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Great Eastern gives away more than S$400m gift credits

The credits are part of the insurer’s 113th-anniversary celebration.

Vietnam’s largest non-life insurer launches app that predicts future illness

Bao Viet Insurance has partnered with Hitachi to launch the app.

Hong Kong financial regulators to define premium financing standards

They plan to brief the industry and relevant stakeholders about the standards.

Tokio Marine abandons thermal coal mining

Key changes in the group's policies will exclude thermal coal mining in the future.

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.

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.