Insurance

Tokio Marine plots multibillion-dollar deal after Berkshire takes stake

2026-08-25T08:30:09.000Z
The most vulnerable properties are Victorian or Edwardian homes that were built directly onto the upper layers of London clay.

Londoners find ‘horrendous’ cracks in their homes after successive heatwaves

2026-08-23T08:46:35.000Z
The company’s Hong Kong business, one of the group’s largest contributors to profit, logged a 10% increase in VONB for the six-month period.

Insurer AIA Group posts 10% jump in half-year new business value

2026-08-20T09:54:53.000Z
Reuters Climate Monitor showed the average temperature across Western Europe was nearly 10 deg C above the 1961 to 1990 average on Aug 11.
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Europe’s rising heatwave bill: Businesses face mounting losses as insurance gap widens

2026-08-16T06:46:26.000Z
As data centres evolve from commercial real estate into mission-critical infrastructure, the role of insurance is expanding as well.

Global data centre insurance premiums projected to be over US$24 billion by 2030

2026-08-12T10:22:13.000Z
Local life insurers disbursed more than S$10.6 billion in health and life insurance claims, as well as maturity benefits, up from S$6.4 billion in the first half of 2025.

Singapore life insurers post 21.4% growth in H1 premiums as disbursements rise

2026-08-12T03:48:56.000Z
Offshore trusts have long been used by wealthy Chinese families as a cross-border asset protection and succession tool.

Beijing’s offshore trust tax changes could affect wealth hubs including Singapore

2026-08-11T03:08:20.000Z
Hong Kong insurance has long been a channel for Chinese investors buying assets abroad.

Prudential, AIA and other HK insurers’ shares slump on report China to tax offshore insurance income

2026-08-06T05:48:25.000Z
Yuvarra chief executive Larry Ikard expects “continued double-digit growth” in demand for premium financing in the wealth markets of Hong Kong and Singapore.

Independent lender offers premium financing for buyers of high-net-worth insurance

2026-08-04T10:26:32.000Z
Kuala Lumpur-listed Maybank plans to buy the roughly 31% stake in Etiqa owned by Ageas for about RM4.83 billion.

Maybank to take full control of Etiqa after buying Ageas’ stake for US$1.2 billion

2026-08-03T07:46:58.000Z