Insurance

FWD to offer insurance products on blockchain platform

FWD to offer insurance products on blockchain platform

The company’s customers can now manage their insurance needs on PolicyPal Network.

Singapore to roll out blockchain-powered insurance ecosystem

Deloitte, FWD and Ziliqa are amongst the launching partners.

Ping An profits up 12.5% to $4.57b in Q1

Strong performance from the life and health segment boosted quarterly earnings.

Manulife Asset Management Services Berhad unveils Shariah fund

It aims to provide diversified Shariah-compliant equity opportunities for investors.

Aetna International launches health clinic in Thailand

The family clinic, located in Nichada district, aims to provide community healthcare services.

HSBC Insurance appoints Alistair Chamberlain as global head of product and actuarial

He is currently based in Singapore, and is a member of HSBC Group Insurance Executive Committee.

Chinese P&C life insurers premium growth slow 16% in 2017

Non-motor premium growth hit 33%, outpacing total growth in premium at 6%.

Prudential Corporation Asia appoints Robin Spencer as chief operating officer

Prudential Corporation Asia has appointed Robin Spencer as chief operating officer.

Insurance Asia Awards 2018 now open for nominations

The deadline for nominations is on 20 April 2018.

Product liability coverage for SME exporters and manufacturers

A major US automaker was involved in three of the biggest product liability payouts of all time, the latest having been in February 2014, based on...

Challenges for the insurance sector

Asia is vast geographically, comprises more than 15 major jurisdictions and possesses extreme diversity in terms of the ethnicity of its population...

How Asia's insurers can profit from the disruption wave

Asian insurers are riding several positive trends, like the region’s growing middle class and their increasing demand for insurance. Over the past...

Disrupt or be disrupted

The diverse insurance market in Asia-Pacific sees plenty of growth opportunities and challenges pertaining to distribution and regulation. Insurers...

How insurers can get their customers to love them

Retail insurers in Asia Pacific and around the world have a problem: their customers don’t love them, don’t appreciate them, and don’t stay with them...

Don't get tripped up by banana skins

Keeping pace with changing demographics, changing customer expectations, as well as technological advances are some of the major challenges that...

Here are the winners of the Insurance Asia Awards 2017

Over 180 trophies were awarded to winning banks and insurance companies.

The Singapore Life story: How to launch a new insurance brand in Singapore

Singapore Life is breaking boundaries and stepping on new grounds in an attempt to breathe new life in Singapore’s evolving insurance industry.