17-03-2020 12:09
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has issued a document allowing businesses which are impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic to suspend payments into the retirement and death gratuity funds of social insurance.
12-03-2020 14:42
South Korean-backed insurer Hanwha Life Vietnam, in tandem with the Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients in Ho Chi Minh City, has been donating free health insurance cards to needy people in Vietnam with an aim of improving healthcare conditions for people in a difficult stituation due to the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic.
11-03-2020 10:22
Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd. (Prudential Vietnam) has launched the healthcare rider “Pru-Hanh Trang Vui Khoe”, a comprehensive solution providing customers with a unique revival benefit. In case of complete exhaustion of the Inpatient Benefit Policy Annual Limit, customers can receive an addition of up to 100 per cent of the initial inpatient benefit policy annual limit for hospitalisation. It is designed to financially protect customers against unexpected health risks and provide them with additional peace of mind.
09-03-2020 11:21
AIA Vietnam has broken the mould of a traditional insurance company in moving from a “payer” to become a “partner” to every family in Vietnam. In a talk with VIR, AIA Vietnam CEO Wayne Besant shared the introduction of AIA’s latest new product, Healthier 100, essentially focussed on a big concern, cancer.
29-02-2020 10:39
Vinpearl Travel RU, the first overseas subsidiary of Vietnamese resort company Vinpearl, has started its operations in Russia.
26-02-2020 18:30
Third Point, the US-based hedge fund led by billionaire Daniel Loeb as well as a shareholder holding $2 billion in Prudential, said the London-based insurer should separate into two companies.
15-02-2020 13:00
While the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak – described by the World Health Organization as a public-health emergency of international concern – is just one step away from being classified as a pandemic and as such would normally be exempt from insurance coverage, insurees can relax as some companies have confirmed they will offer compensation.
11-02-2020 11:36
The largest Italian insurer, Generali, has ranked among Corporate Knights’ 2020 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations.
05-02-2020 19:00
Prudential Vietnam is providing extra protection for customers affected by the novel coronavirus with the coverage of up to VND20 million ($870) per patient.
21-01-2020 08:00
Three years after officially launching in Vietnam, GoBear closes a record year of on-year revenue growth to become the leading financial supermarket in Vietnam.
16-01-2020 08:53
The Vietnam Medical Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Vietnam Social Insurance, and Novartis Vietnam Co., Ltd. organised on January 14 a conference to review the programme supporting cancer medicines, and discuss further steps after the programme ends.
14-01-2020 13:39
Generali Vietnam Life Insurance LLC (Generali Vietnam) announced that it has successfully raised VND1 billion ($43,480) for its “One Billion Footsteps for a Good Cause” campaign via its digital ecosystem GenVita.
14-01-2020 09:28
Hanoi is named as the cheapest city in Asia for backpacking in a list of the UK-based Alpha Travel Insurance.
06-01-2020 10:00
Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd. (Prudential Vietnam), a subsidiary of Prudential Plc., and Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) have entered into an exclusive bancassurance partnership with a 20-year term. Prudential Vietnam will also become the preferred life insurance provider to BRG Group, a leading conglomerate in Vietnam with approximately 10 million customers. The partnership is expected to be effective from April 2020.
04-01-2020 10:38
The Prime Minister has approved a project on accelerating the supply of level-four online services in the field of insurance and other public services based on data sharing between the Vietnam Social Security and related sectors.