insurance

With eye on regional growth, NTUC Income to corporatise - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Finance

With eye on regional growth, NTUC Income to corporatise

The proposed corporatisation exercise is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.
Is the insurance market truly ready for automated underwriting? - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

In Focus

Is the insurance market truly ready for automated underwriting?

How can automation disrupt the insurance market in a good way?
Making insurance more accessible - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Technopreneurs

Making insurance more accessible

Insurance has to be easy, fast and seamless, with a choice of products that suit the customer’s unique needs in a timely manner.
Great Eastern launches Singapore's first green life insurance product - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Zest

Great Eastern launches Singapore's first green life insurance product

The insurer is offering an endowment plan which invests into assets to fund projects with “positive environmental benefits”.
StashAway launches term life insurance product - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Fintech

StashAway launches term life insurance product

StashAway is the first digital wealth manager in Singapore to do so.

Global Economy

How a US$100 billion South Korean insurer became a penny stock

For some market watchers, and local media, the troubles of Hanwha and its peers are reminiscent of a crisis in neighbouring. Japan two decades back, when seven Japanese life insurers ended up going bust

Healthcare

Prudential Singapore rolls out cashless medical service at two private hospitals

SINGAPORE (Nov 5): Prudential Singapore has rolled out a service allowing its customers to receive cashless medical services when seeking treatment from participating specialists at Raffles Hospital and Mount Alvernia Hospital.

Deals, joint ventures & alliances

Grab, NTUC Income launch critical illness micro-insurance for drivers

SINGAPORE (Aug 1): Grab’s insurance arm, GrabInsure, and NTUC Income have jointly launched Southeast Asia’s first micro-insurance plan – Critical Illness: Pay Per Trip (CIPPT).

Disruption and Digitalisation

Singtel offers mobile remittance service with personal insurance cover

SINGAPORE (July 25): Singtel is making its foray into the insurance market by rolling out Singapore’s first prepaid data plan and Dash mobile remittance service that comes with personal insurance cover, provided by NTUC Income and with premiums paid for

Deals, joint ventures & alliances

Great Eastern partners Doctor Anywhere to launch tech-enabled integrated health services

SINGAPORE (July 22): Great Eastern and Doctor Anywhere last Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will see the duo leveraging on platform, content and product resources, as well as tech and industry expertise to meet the digital wellness
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