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KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- The National Association of Malaysian Life Insurance and Family Takaful Advisors (NAMLIFA) has urged the government to address the significant price disparity between insured and cash-paying patients at private hospitals, warning that such discrepancies could make medical insurance unsustainable.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM), the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), and the Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (PIAM) have jointly proposed key recommendations to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to enhance affordability, transparency and sustainability in Malaysia’s healthcare and insurance sectors.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- Demand for Islamic finance will continue to rise as strong economic activity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Southeast Asia is supported by diversification agendas, investment inflows and population growth, according to Moody's Rating.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- Thailand’s non-life insurance market made a strong recovery in 2023, posting an underwriting gain of 13.0 billion Thai baht following a net underwriting loss of 50.7 billion Thai baht in 2022, according to a new AM Best report. (100 Thai baht = RM13.02)
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia remains committed and welcomes new suggestions on ways to fully realise the trade and investment potential between Malaysia and Cuba.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Singapore-based Black Group Investment Holding is investing S$100 million (RM331.45 million) to develop a state-of-the-art medical and hospitality facility in Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle, with operations targeted to begin in September.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- A more in-depth study will be conducted to consider the feasibility of detailed reporting on the profit and loss of each medical insurance policy, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company and global innovator of imaging solutions, has introduced Lince5M NIR, a state-of-the-art high-speed CMOS image sensor designed for a wide range of commercial, industrial, and medical applications.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Embassy in Havana, in collaboration with Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) in Miami, aims to collaborate with Cuba’s Ministry of foreign trade and foreign investment (MINCEX) to expand trade and investment opportunities.
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GEORGE TOWN, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Penang’s six-day investment promotion mission to Japan has enhanced trade and investment linkages while reinforcing the state's position as a key hub for high-tech industries.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- Global medical technology company, Smith+Nephew has launched its comprehensive foot and ankle repair portfolio in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), featuring proprietary adjustable tensioning technology.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- The proposal for the implementation of subsidies for the development of basic medical and health insurance and takaful (MHIT) products requires in-depth studies, including the long term impact on overall healthcare costs, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.