New take on crop insurance: Sompo
Sompo Japan Nippon Koa Insurance was the earliest foreign insurer to open a representative office in Myanmar, having been set up since 1996.
View ArticleInsurance is a ‘key pillar’: Prudential
Established in 1848, London-based Prudential Holdings Ltd is no stranger to Myanmar, having operated here from the 1920s to the 1960s.
View ArticleFamous payouts
Modern insurance can be traced to the aftermath of the Great Fire of London in 1666, which cost an estimated £10 million.
View ArticleInsurance college to train next generation of insurers
A string of deadly fires has started to open people’s eyes to the value of insurance, industry professionals believe – and though the insurance industry in Myanmar is in its infancy, they hope a new...
View ArticleHealth insurance coming
National health insurance will start with pilot projects in the cities of Yangon and Mandalay in April before being spread wider afield, said U Maung Maung Thein, deputy minister for finance and...
View ArticleStrange insurance policies
Early cars – In 1901 cars were still a novelty, and specific policies had not yet been written.
View ArticleInsurance at a glance...
Since May 2013, 12 local insurance companies have been allowed to operate, breaking over a half-century of state monopoly.
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