1d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) — The Malaysian insurance and takaful industry is committed to ensuring timely claims payouts, clear communication with hospitals, and efficient claims processing, enabling Malaysians to access care without delay.
2d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Coventry, the leader and creator of the secondary market for life insurance, has completed its third asset-backed securitisation since April 2025 under its LILY programme.
3d ago
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid and Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s equity market surged to its strongest level since 2018 on Tuesday, as renewed investor confidence, underpinned by a firmer ringgit and shifting global capital dynamics, prompted a reassessment of the country’s risk profile, say economists.
4d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 (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) of Hong Leong Insurance (Asia) Limited (HLIA), maintaining a stable outlook.
4d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- Quantexa, a global pioneer in Decision Intelligence (DI), announced the global availability of its Quantexa Accelerator for Decision Intelligence for Guidewire ClaimCenter on the Guidewire Marketplace.
7d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The insurance and takaful industry has published a reference guide on price ranges for common private healthcare services in Malaysia.
7d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad (Malaysian Re), with a stable outlook of these credit ratings (ratings).
7d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd views Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) White Paper on the base medical health insurance/takaful (MHIT) plan as a pivotal step towards broadening healthcare accessibility, with the potential to expand the risk pool across all participating insurance and takaful operators (ITOs).
7d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “aa-” (Superior) of Japan’s Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Meiji Yasuda).
8d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- A total of 222 complaints regarding medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) products from the public were received by Bank Negara Malaysia Laman Informasi Nasihat dan Khidmat (BNMLINK) throughout 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
8d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will strengthen regulatory requirements for all medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) products following the introduction of a standardised base MHIT plan, aimed at improving consumer protection and ensuring long-term premium sustainability, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
9d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (Bernama) -- Efinity, a software provider for insurance distribution and operations, announced it is powering the launch of PRISM, a newly established managing general agent (MGA) with operations in Singapore and Hong Kong.