Insurance
Dai-ichi Life invests $90.34m in UK insurtech firm
                                                                                 
                    
                    
  It plans to use this investment to enhance its existing business.
                
                                
            Dai-ichi Life invests $90.34m in UK insurtech firm
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            
  It plans to use this investment to enhance its existing business.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Miller acquires Japanese broker
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The broker specialises in hull, war risks and protection & indemnity insurance.
                    
                                        
                    
                What can blindside Australia’s growing general insurance industry
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Natural catastrophe may hinder the potential CAGR of 6.4% through 2025, analysts warned.
                    
                                        
                    
                Longer life is a potential financial nightmare for Singaporeans
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  This is the case for more than half of uninsured retirees.
                    
                                        
                    
                Indonesian insurtech Rey Assurance nabs $4.2m funds in seed round
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The round was co-led by the Trans-Pacific Technology Fund and Genesia Ventures.
                    
                                        
                    
                How Qoala cuts policy issuance waiting period to 1 hour
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Usually, it takes up to 14 days to process the initial insurance onboarding.
                    
                                        
                    
                Better Hong Kong margins a tailwind for AIA Group’s growth: analyst
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  However, the weakening Asian currency may keep the group from soaring too high.
                    
                                        
                    
                Doo Group acquires unnamed Hong Kong insurance broker
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The newly acquired firm will now be known as Doo Wealth Management HK Limited.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chubb rebrands Cigna’s life operations in New Zealand
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The current CEO will still take the lead in the rebranded Cigna.
                    
                                        
                    
                Increase in profits still too slow for Taiwan’s insurance industry
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  For a developed country, insurance penetration remains low at 1%.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singlife with Aviva launches first insurer-led open architecture programme
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The programme aims to help startups and SMEs to digitalise and scale their business.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chubb names new LINA Korea country president
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The firm recently acquired Cigna’s life insurance operations in the country.
                    
                                        
                    
                MSIG Hong Kong to provide free mental health support to policyholders
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It recently signed an agreement with mental health tech company Intellect.
                    
                                        
                    
                Peak Re boasts ninth straight year of premium growth
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The group’s GWP increased by 9% in 2021.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chubb to integrate Cigna’s Taiwan business
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It also announced the new leader of the integrated business.
                    
                                        
                    
                Manulife launches learning platform for insurance advisors in Asia
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The platform is currently operational in Vietnam.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chubb’s Hong Kong life business crucial for international expansion: analyst
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It accounted for 15% of pre-tax income for the group.