insurance

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…

130-year-old Sun Life PH unfazed by political saga  

Sun Life of Canada, the country’s leading insurance firm, is unfazed by domestic political challenges…

A simple and effective estate planning tool for Filipinos

Whenever I bring up the topic of estate planning, I usually get the same reaction…

BPI rolls out cash benefit plan for critical illnesses

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and its insurance arm have launched a critical…