FWD Group has launched its first-ever podcast series: Changing the way people feel about insurance... with FWD. The podcast will offer insights into FWD's innovative approach and areas of expertise as well as the exciting trends in Asia's dynamic insurance industry.
Dah Sing Insurance has appointed Terence Leung as Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from November 2020.
Strong capitalization, steady product margins and resilient premium growth underpin a stable outlook for the Asia Pacific insurance sector, according to a new report published by Moody's.
IKEA has rolled out a home contents insurance offering called HEMSÄKER, underwritten by Etiqa General Insurance Berhad.
Most financial advisers do not fully embrace the potential of the general insurance business. One of the main reasons is that intermediaries in the sector are often stuck with a tiresome manual workflow where they spend most of their time on administrative work. Asia Advisers Network spoke with the founders behind insurtech firm Surer, which aims to revolutionalise the way general insurance business is done.
The General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) has appointed Julie Lean Gim Chong as the CEO designate. There is a phased handover transition until she takes over the duties of immediate past CEO, Mark Lim Kian Wei who relinquished his post as CEO with effect from 15 November and will take on an advisory role until his retirement in mid-January 2021.
Chubb has announced today Khue Dinh as the new country president for Vietnam's general insurance business with immediate effect.
Siam City Insurance ("SCI"), a general insurance provider in Thailand founded in 1948, has changed its name to FWD General Insurance Public Company Limited ("FWD General Insurance") and has rebranded accordingly. The rebrand follows the acquisition of Bangkok-based SCI in December 2019.
Total gross premiums reached HK$566.9bn ($73.2bn) in Hong Kong in 2019, a year-on-year growth of 10.2%, according to the Insurance Authority (IA).
Total premium revenue in the Vietnamese insurance market was estimated at VND83,084bn ($3.57bn) for the first six months of this year, an increase of 15.02% over the same period in 2019, according to an update from the Insurance Administration and Supervision Department which is under the Ministry of Finance.
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