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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- The Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) has welcomed Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to cap annual premium increases for medical insurance and takaful at 10 per cent.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has welcomed Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to regulate the rise in medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) premiums, calling it a timely short-term intervention to alleviate the burden of sudden inflation on the public.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- The implementation of interim measures to alleviate the impact of premium adjustments for medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) products will be monitored continuously to ensure their effectiveness, according to Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM), the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) and Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (PIAM) today announced interim measures to support policyholders and participants impacted by the recent premium and contribution repricing.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced interim measures to help manage the impact of medical and health insurance and takaful (MHIT) premium adjustments, with insurers and takaful operators (ITOs) to spread out the changes in premiums over a minimum of three years for all policyholders affected by the repricing.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 -- The government, together with insurers and takaful operators (ITOs) and private hospitals, will contribute RM60 million to accelerate health reforms, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- In light of recent floods across Malaysia, IHH Healthcare Group is donating RM1 million to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) and MERCY Malaysia, with RM500,000 allocated to each organisation to support critical relief efforts and address the widespread post-flood impacts.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has been urged to limit the increase in health insurance and takaful premiums to no more than 10 per cent as an interim measure, in line with the country’s health inflation rate.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Medical insurance or takaful policyholders are urged to consider alternatives such as exploring policy adjustments or reviewing the existing coverage before terminating their policies.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Property developer Trinity Group has won the FIABCI Malaysia Property Award 2024 in the residential high-rise category for its flagship development, Trinity Pentamont, located in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- The National Association of Malaysian Life Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAMLIFA) has strongly urged Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to order a temporary halt in the medical premium repricing exercises.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Biodegradable packaging products made of rice straw waste, which are being produced through a collaboration between Bioeconomy Corporation and BioNexus Status company Free The Seed Sdn Bhd, are projected to reach a market value of RM60 million starting in 2025.