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- March 28 2017
Vietnam seeks to expand health insurance coverage
With a growing elderly population, the government aims to bring the country’s insurance coverage to 100% by 2030.
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- March 22 2017
United India Insurance eyes IPO
The state-owned general insurer will go public after New India Assurance and GIC.
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- March 15 2017
Singapore’s general insurers hit hard in 2016
Domestic and external headwinds cut growth to a mere 0.6%, according to the General Insurance Association.
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- March 6 2017
IMG acquires ALC Health
The global benefits and assistance services provider has acquired UK-based à la carte healthcare.
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- March 2 2017
Japan national health insurance system posts deficit
The continuing deficit is due to rising costs perpetrated by the country's ageing population and expensive new treatments.
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- March 1 2017
Apollo Munich partners with Dena Bank for bancassurance
The deal will see the Indian health insurer distributing its insurance products to 20 million new potential clients.
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- February 23 2017
Sun Life Financial appoints Hong Kong CEO
Fabien Jeudy will be responsible for growing operations across life and health, wealth management and pensions.
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- February 9 2017
New insurance platform to launch in China
The collaboration between Fosun and CXA will focus on employee healthcare and wellness.
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- February 8 2017
Taiwan gears up for third-generation health scheme
Initiation of the third-generation national health insurance plan started last month said the health minister.
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- February 7 2017
Japanese firms turn to health data to set premiums
Individualised premiums could be based on exercise times, sleep length, heart rates and other data.
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- January 24 2017
Korea mulls revision of health insurance programme
The country's Ministry of Health and Welfare is proposing to reduce fees by as much as half.
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- January 23 2017
Aviva to merge units and focus on online selling
The UK company's life and general insurance businesses will combine as part of a shift to digital sales.
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- January 19 2017
Practo bets big on health insurance space
The Indian healthcare platform plans to invest after raising US$55m in its series-D funding round.
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- January 11 2017
Taiwan to create long-term healthcare agency
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is planning to push forward the government's long-term care program.
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- January 11 2017
China releases medical reform plan
The government plan puts an emphasis on insurance reforms and improvements for the period 2016-2020.
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- January 9 2017
Employers oppose Malaysia’s health insurance system
The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) says the proposed system will be a burden to employers.
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- January 6 2017
Mixed reaction to Hong Kong’s health insurance scheme
The dropping of guaranteed acceptance and a high-risk pool has caused controversy in the industry.
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- January 4 2017
Singapore’s ElderShield review set to start this month
The review committee will engage with caregivers, insurers and long-term care providers in a public consultation.
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- December 23 2016
Philippines budgets US$1bn for universal healthcare
The country's US$67 billion 2017 budget includes an 11.6% funding boost for universal healthcare.
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- December 13 2016
No hike in Vietnam’s health insurance fees
The ministry has said fees will remain at 4.5% of salaries for public-sector workers or those in full-time employment.
