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McKinsey and Deloitte say business leaders must own AI adoption as 42% of carriers remain constrained by legacy infrastructure. Asia-Pacific life insurers are entering an agentic artificial intelligence inflection point,…
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Agentic AI handles verification and analysis whilst people make final decisions. Insurers are beginning to use agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to automate underwriting, document verification, and customer servicing, but human…
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In India, home loan insurance adoption has increased sevenfold. The insurance industry from 29 June to 3 July saw developments across market conditions, technology adoption, claims trends, financial resilience, consumer…
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The policies will cover homes and vehicles against severe weather accidents and crime. Zurich Financial Services Australia will enter the personal home insurance market from October 2026 under an expanded…
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Residents made more overseas trips in 2025 as medical needs shifted. Cigna Healthcare Hong Kong has adjusted its Cigna VHIS Series – Flexi Plan (Superior) in response to rising local…
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The service gives eligible customers help from specialist booking to recovery. Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad (PAMB) has launched Prudential Guided Care, a healthcare support service for customers with medical insurance,…
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Vessel traffic rose from around 27 daily transits to more than 60 in late June. Shipping insurers are expected to keep charging higher premiums as renewed hostilities around the Strait…
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Fitch said unmet demand remains a major challenge for insurers and reinsurers. Natural catastrophe insurance is expected to remain profitable over the long term, but both economic and insured losses…
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More than half of people have no financial plan beyond one year. Households across Asia are focusing more on immediate expenses than long-term financial goals as inflation squeezes budgets, raising…
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Cheques and manual work persist as fraud costs reach up to 5% of revenue. Hong Kong insurers risk losing customers to digital-first rivals unless they modernise ageing technology that slows…
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