insurance

Insurance sector posts jump in premiums, profits in 2025

The Philippine insurance industry collected higher premiums in 2025, boosting profits amid sustained demand for…

Life insurance made for single moms, by single moms

Insurance is rarely a priority for most Filipino families—more so for single mothers whose attention…

Nonlife insurers’ merger gets watchdog’s nod

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared the merger between FPG Insurance Co. Inc. and…

SSS, GSIS stock loan program

In an effort to strengthen the capital market, which has been sluggish lately, the Philippine…

Revival of GSIS, SSS stock program pushed

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will request the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social…

BIZ BUZZ: Sun Life names new CEO, country head for PH

Insurer Sun Life Philippines last Friday named Jonathan Juan “JJ” Moreno as its new chief…

PDIC appoints 2 new independent directors 

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC), the state-run agency that protects bank deposits, on Friday…

IC tightens rules on insurers’ bonds

The Insurance Commission (IC) has tightened oversight over bond issuances by nonlife insurers, focusing on…

Moody’s: SE Asia floods have little impact on reinsurers 

Insurers are likely to feel little effect from the severe floods that battered Southeast Asia,…

Preneed industry grew in Q3 despite challenges

The country’s preneed industry posted a modest growth in the third quarter of the year…