Generali invests in healthcare professional insurance firm

Generali has signed an agreement for the acquisition of La Médicale, an insurance company for healthcare professionals, following the exclusive negotiation with Crédit Agricole Assurances, announced last November, and the...

How has Covid-19 affected how people buy insurance?

Covid-19 has accelerated and reinforced the global shift towards buying insurance online – across ten major countries, face-to-face communications between insurers and customers dropped dramatically in 2020 while online and...

CII outlines challenges for insurance professionals in 2022

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) highlights ‘knowledge gap’, Covid-19, Brexit and hybrid working as key issues

Central Bank of Malaysia to create insurtech regulation framework

The framework is part of plans to encourage greater efficiency and competitiveness across the country’s financial sector

Insurance industry growth in South Korea

Direct written premiums (DWP) set to increase to KRW262.5 trillion (US$229.5 billion) in 2025, predicts GlobalData

Promotions in senior team at Manulife Hong Kong

Wilton Kee appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Danny Lee as Chief Product officer