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Indonesia: Call for motorcycle taxi drivers to be included in the national health insurance schemes

Indonesian legislators have called for online motorcycle taxi drivers to be included in the national health and employment insurance schemes (BPJS Kesehatan and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan).

Anoop Khanna | 16 Sep 2025

New Zealand: Consumers' association proposes compulsory health savings account

Association of Consumers and Taxpayers (ACT) New Zealand has proposed a fundamental change in how the country funds healthcare. It has called for the adoption of compulsory health savings accounts (HSAs) for all citizens.

Anoop Khanna | 15 Sep 2025

India: Life insurance is in a long-term growth cycle

India's life insurance industry is currently in a long growth cycle, with life insurance penetration still at just 2.8% versus 5.6% globally according to a new report by PL Capital.

Anoop Khanna | 15 Sep 2025

Taiwan: Major life insurers register profits in August

Six major Taiwanese life insurers have registered a combined after-tax profit of NT$16.73bn ($552m) in August 2025. This translates into a 11.8-fold increase from the same month last year. The life insurers' profits have been driven largely by...

Anoop Khanna | 15 Sep 2025

Hong Kong: Regulator issues a public reprimand and imposes a fine on a life insurer

Anoop Khanna | 12 Sep 2025

Malaysia: Health Ministry seeks action on soaring medical insurance costs

Reva Ganesan | 09 Sep 2025

South Korea: Depression cases surpass 1.1m in 2024

Anoop Khanna | 08 Sep 2025

Asia: The continent is undergoing a rapid demographic transition, insurers must catch up

Anoop Khanna | 08 Sep 2025

Past Articles

India: Individual life and health insurance covers exempted from GST

05 Sep 2025

Malaysia: Measures to make insurance affordable for low and middle-income households

05 Sep 2025

South Korea: Restrictions on overseas travel for those with unpaid health insurance dues

05 Sep 2025

Global: Over a billion people living with mental health conditions

05 Sep 2025

Singapore: Government accepts recommendation to subsidise premiums

02 Sep 2025

MDRT to sponsor life insurer of the year category at 29th Asia Insurance Industry Awards

01 Sep 2025

Australia: Private healthcare providers call for a mandatory code of conduct for health insurers

29 Aug 2025

Vietnam: Promoting health insurance policies among students

29 Aug 2025

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