The National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) is urging insurers to obtain proof of the life assured's informed consent before issuing funeral policies, in a bid to curb 'murder for insurance' cases.
The first half of 2026 presents a clear divergence between growth and earnings quality for Oman's listed insurance sector, according to BADRI Management Consultancy, an international actuarial and risk consultancy.
Tata AIA Life Insurance has launched Tata AIA Shubh SIP, a unit-linked insurance plan (ULIP) designed to integrate wealth creation, life protection, and retirement planning into a single solution.
Lockton has appointed Ms Victoria Yow as Head of People Solutions, Hong Kong.
Australia's population will age more quickly but grow more slowly than projected earlier, due primarily to lower fertility rates - a trend common across advanced economies. Deaths are projected to outnumber births by the 2060s - the first time this has been forecast in an Intergenerational Report for 2026.
Ageing New Zealanders are finding it difficult to make the two ends meet as the surging cost of living hits them hard, according to a new survey.
Tunisia's biggest insurer, Societe Tunisienne d'Assurances et de Reassurances (STAR) has published its interim financial statements, showing a net profit of TND28.1m ($9.6m) for the first half of this year, up approximately 31.9% compared to the TND21.3m recorded in the same period in 2025.
Sun Life Hong Kong has launched a new premium healthcare ecosystem aimed at providing patients with structured administrative and medical support before treatment begins.
The commitments on making private healthcare costs clearer and protection of retirement savings as the population ages, in the 2026 Policy Address and Hong Kong's first Five-Year plan for Economic and Social Development (2026-2030) will benefit millions of Hong Kong people, according to the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong (ASHK).
The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm on the risk of a significant gap in the medical workforce around the world in the 2030s, with a quarter of doctors set to retire in the next decade.