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Insurers upbeat on end of ME conflict
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (283+ words) Asia Insurance Review Insurers upbeat on end of ME conflict - /News/View News Letter Article/id/95390/type/e Daily/Conflict-monitor-Global-insurance-market-signals-brief-window-for-buyers-as-geopolitical-and-legal-volatility-accelerates Conflict monitor: Global insurance market signals brief window for buyers as geopolitical and legal volatility accelerates - /News/View News Letter…...
South Korea: Around 86% of insurance disputes arise from denied claims
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (350+ words) Asia Insurance Review South Korea: Around 86% of insurance disputes arise from denied claims - /News/View News Letter Article/id/95054/type/e Daily/South-Korea-Range-of-insurance-products-for-children-widened-as-insurers-look-for-long-term-customers South Korea: Range of insurance products for children widened as insurers look for long-term customers - /News/View…...
New Zealanders willing to pay for life protection despite pressure on budgets
3+ week, 6+ day ago (258+ words) As of 31 March 2026, there are 4m life insurance covers across New Zealand, against an estimated population of 5. 35m. At the same time, annual life insurance premiums reached NZ$3. 31bn ($1. 93bn), up 2. 7% y-o-y, even as cover numbers continue to fall. According to the Financial Services…...
India: Slower growth for insurance sector expected in 2027
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (218+ words) India's insurance industry is expected to move into a slower growth phase in FY27. Life insurance premiums are projected to rise by 8-11%, while general insurers are likely to record high single-digit growth, as the sector adjusts to regulatory changes alongside heightened…...
Hong Kong: Post-pandemic private health insurance expenditure surged by over 60%
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (494+ words) Hong Kong's private medical insurance market registered an increase of over 60% in overall medical expenditure from 2019 to 2023, according to a new report by the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI). The report, titled "Determinants of Post-Pandemic Medical Inflation: An Analysis…...
India: Workplace injury insurance claims rise 31% in 2025-26, indicating faster digital adoption
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (198+ words) Data collated from over 6, 000 medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) has revealed that workplace risk management and insurance adoption in India's MSME ecosystem is growing significantly, according to a new analytical study by Insur Tech Bima Kavach. The "Bima Kavach…...
Thailand: Government pushes ahead with mandatory tourist insurance plan amid rising unpaid medical bills
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (284+ words) One battle after another Life industry bounces back from a period of uncertainty Taiwan reinsurance at inflection point on ICS shift Nat CAT in Australia not a 'surprise', but do reflect gaps in readiness Performance-based designs vital to managing fire…...
Sri Lanka: Private sector's growing role in health insurance
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) Asia Insurance Review Sri Lanka: Private sector's growing role in health insurance - /News/View News Letter Article/id/91818/type/AIRPlus/Sri-Lanka-Optimism-in-life-insurance-upside-potential-prevails Sri Lanka: Optimism in life insurance upside potential prevails - /News/View News Letter Article/id/95224/type/AIRPlus/Singapore-Malaysia-Operational-integration-solidifies-core-assessment-for-Great-Eastern-s-franchises Singapore…...
Indonesia: Medical cost inflation highest in Asia in 2025
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) Medical cost inflation in Indonesia is estimated to be 13. 6% in 2025 (after general price inflation), the highest rate in Asia, according to the Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP). This GAIP report titled "Sustainable Private Health Insurance in Asia", written by Mr…...
India: Rural sector driving life insurance demand, says new study
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (248+ words) India's rural and semi-urban regions are emerging as important growth drivers for the country's insurance sector. According to a new study by insurance aggregator policybazaar, 43% of life and health insurance premiums now come from districts where a majority of the…...