Insurance
NTUC Income launches hackathon to reimagine future of insurance in blockchain
                                                                                 
                    
                    
  The event is supported by Plug and Play APAC and Amazon Web Services.
                
                                
            NTUC Income launches hackathon to reimagine future of insurance in blockchain
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            
  The event is supported by Plug and Play APAC and Amazon Web Services.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    AXA Hong Kong joins Priceless Planet Coalition
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It will be the first insurance partner.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong Life adopts iAM Smart for secure online services
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Customers can use their fingerprints to access their insurance online services.
                    
                                        
                    
                India’s non-life insurance industry skyrockets by 20.7% in June
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The year-on-year growth totaled $2.22b
                    
                                        
                    
                AIA Singapore announces new Chief Partnership Distribution Officer
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  He has been with the firm since 2011.
                    
                                        
                    
                Charles Taylor appoints assistant director for P&C in Japan
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The new director has more than three decades of industry experience.
                    
                                        
                    
                Honan names Asia CEO
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  He will be based in Singapore.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bowtie signs MOU with Merck to raise women’s health awareness
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The two will hold a series of seminars to tackle this issue.
                    
                                        
                    
                HSBC Life launches instant health scanner app Health Scan+
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The app can assess one’s general health in just 30 seconds.
                    
                                        
                    
                Clock’s ticking for foreign insurers in Malaysia to reduce stakes in local ventures
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The Malaysian central bank is giving foreign insurers until the end of 2023.
                    
                                        
                    
                India’s life insurance industry experiencing post pandemic growth: analyst
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It is set to grow to $150.6b in 2026.
                    
                                        
                    
                Suncorp sells banking arm to focus on insurance
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The banking business was sold for $3.33b.
                    
                                        
                    
                How GIA plans to solve the SMEs' underprotection against cyber threats
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Only 17% of SMEs are covered against cyber threats.
                    
                                        
                    
                Malaysian digital insurer VSure.life expands footprint in the UK
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Gary Ross was appointed as VSure UK CEO.
                    
                                        
                    
                MSIG Hong Kong reports 92.4% claims settlement ratio in 2021
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It achieved a 100% settlement ratio for the Employees' Compensation class.
                    
                                        
                    
                MSIG Asia reveals new look for Singapore office
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The new office was designed with sustainability in mind.
                    
                                        
                    
                OneDegree partners with blockchain solutions provider ChainUp
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The insurer will become ChainUp’s official preferred service partner.