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More Indians eager to buy insurance on the rise: survey

The survey aims to identify behavioural shifts in insurance buying trends.

More Indians eager to buy insurance on the rise: survey

The survey aims to identify behavioural shifts in insurance buying trends.

CoverGo raises $15m in new funding round

The round was led by SemperVirens VC.

Affin Bank sells stake in AXA joint ventures

The Malaysian regulator recently gave the bank its approval for the sale.

Robots gets insurance cover in South Korea

It can cover almost every accident caused by service robots.

LIC closes IPO with nearly three-fold oversubscription

The IPO of a 3.5% stake is now India’s biggest.

Swiss Re suffers $248m net loss in Q1

The firm logged a ROE of –4.6%.

India’s LIC IPO subscribed 67% on first day

The $2.7b IPO is India’s biggest public issue.

Howden appoints new Singapore chief

She has been with Howden since 2015.

Coface appoints new APAC chief

He first joined the firm in 2016.

Generali Asia appoints new general manager of China business

He has over 30 years’ of experience in actuarial management and life insurance.

HKFI appoints Winnie Wong as new chair

The federation has also appointed a new governing committee.

520,944 properties in Australia to be uninsurable by 2030

Riverine flooding poses the biggest risk to properties.

Hanwha Life Insurance Q1 net profits drops by 70.6%

The insurer is considered the second biggest life insurer in South Korea.

Singapore risks protection gap for older population

Prudential and Income are working together to close protection gaps, particularly in the area of long-term care.

Former Allianz chief takes on new position at Prudential

He will take on the newly created position of Group Strategic Transformation Officer.