About 89% of participants assess life insurance as essential, according to Vietnam Insurance Association (IAV).
Most life insurers have not given up on the agency channel and are still making efforts to move forward with it, despite the upheaval in the channel that has seen the number of agents plunge from 9.1m in mid-July 2019 to around 2.2m at the end of March 2026.
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will launch two new life insurance policies in June - the New Jeevan Sathi Single Premium and New Jeevan Sathi Limited Premium.
HSBC Life Singapore has launched HSBC Life Prestige Circle, a proposition for high-net-worth (HNW) clients that combines insurance with advisory, health, and lifestyle services.
AIA Singapore has launched a new critical illness plan, AIA Protect 3, as part of its 95th anniversary, targeting three of the most common serious health conditions in the country.
LIMRA and Prudential plc have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU), marking the next phase of a longstanding collaboration focused on supporting a future-ready agency team across Prudential's markets in Asia.
Manulife Singapore will make available the Shield multi-cancer detection (MCD) laboratory developed test in Singapore from May 2026 through its partnership with Guardant Health.
Kyobo Life has launched a new character named 'Kkook' inspired by emperor penguins. The company explained that it found the spirit of mutual aid in insurance reflected in how emperor penguins endure Antarctica's harsh cold by sharing body heat.
Mainland Chinese life insurance companies have, for the first time, disclosed their quarter-end individual agent counts in their quarterly solvency reports, marking a new regulatory milestone beginning in the first quarter of 2026.
Sun Life Singapore now distributes its SunBrilliance insurance solutions in investment platform CapBridge.