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Willis names Trevor Madden APAC captive head
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (234+ words) He will oversee captive and insurance management operations across the region from Singapore. Willis, a WTW business, has appointed Trevor Madden as head of Captive and Insurance Management Solutions for Asia-Pacific (APAC), effective 1 November 2026. Based in Singapore, Madden will oversee…...
Hong Kong’s insurance boom is facing a financing test
5+ day, 7+ hour 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…...
PICC Group’s life and health growth trails peers
1+ week, 3+ 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…...
New China Life bancassurance margins fall amid rule risks
1+ week, 3+ 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…...
McKinsey survey finds awareness-action gap in retirement planning in APAC
1+ week, 5+ day ago (185+ words) Only 24% of respondents have documented their retirement plans. Nearly every respondent in McKinsey’s Asia Retirement Customer Survey 2026 reported fears about retirement, but only 24% have a written retirement plan. More than two-thirds, or 68%, expect to have less income than they will…...
Prudential Life Insurance’s new contracts plunge 91% after sales halt
1+ week, 4+ 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…...
Two in five Singapore firms plan cyber insurance within 12 months
1+ week, 6+ day 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…...
FWD profit triples to record $172m in H1 2026
2+ week, 4+ day ago (256+ words) All four reportable segments contributed positively during the six-month period. FWD Group’s net profit after tax reached $172m for the six months ended 30 June 2026 (H1 2026), a three-fold increase on the first half of 2025 and a record result for the group. It also…...