Insurance
Indian health insurers barred from raising premiums whilst upgrading plans
                                                                                 
                    
                    
  Insurers can still make minor modifications.
                
                                
            Indian health insurers barred from raising premiums whilst upgrading plans
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            
  Insurers can still make minor modifications.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Singapore general insurers post flat growth in 2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Underwriting profit reached S$237.3m.
                    
                                        
                    
                ZA Tech, PFI Mega Life to drive digitisation of Indonesian insurers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The two firms will cocreate products and digital solution.
                    
                                        
                    
                FY2019-2020 significantly challenging for Aussie general insurers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Almost 33,000 code violations were reported.
                    
                                        
                    
                Philippine insurers 'firm' despite shrinking capacity: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Pricing has risen across several segments.
                    
                                        
                    
                Positive momentum in China to prop up AIA's business growth
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Strong capitalisation is likely to be maintained despirte headwinds.
                    
                                        
                    
                AXA rolls out new brand campaign
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Hong Kong is the first Asian market to launch a series of promotions.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore opens proposals for integrated health claims platform
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It aims to extend access to patients' insurance policy details.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japan earthquake insurance gap at $25b: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  There is still underinsurance of seismic risk even if the share has risen.
                    
                                        
                    
                Q4 2020 brings prosperity to Indonesian life insurers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Revenue surged 81.7% to $6.4b amidst economic improvements.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong general insurers post 7.8% gain in 2020 gross premiums
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  But net premiums fell 8.7% in the same year.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong life insurers' 2020 revenue premiums jump to $70.6b
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  But new office premiums shrank 22.8%.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hannover Re predicts growth in APAC P&C reinsurance
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It has transferred its P&C underwriting from Hanover to Asia.
                    
                                        
                    
                Thai insurers gain from new funding rules: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Capital bonds as alternative funding may boost sector capital adequacy.
                    
                                        
                    
                Australian regulator seeks feedback on add-on insurance sales model
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It pushes for a four-day pause for a principal product sale and add-on sale.
                    
                                        
                    
                Indian cabinet OKs higher FDI limit for insurers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The revisions will now be introduced to Parliament.
                    
                                        
                    
                APRIL International, Ephesoft partner for automated claims processing
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  APRIL will first launch the Ephesoft platform in Hong Kong.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
						 
				 
								 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                