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Healthcare costs

Singapore

‘Don’t be Fomo’, wait for clarity on revised premiums before renewing IP riders: advisers

Existing policyholders will not be affected, and insurers may continue selling riders under the current regime until Mar 31, 2026.
Singapore

MOH scraps full-deductible IP riders to tame rising private healthcare bills

Riders are optional add-ons to an Integrated Shield Plan. They are meant to reduce one's out-of-pocket costs when making a hospital claim.
Singapore
BT EXPLAINS

New IP rider rules: what stays, what goes, and how it affects you

The median bill size at private hospitals has risen by an annual compounded growth rate of 11.5 per cent, from S$9,100 in 2019 to S$15,700 in 2024.
Opinion & Features
COMMENTARY

IP rider changes: Yet another stab at dampening claims and improving insurers’ results

How do we figure out if we’re under or over insured?
Podcasts

Prudent planning, protected pockets

How do you plan your finances to cater for the strain of long-term care?
Podcasts

Hedging the cost of long-term care

A study by Mercer Marsh Benefits has found that financial pressures on employer-sponsored health plans are intensifying due to inflation and more costly treatments.
Global Enterprise

Rising medical claims pressure employers to reduce cover: Mercer Marsh Benefits survey

The Pfizer-Trump agreement represents a highly personalised, transactional approach to healthcare policy that could set troubling precedents.
Opinion & Features

The Pfizer-Trump deal: A new chapter in drug pricing or political theatre?

"Singapore is a very difficult place to make money. Our main business is outside (the country), but we have done so much, learned so much. What we hope to do is bring the skill set and create (a similar model here),” says Perennial CEO Pua Seck Guan. 
Property

From China to Singapore: Perennial banks on eldercare for growth

Claims payouts is down by 42.1 per cent between 1 January 2025 and 30 June 2025, with the life insurance industry paying out S$6.35 billion to policyholders and beneficiaries.
Singapore

Singapore life insurance new business premiums surge 7.7% to nearly S$3 billion in H1 2025 while claims payouts fall 42%

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