5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (309+ words) Global Insurance Desk: AIA Thailand posted an 18% rise in new business premiums in the latest monthly figures, standing out against a Thai life insurance market that remained essentially flat overall, according to analysis from Jefferies. Annualised first-year premiums at the…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (328+ words) Retail News Asia newsroom analysis Retail expansion in Bangkok shows brands are investing in physical presence, but financial services focus on advisory capacity. Allianz Ayudhya Assurance generated 233 million baht in first-year premiums from unit-linked policies across Thailand during the first…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (327+ words) Tom Burroughes Group Editor 1 September 2026 The consultancy takes a look at forces driving growth in the APAC life insurance market as it applies to the high net worth and ultra-HNW population cohorts. Annual high net worth individuals’ new business estimate…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) The two channels facilitated 504,951 purchases. Advisory channels remained the main route for Singaporeans buying life insurance in the first half of 2026, with Financial Advisory (FA) Representatives and Tied Representatives accounting for 79.4% of all new policies purchased during the period. The…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (218+ words) New expense-management rules on bancassurance commissions took effect in July, and they are landing in a market where premium growth was already decelerating. Fitch Ratings expects growth to remain modest through the rest of 2026 as insurers absorb the near-term sales…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1263+ words) Life insurers in most states can use genetic-testing information that appears in medical records, but laws are evolving New developments make it easier to take genetic tests and find out whether you have genes that predispose you to developing certain…...