Life and Health

Great Eastern’s H1 VNB rises 28% on sales, product mix

July 31 2026

The insurer's total weighted new sales increased 15% to S$813.2m during the six-month period.

AIA Singapore expands cross-border corporate medical benefits

July 31 2026

The cross-border benefits extension is intended for employees who prefer treatment in Malaysia due to lower costs.

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Star Health posts strong underwriting profit, combined ratio improves to 97.7% in Q1

July 30 2026

Healthy premium growth and sustained operating efficiencies boosted the insurer’s underwriting profit during the quarter.

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BNM plans independent oversight framework for MediAsas

July 30 2026

The base medical insurance and takaful product is undergoing pilot testing ahead of a planned January 2027 launch.

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Go Digit General secures competition authority nod for holding company merger

July 30 2026

The insurer will remain the surviving entity following the merger.

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Policybazaar offers US dollar-denominated term insurance for NRIs via GIFT City

July 30 2026

The product is designed to reduce currency depreciation risks for overseas Indians.

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Manulife Malaysia taps Sook Yann Lee as chief partnership distribution officer

July 29 2026

She joins from Prudential Assurance Malaysia, where she spent a decade, most recently leading partnership distribution.

Manulife Hong Kong and Macau promotes Carrie Tong to chief distribution officer

July 29 2026

She has been with the business since 2015 and most recently served as Chief Operations Officer.

LIC elevates Shatmanyu Shrivastava to CFO, Varadarajan Muthuvenkataraman named CRO

July 29 2026

The new finance chief replaces Sunil Agrawal, who stepped down late last month.

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Japanese life insurers expected to deepen private credit partnerships, analysts say

July 29 2026

Strategic alliances with global asset managers are emerging as a preferred route for Japanese lifers seeking diversification and higher investment returns.

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"Client globality": Sun Life rewires HNW business into single global platform

July 28 2026

Sun Life Private Wealth links Bermuda, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai into one platform as Asia's wealthy spread assets across jurisdictions.

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India to launch shared KYC framework for insurers and banks — report

July 28 2026

The framework aims to simplify customer onboarding and reduce repetitive KYC requirements across the insurance and banking sectors.

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