Industry Segments: Health Page 4 / 17
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- April 12 2021
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty appoints Asia A&H head
Senior underwriter Idie Si joins from Canopius and will continue to be based in Singapore.
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- April 7 2021
Hong Kong’s health insurers see profit surge
Axa, Blue Cross and Bupa benefit from increase in medical insurance.
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- March 24 2021
Sun Life hands Clement Lam Hong Kong CEO role
The Canadian insurer also taps Asia CFO Karim Gilani to oversee Hong Kong, Singapore and Bermuda.
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- December 21 2020
Singapore GI GWP to drop 1.9% in 2020: GlobalData
Slowdown comes after the Lion City had registered 6.7% growth the previous year.
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- December 3 2020
India’s L&H premium trend healthy despite pandemic: Milliman
Standalone health players have particularly high expense ratios, report says.
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- November 24 2020
China’s Waterdrop raises additional US$150m from Tencent: report
Chinese giant increases stake in healthcare start-up which could be valued at US$4bn.
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- October 20 2020
L&H market turns to Asia’s mental health risk amid Covid
Majors including AIA, Axa and Swiss Re are addressing an illness often excluded from health cover.
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- October 13 2020
Manulife’s Sachin Shah says Asia has passed digital “tipping point”
The life giant is targeting strong regional growth, while Covid-19 is changing market dynamics.
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- September 9 2020
Insurtech BIMA lands US$30m for Asia push
Investors include Allianz and China's CEFIF.
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- September 2 2020
China’s market recovers with 7% GWP growth to US$437bn
Domestic players now hold over US$3.2 trillion of assets.
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- August 21 2020
Swiss Re invests in Chinese insurtech’s US$230m fundraise
Ambitious healthcare platform Waterdrop is valued at US$2bn.
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- August 7 2020
Philippines state insurer officials face charges in US$300m fraud
Case follows Indonesia's state-run Jiwasraya being shut down due to fraud and corruption.
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- August 4 2020
China’s Hywin eyeing Lion City expansion
The firm is seeking insurance and brokerage licenses in the city.
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- July 29 2020
US$83tn Asia mortality protection gap is growing: Swiss Re
There is an opportunity to talk more frankly, go digital and to improve data.
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- July 28 2020
Ping An invests in China, HK health ventures
The healthcare digital JVs are with Japan's Shionogi.
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- July 16 2020
SCB Thailand sets up brokerage, will hire 500 agents
The move comes after the top bank sold its life insurance unit to FWD.
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- July 6 2020
HK life players double down on GBA with agent hiring spree
Market players remain bullish about cross-border growth.
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- June 23 2020
India’s life players see highest monthly premium growth
It is very welcome news considering the overall environment.
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- June 22 2020
Ergo’s China moves: CEO Schmitz on its “central role”
Why the Munich Re-owned German insurer is convinced of the need to invest in the region.
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- June 16 2020
Locked down India sees P&C premiums fall 9% in May
India has been one of the hardest hit countries in Asia by Covid-19.
