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This week in insurance: New products launch, insurers expand, AIA and Ping An profits surge
3+ week, 2+ day ago (424+ words) Prudential Hong Kong also expanded its office space. The insurance industry from 17 to 21 August saw a wave of new product launches, business expansion and strong first-half earnings growth this past week. Chubb Life Hong Kong has launched the Chubb Care…...
New China Life bancassurance margins fall amid rule risks
1+ week, 4+ day ago (241+ words) Overall new business value declined 8% year on year in the second quarter. New China Life Insurance faces pressure from weaker equity markets and regulatory changes affecting its bancassurance business, which could weigh on earnings in the second half of 2026. The…...
Hong Kong’s insurance boom is facing a financing test
6+ day, 45+ min ago (748+ words) The Monetary Authority requires clearer explanations of financing works, risk disclosure, loan tenors, and repayment terms. For insurers and advisers, these trends are closely connected. As more wealthy families use Hong Kong to structure and manage intergenerational wealth, demand is…...
Prudential Life Insurance’s new contracts plunge 91% after sales halt
1+ week, 5+ day ago (286+ words) 106 current and former employees were linked to misconduct cases. Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd., the Japan unit of Prudential Financial Inc., reported an 84.3% drop in annualised insurance premiums from new contracts in the first quarter of its fiscal year, following…...
How Asia’s insurers are using AI — and where it could take them
1+ week, 6+ day ago (849+ words) Insurance leaders respond with a clear ambition, the technological and operational capability to deliver, and a fast path to adopt changes. The pressures on Asian insurers have been building for years, from shifting demographics to rising climate-related losses and a…...
India's insurance industry: Can agentic AI build trust?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (200+ words) By orchestrating workflows in underwriting, policy, and claims, agents can provide a unified view of information. Artificial intelligence (AI) has already established itself as a transformative force across the insurance value chain. India's insurance industry is entering a new phase…...
PICC Group’s life and health growth trails peers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (218+ words) Health new business value advanced just 1% during the period. PICC Group faces weaker growth in its life and health businesses and the risk of higher catastrophe losses, even as its property and casualty operations recorded better underwriting results in the…...
bolttech names new chief for Asia-Pacific
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (182+ words) She previously managed Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Global insurtech firm bolttech has announced executive leadership appointments across its Asia-Pacific and North America divisions to support its next stage of expansion. Emma Butler has been appointed CEO for the APAC region…...
Ping An Good Doctor lifts profit 63.5% on health growth
3+ week, 4+ day ago (357+ words) Total revenue reached RMB2.48b during the half-year. Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company, also known as Ping An Good Doctor, reported a 63.5% year-on-year increase in profit attributable to owners of the parent to $32.5m (RMB219.3m) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, as its…...
Two in five Singapore firms plan cyber insurance within 12 months
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (291+ words) Deepfake or voice-cloning attacks affected 39% of respondents. Cyber insurance is becoming a higher priority for Singapore organisations as the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) exposes businesses to new cyber risks, according to ESET’s Enterprise Cybersecurity Report 2026. Some 36% of organisations…...