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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.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Sun Life Malaysia has appointed Noor Azam Mohd Yusof as the chief executive officer of Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Bhd (SLMT), effective Feb 3, 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- MNRB Holdings Bhd (MNRB) has appointed former AmBank Group chief executive officer, Datuk Sulaiman Mohd Tahir as its new non-independent and non-executive chairman, effective today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- A member of parliament today called on the government to set up a committee to coordinate foreign currency exchange (forex) risks to the operations of government-linked investment companies (GLICs).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Maybank has reiterated its commitment to assist individuals and small and medium enterprise (SME) customers affected by the recent heavy rainfall and floods in Sarawak and Sabah through its Flood Relief Assistance programme.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- General insurance and takaful companies are working closely with key stakeholders on the issue of total loss vehicles, according to the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (Piam).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (Bernama)-- MNRB Holdings Bhd posted a net profit of RM115.9 million in the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (3Q FY2025), marking a 37 per cent increase from RM84.6 million in the same period last year.