Sun Life has promoted Mr Chris Wei to the role of President, SLC Management, of Asia Wealth and Capital Markets.
AI12, a specialist (re)insurance broker, has appointed Mr Alfie Langley as Head of Cyber.
Vietnam's insurance industry continued to show signs of steady recovery in the first half of 2026.
Vietnam's Ministry of Health is drafting a new circular to establish principles for developing a list of medical technical services and provide updated guidance on reimbursement of medical technical service fees under the national health insurance scheme.
The government has issued a new regulation stipulating that the minimum insurance coverage for a construction project during the construction period must not be less than the total value of the construction contract, including any adjustments or additions, the costs of materials, labour, equipment and transportation, as well as taxes and fees.
Vietnam's life insurance market has been through significant upheaval over the last four years. Following a period of rapid expansion, there has been a sharp correction triggered by the bancassurance mis-selling crisis in late 2022, according to a new report by Milliman.
The financial behaviour of Vietnamese people remains heavily focused on "defence", with the majority viewing insurance as an additional layer of protection, instead of a proactive tool to manage risk from the outset.
Coface has appointed Mr James Yau as Head of Commercial, Southeast Asia (SEA) and Head of Mid-Market, APAC.
The government has issued Decree No. 374, which sets out provisions for the management and operation of the Unemployment Insurance Fund under the Employment Law.
Igloo, Southeast Asia's only full-stack AI insurtech company building the operating system for insurance, announced on Tuesday a strategic partnership with Chubb Life Insurance Vietnam Company Limited and PT Chubb Life Insurance Indonesia (jointly referred to as "Chubb Life") to distribute insurance solutions across Vietnam and Indonesia through Ignite by Igloo, its insurance sales intermediary platform and network.