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Companies & Markets

Prudential announces regional leadership changes, including for Singapore, Indonesia

2026-09-24T03:35:15.000Z
Unlike CPF Life, private annuities allow you to nominate your spouse to continue receiving payouts after you have passed.
Wealth & Investing
MONEY WISDOM

Why the best annuity in Singapore may not be enough

2026-09-18T07:00:00.000Z
UEI Logistics managing director Terrence Tan took up cyber insurance as the company had increasingly been receiving phishing e-mails from scammers.
Singapore

Cyber insurance gains ground in Singapore as coverage widens, premiums fall

2026-09-14T01:35:13.000Z
China Life Insurance (Group) Co said that it will receive 35 billion yuan and China Taiping Insurance Group seven billion yuan, while PICC Group plans to raise up to 15 billion yuan through a private A-share placement to the finance ministry.
Banking & Finance

China insurer capital injections could boost stock investments, analysts say

2026-09-07T07:11:39.000Z
The Export-Import Bank of China, one of the country’s three policy lenders, said that the finance ministry will inject 30 billion yuan into the bank, effectively enhancing its capital base. 
Banking & Finance

China to pump US$54 billion into state banks, insurers

2026-09-06T12:20:59.000Z
Suncorp, one of Australia’s largest general insurers, has emerged as Tokio Marine’s preferred target, sources say.
Wealth & Investing

Tokio Marine plots multibillion-dollar deal after Berkshire takes stake

2026-08-25T08:30:09.000Z
The most vulnerable properties are Victorian or Edwardian homes that were built directly onto the upper layers of London clay.
ESG

Londoners find ‘horrendous’ cracks in their homes after successive heatwaves

2026-08-23T08:46:35.000Z
The company’s Hong Kong business, one of the group’s largest contributors to profit, logged a 10% increase in VONB for the six-month period.
Companies & Markets

Insurer AIA Group posts 10% jump in half-year new business value

2026-08-20T09:54:53.000Z
Reuters Climate Monitor showed the average temperature across Western Europe was nearly 10 deg C above the 1961 to 1990 average on Aug 11.
ESG
NEWS ANALYSIS

Europe’s rising heatwave bill: Businesses face mounting losses as insurance gap widens

2026-08-16T06:46:26.000Z
As data centres evolve from commercial real estate into mission-critical infrastructure, the role of insurance is expanding as well.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Global data centre insurance premiums projected to be over US$24 billion by 2030

2026-08-12T10:22:13.000Z
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