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Travel Guard shifts Singapore underwriting to Zurich
Travel Guard shifts Singapore underwriting to Zurich
Existing customers will keep their original policy terms whilst gaining access to expanded emergency assistance.
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Manulife’s Asia business sees profit soar 28% in Q2 2026
Annualised premium equivalent volume advanced 21% to $1.50b.
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Etiqa launches endowment plan amidst volatility fears
The product spreads exposure across United States equities, bonds and commodities.
MSIG adds cyber cover as small firms face resource gaps
Threat monitoring and incident response are bundled with the policy.
FWD launches MultiCover CI as cancer survival reaches 61%
Mortality declined to 72 deaths per 100,000 people during 2019 to 2023.
Great Eastern Q2 2026 profit surges 103% to $392.5m
Shareholders will receive an interim dividend of 35 Singapore cents per share on 28 August.
Allianz buys HSBC Life Singapore for $2.1b
The agreement includes a 15 year exclusive bancassurance partnership through HSBC.
Prudential targets wealthy clients with $500,000 legacy cover
Policyholders can divide premiums across the S&P 500 and more.
Industrialising AI pilots is insurers’ next enterprise test
Prudentials Mohit Tandon said usage is now the million-dollar question.
Human oversight remains central as insurers adopt agentic AI: valantic
Agentic AI handles verification and analysis whilst people make final decisions.
Asia insurers risk irrelevance as protection gaps widen
An expert said Singapore saves 36% of its income despite having high protection and critical illness gaps.
Insurers chase AI gains as workers fear job losses
Ninety-two million jobs may be displaced by AI by 2030.
Income sells digital insurance platform to Embed Financial
The digital insurance platform was built inside Income over the past five years.
Income Insurance shareholders gain exit route via AltaX
Phillip Securities will handle share sales under the revived liquidity arrangement.
KoverNow launches watch insurance through Watch Exchange
Luxury timepiece buyers can secure worldwide protection at checkout or later.
AIA Singapore turns 95, launches new illness plan
The new plan was introduced as part of the insurer’s 95th anniversary.
Sun Life reported income falls 49.9% to $340m in Q1 2026
Underlying earnings per share stood at C$1.9 in the quarter.
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