eastern, health firm Doctor Anywhere bolster venture

The latter has been providing health service to group insurance clients since 2019.

Hong Kong's HSBC Life pilots new health insurance plan

It also combines business talent retention with wealth growth.

Manulife Singapore pilots health tracker

The MOVE Health Score has a scoring method for gauging fitness.

BNP Paribas' Cardif to buy stake in BRI life insurer

BRI had earlier revived its plan to sell a stake for $500m.

Chinese insurers' insolvency still strong, but risks persist

Both life and P&C insurers can suffer from insolvency drops this year.

Crisis exacerbates Taiwan life insurers' woes

The sector heavily depends on spread gains which are sensitive to volatility.

Australia's Suncorp to lose $87m due to COVID-19

The pandemic has had a negative effect on gross written premiums.

Manulife's Q1 core earnings climb 10% to HK$1.4b

In-force business growth and higher sales spurred the growth.

AIA Hong Kong launches first robotic investment choice service

This will help clients purchasing new ILAS policies to build their investments.

HSBC to buy out China life insurance partner

The transaction will be structured as a transfer of equity interest.

Great Eastern's net profit crashes 90% to $33.9m in Q1

Total weighted sales rose due to growth momentum in Singapore and Malaysia.

HSBC Life Hong Kong launches video-conference insurance service

Retail banking clients registered in Personal Internet Banking can opt in.