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KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Increasing the supply of affordable, mid-tier hospital beds and providing incentives for the expansion of not-for-profit hospitals can help mitigate spiralling medical insurance and medical costs.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Takaful Ikhlas General Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MNRB Holdings Bhd, recorded its highest surplus distribution of RM6.3 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Total committed funds under management in the Malaysian private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) industry amounted to RM24.7 billion as at the end of 2024.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said the Finance Minister has approved Aznan Abdul Aziz’s appointment as deputy governor for a three-year term effective April 1, 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and relevant stakeholders are working together to expedite the implementation of a long-term solution to effectively control medical cost inflation, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- The application for digital insurers and Takaful operators (DITOs) licences remains open until Dec 31, 2026, and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) may announce successful applicants during or after this period.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- The National Association of Malaysian Life Insurance and Family Takaful Advisors (NAMLIFA) has urged the government to address the significant price disparity between insured and cash-paying patients at private hospitals, warning that such discrepancies could make medical insurance unsustainable.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM), the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), and the Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (PIAM) have jointly proposed key recommendations to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to enhance affordability, transparency and sustainability in Malaysia’s healthcare and insurance sectors.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- Demand for Islamic finance will continue to rise as strong economic activity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Southeast Asia is supported by diversification agendas, investment inflows and population growth, according to Moody's Rating.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- A more in-depth study will be conducted to consider the feasibility of detailed reporting on the profit and loss of each medical insurance policy, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Bhd’s profit after zakat and tax for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2024 increased nine per cent to RM378.1 million compared to RM347.1 million posted in 2023.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- The proposal for the implementation of subsidies for the development of basic medical and health insurance and takaful (MHIT) products requires in-depth studies, including the long term impact on overall healthcare costs, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.