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Generali Thailand Targets Growth with Customer FIRST Strategy
Published on 16/09/2025
» Generali Thailand is reinforcing its commitment on customer value, wider distribution and people development as it pursues growth in a challenging landscape marked by an ageing population, rising living costs and rapid technological change. Chief executive Arsh Kaumi said Thailand remains a strategic market in Southeast Asia with a mature, well-developed insurance sector, but one where protection gaps are widening—especially for retirees and those approaching retirement. Many Thai seniors are finding their savings depleted roughly a decade into retirement, underscoring the need for long-term financial planning.
Floods 'a recurring nightmare'
Oped, Published on 16/09/2025
» Thailand has faced floods for more than a century. Some years are worse than others, but the pattern is consistent. The catastrophic 2011 floods remain the most painful reminder: according to the World Bank, they caused US$46.5 billion (1.5 trillion baht) in economic losses, displaced 13 million people, and claimed approximately 800 lives. Much of the country's industrial heartland was submerged for months, severely impacting global supply chains.
Setting a short-term agenda
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2025
» With only four months before the Anutin Charnvirakul-led government paves the way for a promised election next year, the business sector and economists are hopeful that a shift in administrative direction can revive economic sentiment.
Finnish court ruling fuels push for cabinet scrutiny
Published on 09/09/2025
» The People's Party (PP) has called on Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to carefully review his cabinet line-up to make sure he does not appoint any individuals with tainted records.
Buy now, bankrupt later
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 01/09/2025
» Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services have swiftly risen in popularity in Thailand, riding the wave of e-commerce expansion and the appeal of flexible payment options that let consumers purchase now and settle later in instalments.
Your horoscope for Aug 22-28
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 22/08/2025
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Your horoscope for Aug 1-7
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 01/08/2025
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Insurance saga shocks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/07/2025
» A seemingly minor news story last week sparked widespread public concern about fairness in Thailand's health insurance industry.
OIC orders insurer to raise capital base
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 11/07/2025
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has ordered KWI Insurance to urgently increase its paid-up capital by at least 30 million baht this month, while maintaining a temporary suspension on new policy issuance.
Adding fuel to the fire
Business, Published on 30/06/2025
» The unpredictable Israel-Iran conflict is intensifying the disorder overwhelming the Pheu Thai Party's coalition government.