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He brings more than 17 years of insurance industry experience. Zurich Insurance has appointed Wayne Leow as head of Commercial Insurance, Malaysia. Leow will lead the Commercial Insurance function, spearheading…
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The sector is forecast to grow at a 15.6% annual rate through 2034. Asia-Pacific’s insurance market is likely to bag $3.04t this year, driven by a rising middle-class population and…
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AIA reported 26% new business growth in China during the quarter. Major insurance companies in China, including AIA and Prudential, have reported a strong start to 2026, with new business…
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Howden Re compared potential cyber losses to moderate catastrophe years such as 2008. Cyber insurance may be approaching another turning point after four straight years of falling rates, as the…
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Nearly one-third of firms have fully digitised their value chains. Only 7% of the world’s largest insurers qualify as top-tier “Digital Competitors” despite wider investment in digital transformation across the…
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April’s premium increase was the steepest average rise in a decade. Only a fifth of Australians with private health insurance — equivalent to 3.37 million people — have used Buy…
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Fitch said most insurers built capital buffers through earnings and hybrid debt. Major players such as Nippon Life, Dai-ichi Life, and Tokio Marine are expected to continue acquiring foreign insurers…
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Underlying earnings per share stood at C$1.9 in the quarter. Sun Life’s underlying net income in the first quarter (Q1 2026) marginally increased by 0.48% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis…
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Insurance penetration remains below regulator targets despite market growth. The Philippines’ general insurance market is projected to grow 9.2% annually to $3.9b by 2030 as natural disasters drive demand, even…
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Zurich General Insurance and Zurich General Takaful Malaysia were separately fined in January. Zurich Malaysia said it acknowledges sanctions issued by the central bank related to its 2022 screening process.…
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