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AM Best maintains stable outlook on Malaysia’s non-life segment amid medical inflation, de-tariffication, climate risk

Medical inflation climbed to 15% in 2024, prompting interim repricing controls and longer-term health financing reforms by Bank Negara Malaysia.

By

Reih Angeles

December 17, 2025

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4 min read

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