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By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- A review of the insurance industry’s performance in 2024 will undoubtedly have to include the backlash faced by the insurance and takaful industry after it announced a steep hike in medical insurance premiums.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- The Council of the European Union (EU) has formally adopted the regulation on the postponement of application of the EU deforestation law by one year.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- It has been a strong year for ports in Malaysia as operators pushed ahead with capital-intensive infrastructure upgrading works and rode on the wave of e-commerce growth as well as rising global trade to maintain their competitiveness.
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's telecommunications industry has seen quite an eventful year in 2024 as the country progresses toward deploying its second 5G network.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has found that instances of using cryptocurrency as a medium for money laundering in Malaysia are low.
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.
