Uptake of new direct-purchase insurance plans still low
Singapore's life insurance industry records marginal fall in weighted new business premiums
Singapore
WHEN it comes to buying insurance, consumers still prefer seeking financial advice to buying direct-purchase plans - even if direct-purchase plans mean lower premiums, since neither financial advisors nor commissions are in the picture.
Khoo Kah Siang, president of the Life Insurance Association (LIA) Singapore, said on Thursday that interest in direct-purchase insurance …
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