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Large health premium uptick expected
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/09/2025
» Thai health insurance premiums are expected to increase by almost 10% this year and continue that trajectory into 2026, driven by a surge in medical inflation that has reached the highest rate globally, demographics, and the rising threat of emerging diseases.
PrimeStreet focuses on megatrends
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 01/07/2025
» As global markets teeter from geopolitical shocks, inflation and trade tensions, Thailand-based venture capital firm PrimeStreet Capital is focusing its investments on four global megatrends that hold ample future potential.
BKI considers investment in EV repair garage facilities
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/03/2025
» Bangkok Insurance (BKI), a non-life insurer majority-owned by Bangkok Bank, is studying a plan for a joint venture with Chinese investors to establish a repair garage for electric vehicles (EVs), in a bid to support the company's long-term growth potential.
TLAA says co-pay will affect only 5% of policyholders
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 07/02/2025
» The new co-payment rule for health insurance policies is set to take effect on March 20, but should affect only 5% of health insurance policyholders, says the Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA).
MTL predicts uptick in total premiums
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/01/2025
» Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) expects its total premiums to rise substantially from 2024 thanks to life and health insurance premium growth, despite adjustments for the new Thai Financial Reporting Standard 17 (TFRS 17).
Thailand to gain from medical tourism uptick
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 31/08/2024
» Thailand, Southeast Asia's largest player in medical tourism, should benefit from industry growth globally, with the region's market expected to expand 43% to US$16 billion by 2030, according to Bumrungrad International Hospital.
Insurers team up for PM2.5 illness policy
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/03/2024
» As PM2.5 air pollution becomes a growing health concern in Thailand, with the level of hazardous dust expected to intensify as the hot season approaches, people are seeking practical options, leading to the emergence of insurance policies that cover respiratory diseases caused by fine particulate matter.
Insurers eye 2-4% premiums growth
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/02/2024
» The Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA) is targeting industry premium growth of 2-4% this year to 640-650 billion baht, with health insurance premiums expanding by double digits.
Allianz Ayudhya on target
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/11/2023
» Life insurance firm Allianz Ayudhya Assurance is confident it can achieve its target of gross written premiums (GWP) of 37.7 billion baht this year after receiving 17.3 billion in the first six months.
MTL aims to go from strength to strength
News, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/10/2023
» Sara Lamsam is the driving force behind the success of Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL), one of Thailand's most prominent life insurance companies.