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India: Goods and services Tax on life and health insurance may be reduced or just be removed

India is likely to either totally exempt or reduce the 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) currently levied on life and health insurance premiums. This move, the insurance industry feels, will hopefully make insurance more affordable for policyholders.

Anoop Khanna | 25 Aug 2025

South Korea: New strategy to encourage young citizens to enrol in national pension system

The South Korean government is promoting a new policy called first-time youth national pension by supporting three months of insurance premiums for youth turning 18 years old when they first enrol in the national pension.

Anoop Khanna | 25 Aug 2025

Philippines: Parliamentarian urges more benefit packages for senior citizens

Philippines senator Christopher Lawrence Bong Go has urged the Philippines Health Insurance Corporation to develop more benefit packages for the senior citizens of the country.

Anoop Khanna | 25 Aug 2025

Global: Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest risk to workers' health and livelihoods

A new joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that vulnerable groups in developing countries - including children, older adults, and low-income communities - face increasing...

Anoop Khanna | 25 Aug 2025

Japan: My Number health insurance card uptake remains persistently low

Anoop Khanna | 22 Aug 2025

Taiwan: Insurance subsidies for cardiovascular drugs to expand

Anoop Khanna | 22 Aug 2025

Philippines: Insurance market post double-digit growth in premiums in 1H2025

Reva Ganesan | 19 Aug 2025

Singapore: Life insurance sector achieves record-high performance in 1H2025

Sarah Si | 14 Aug 2025

Past Articles

Vietnam: Pension eligibility reduced to 15 years of social insurance from 1 July

01 Jul 2025

Thailand: Regulator promotes health insurance to help public cope with health risks

26 Jun 2025

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