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Traditional firms used 77% of available funds. Global dedicated reinsurance capital reached a record $663b at the end of 2025, up from $607b a year earlier, as traditional reinsurers and…
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Income threshold changes are prompting earlier policy decisions before the new financial year begins. Nearly a third of Australians who received a pay rise in the past 12 months were…
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NewsAugust 18, 20262 min read
The two channels facilitated 504,951 purchases. Advisory channels remained the main route for Singaporeans buying life insurance in the first half of 2026, with Financial Advisory (FA) Representatives and Tied…
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Life made up $89.3b of the market in 2025 against $3.8b for P&C. Hong Kong’s insurance market remains heavily driven by life insurance, with 93.2% of the total insurance sector…
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NewsAugust 18, 20262 min read
Insurance and service revenue climbed 24.9% year-on-year. Nippon Life’s core operating profit rose 24.7% year-on-year to $1.6b (JPY260.8b) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, supported by higher investment yield…
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Gross premiums reached $30.62m in February 2026 from $29.78m a year earlier. Cambodia’s insurance market in February 2026 recorded a 3% rise in gross premiums, supported by growth in general…
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FSS said earnings rose by $37.9m from $159.1m a year earlier. South Korean insurers’ overseas businesses posted higher earnings in 2025, helped by stronger results from life insurers and newly…
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Total income rose 43.83% to $1.5b. The Philippines’ Government Service Insurance System reported net income of $697.6m (P43.6b) in the first quarter of 2026, up 170% from $257.6m (P16.1b) in…
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The insurer will test AI uses across customer service fraud checks and operations. Manulife Hong Kong has signed a partnership with Alibaba Cloud to explore the use of artificial intelligence…
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NewsAugust 17, 20261 min read
Woo previously served as Chief Bancassurance Officer at FWD Thailand. FWD Group Holdings Limited appointed Jeffrey Woo as President Director of PT FWD Insurance Indonesia, following approval from the Financial…
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