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Singlife Shield Plan 1 has a policy year limit of up to S$2m (US$1.57m). Singlife has extended Singlife Shield and Singlife Health Plus to eligible foreigners living, working and studying…
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Only 17.9% use quantitative analytics to test scenarios and programme options. Nearly half of organisations in Vietnam say their total cost of insurable risk is rising, whilst fewer than half…
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Only 21% have held detailed family discussions on future care finances and legacy planning. Only 49% of Singaporeans feel prepared for the next decade, despite 76% having already taken steps…
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Both offerings are denominated in US dollars and provide guaranteed death benefits. Manulife Singapore has launched two new US dollar-denominated whole life insurance solutions aimed at high-net-worth customers: Signature Life…
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New business earnings advanced 8% year on year to $1.4b. Prudential plc’s six months to June 2026 (H1 2026) IFRS profit after tax fell 27% year-on-year (YoY) to $995m. New…
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NewsSeptember 21, 20263 min read
Medical protection ranks first for 92% of customers whilst COVID-19 sits last at 23%. Indonesian travellers are typically buying travel insurance just two days before departure. Raunak Mehta, co-founder and…
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Nursing and inpatient care receives the largest allocation at NT$2.137b. Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) has raised payments across paediatric services, childbirth, inpatient nursing and major surgeries, aiming to…
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NewsSeptember 21, 20261 min read
Insurers issued 745,934 contracts in the first half up 29% from a year earlier. Taiwan life insurers recorded a 152% increase in first-year premium income from spillover-effect insurance products in…
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Non-damage cover remains limited as supply-chain disruption, tariffs, and geopolitical events create losses beyond traditional physical-damage triggers. Traditional business interruption insurance is struggling to address trade-related losses that occur without…
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NewsSeptember 21, 20263 min read
96% of survivors encountered expenses they had not expected. Critical illness patients in Singapore may still have to pay about $28,346 (S$36,000) in out-of-pocket medical expenses despite having hospitalisation insurance,…
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