Life & Health

Korean insurers are becoming distribution architects, not just underwriters

Korean insurers are becoming distribution architects, not just underwriters

Hanwha Life’s overseas expansion shows why brokers in Vietnam and Indonesia should be paying attention

Roxanne Libatique Aug 14, 2026
What India’s claims settlement ratio doesn’t tell brokers

What India’s claims settlement ratio doesn’t tell brokers

A second figure – buried in a regulatory handbook – shows how large-value claims move at a different pace

Financial adviser channel claws back Singapore’s premium lead from banks

Financial adviser channel claws back Singapore’s premium lead from banks

S$8 billion in maturing policies and a 74% critical illness protection gap set the terms for the next renewal wave

Woori puts a life insurer inside its bank – and tells the market why

Woori puts a life insurer inside its bank – and tells the market why

Woori's own executives have confirmed bancassurance as a declared group synergy for Tongyang Life, with new distribution channels targeted from 2027

KDB Life’s seventh sale attempt is a broker counterparty story

KDB Life’s seventh sale attempt is a broker counterparty story

Capital erosion, regulatory deadlines, and ownership uncertainty put panel stability at risk

South Korea’s non-claiming clinics raise underwriting questions

South Korea’s non-claiming clinics raise underwriting questions

A 25% rise in non-claiming clinics, concentrated in Gangnam's cosmetic medicine boom, means claims history can't tell brokers what they need to know anymore

Thailand’s life insurance digital channel is closing in on agents

Thailand’s life insurance digital channel is closing in on agents

A surge in direct digital buying is arriving alongside a sweeping regulatory overhaul

India’s life insurance giant faces its public market reckoning

India’s life insurance giant faces its public market reckoning

LIC’s expanding float will subject the market’s dominant force to scrutiny it has long avoided

South Korea’s health coverage gap is widening – and brokers are in the middle

South Korea’s health coverage gap is widening – and brokers are in the middle

Three structural shifts are converging in one of Asia’s largest health insurance markets

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