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- August 31 2017
Korea’s health insurance outlays hit US$30bn
Spending on medical examinations, hospitalisations and drug purchases in the first half of the year rose 9.2%.
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- August 31 2017
Takaful sector remains an underperformer
The industry remains hounded by issues that prevent it from achieving greater heights, says Gulf Times.
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- August 31 2017
Singapore sees first digitised direct insurance broker
Startup app PolicyPal will begin operating under its subsidiary BaoXianBaobao this week.
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- August 31 2017
Willis Towers Watson hires P&C consulting head for S Asia
David Maneval will be responsible for developing the non-life insurance consulting practice across Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
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- August 30 2017
Fairfax buys stake in rival of Indian partner
ICICI Lombard has agreed to allow the Canadian company to buy a 49% stake in nonlife startup Digit.
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- August 30 2017
Japan insurers review regional risks
Leading nonlife insurers are re-evaluating damage risks to improve their premium pricing.
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- August 30 2017
Prudential, Great Eastern name new Singapore hires
Roy Lim becomes chief agency officer for Prudential while Wee Ai Ning is promoted to CIO at Great Eastern.
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- August 29 2017
PICC eyes South-East Asia acquisitions
China's biggest non-life insurer may see a couple of deals happening before the end of this year, according to a company executive.
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- August 29 2017
Indian insurers bank on blockchain
Some 13 Indian insurance firms plan to use the technology to create a storehouse of policyholder data.
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- August 28 2017
Investment income lifts China Life profits
Net income rose by 17.8% in the first six months of the year, driven by an 11.45% investment return.
