MSIG lifts claims settlement ratio to 94.7%
The company paid HK$359m across Hong Kong and Macau during 2025. MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) said its claims settlement ratio rose for the fifth consecutive year in 2025, as the…
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Sun Life launches private wealth platform
It will offer advisory and support services for HNW and UHNW clients. Sun Life Financial Inc. has launched Sun Life Private Wealth, a platform for high net worth (HNW) and…
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Malaysia insurers earn $0.3b despite marine premium decline
Personal Accident premiums climbed 12.2% as travel demand strengthened. Malaysia’s general insurance industry recorded an underwriting profit of $0.3b (RM1.2b) in 2025, with a combined ratio of about 93%. Marine,…
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India’s life insurers record 19.4% rise in new business premiums in May 2026
Policy and scheme volumes increased just 5.05% to 2.96 million. India’s life insurance industry recorded new business premiums of $6.3b (INR62,581.22 crore) for the period ended May 2026, up 19.37%…
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Cambodia insurance premiums rise 9% to $35.2m in June 2026
General insurance business expanded 14.22% to $14.4m. Cambodia’s insurance industry recorded gross premiums of $35.23m in June 2026, up 8.72% from $32.40m in the same month last year, according to…
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Insurers ramp up private infrastructure debt investments
Digital infrastructure and energy projects are attracting more long-term institutional capital. Insurers are increasing their investment in private infrastructure debt as demand grows for long-term assets that match their liabilities.…
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Four million Australians neglect their super funds
Only 26% assessed their account within the past three months. Around four million Australians have never reviewed the performance of their superannuation fund, leaving their retirement savings unchecked. A survey…
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AI automation could replace 25% of insurance jobs
The research also pointed to stronger pricing governance and cybersecurity as priorities for insurers. Nearly half of institutions expect that automation will replace more than 25% of their company’s workforce,…
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Hanwha General shields profits from indemnity claim pressure
The insurer remained South Korea’s sixth-largest non-life carrier with an estimated 7% share. Double-digit growth in long-term insurance revenue helped South Korea’s Hanwha General Insurance Company Limited (HGI) maintain steady…
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Vietnam shifts 94% of pension payments to bank accounts
It processed more than 2.35 million sickness, maternity and recuperation benefit claims online. Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has expanded its digital services and administrative reforms, processing millions of online insurance…
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