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Hunger knocks on door as Philippine farmers vanish
The farmer from the surf town of San Juan, La Union province in northern Philippines has spent most of his life under the sun, working...
Apr 115 min read
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Parliamentary committee to hold five more hearings on rising health insurance costs
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Malaysian parliament will conduct five more closed proceedings during April 2025 on the subject of...
Apr 112 min read
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Insurance to be impacted by Trump's tariffs
On 2 April 2025, the Liberation Day tariffs announced by US president Donald Trump came into effect, with Singapore prime minster...
Apr 101 min read
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Heeding nature's warnings: A call to action for stakeholders in disaster preparedness
By Michael F. Rellosa Over and on top of the fact that the Philippines is considered the most vulnerable country to natural catastrophic...
Apr 103 min read
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Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
A series of wildfires that broke out in Japan and South Korea in March this year were fuelled by human-induced climate change according...
Apr 92 min read
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Insurer's commitment to decarbonisation validated
Hong Kong-based life insurer CTF Life plans to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 37.8% by the financial year 2029...
Apr 92 min read
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Regulator urges gender-responsive policies amid rising healthcare costs
The Philippine Insurance Commission (IC) is encouraging insurance companies and health maintenance organisations (HMOs) to explore...
Apr 81 min read
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New capital requirements to reduce insurers' capital burden
New capital requirements for insurers in Korea, including a lower capital adequacy benchmark, are expected to relieve the insurers'...
Apr 81 min read
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