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Shrinking car sales prompt Tokio Marine to cut forecast
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 26/08/2020
» Tokio Marine Safety Insurance Thailand, the country's fourth-largest non-life insurer, has revised down its target for gross written premium this year to 17 billion baht, citing lower sales of new cars.
Health insurer law in focus
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 17/08/2020
» The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) will propose a new law overseeing health insurers in light of rapidly growing health concerns surrounding the pandemic.
AIA turns to investment management
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 11/08/2020
» AIA Thailand, the country's largest life assurance company, has formed an investment management subsidiary, making it Thailand's third largest in terms of assets managed at 847 billion baht.
Thai Life Assurance Association seeks rider leeway
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 01/08/2020
» The Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA) is requesting more flexibility from the insurance regulator to sell health protection and critical illness (CI) riders, a segment that saw 10% sales growth in the first six months of 2020.
Tisco: 'Megatrend' equities a good bet
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 30/07/2020
» Global equities focusing on healthcare and e-commerce are poised to generate handsome returns compared with traditional asset allocations, which should underperform during the global economic slowdown, says Tisco Bank.
Local gold hits record for fourth straight day
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 24/07/2020
» The domestic gold price hit a record for the fourth consecutive day, reaching 28,200 baht for one baht-weight of gold, an increase of 31.5%.
Ocean Life peruses equities as global bourses wither
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 23/07/2020
» Ocean Life Insurance is considering investing more in equities because the pandemic has rattled businesses across the spectrum and caused global bourses to plummet.
High-yield bonds back in style
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 17/07/2020
» The high-yield bond market, consisting of non-investment-grade bonds offering above-market returns to compensate for higher investment risk, has begun to pick up again after nearly drying up in the first half due to Covid-19 impact, says Asia Plus Securities (ASP).
SCB sets up insurance wing
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 15/07/2020
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has set up a new insurance brokerage arm and aims to hire 500 brokers nationwide in order to rapidly acquire customers and boost the insurance adoption rate.
SCB Securities: Lower P/B ratio for market ahead
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 14/07/2020
» Thailand's stock market has entered a new era in terms of share valuation, with a lower price-to-book (P/B) ratio predicted, says SCB Securities (SCBS).