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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Five digital banks have commenced operations, recording total deposits of RM3.1 billion as at September 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best expects a significant share of losses from the deadly Hong Kong apartment fire to flow to reinsurers—a shift that could halt downward pressure on Hong Kong property reinsurance rates despite a globally softening market.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 Bernama) -- Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) today launched its first battery electric vehicle (EV), the QV-E, priced at RM80,000 (without insurance and excluding the battery), as part of its effort to develop a sustainable EV ecosystem.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- AM Best’s benchmarking analysis of its rated Asia-Pacific (APAC) insurance companies shows that while mature markets continue to anchor rating strength and capital adequacy, emerging markets have maintained growth and profitability despite greater volatility, reinforcing the region’s overall structural resilience.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Bhd (Takaful Malaysia) posted a higher net profit of RM115.42 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2025 (3Q 2025), up from RM100.65 million a year ago, mainly due to lower claims incurred.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- MoneyHero Limited, a tech- and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personal finance platform and digital insurance brokerage in Greater Southeast Asia, has entered a strategic partnership with InsureMO to expand digital insurance offerings in the Philippines through its local brand, Moneymax.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed South Korea’s NongHyup Property and Casualty Insurance Company Limited (NH P&C) financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent), with a stable outlook.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (Excellent) for South Korea’s Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd (Meritz), with a stable outlook.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Apex Securities Bhd has maintained its projection for inflation to rise modestly to two per cent in 2026, the upper end of the official forecast range of 1.3-2.0 per cent.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation eased to 1.3 per cent in October 2025, down from 1.5 per cent in September 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Tune Protect Re (Tune Protect), a reinsurance subsidiary of Tune Protect Group Bhd, has extended its partnership with Ticket2U, a leading ticketing platform in Southeast Asia, to Indonesia with the launch of Ticket Refund Protection dan Sports Personal Accident (PA).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Affin Bank Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2025 (3Q 2025) slid to RM144.99 million from RM145.82 million a year ago.