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Soaring healthcare costs push Asia’s insurers to revise strategies, exit markets

Industry leaders call for greater transparency, enhanced claims oversight, and expanded preventive care, as rising medical costs drive up policyholders’ premiums and insurers’ loss ratios.

By Ellis Ng

June 10, 2025

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