HomeAsia-Pacific

Hong Kong insurers ride affluent demand to record sales as longevity and legacy needs grow

Asia-Pacific 1 source 1 country 🔦 Under-reported 37m ago

Life insurance sales in Hong Kong rose 51 per cent in the first quarter to another record high, driven by affluent customers from mainland China and overseas buying policies for wealth transfer, protection and medical needs. The industry wrote HK$141.1 billion (US$18 billion) in new life policies in the first quarter, compared with HK$93.4 billion a year earlier, according to data from the Insurance Authority released on Friday. It marked the third year that first-quarter sales hit a record high...

Summary from source
Read the full story at the source South China Morning Post · HK
Get the news on TelegramTop stories & under-reported picks, straight to your feed — free. Join →