The life insurance industry saw new business premiums fall 2% YoY to $1.97b in H1, according to a report by the Life Insurance Association, Singapore reported by the SBR.
Single premium policies crashed 22% to $531.9m in H1. Single premium par and non-par products accounted for 81% of the headline figure whilst single premium linked products represented the remaining 19%.
In terms of products, CPFIS-included ones made up for 9% of the single premiums, and cash-funded products took the remaining 91%.
In contrast, annual premium policies rose 7% YoY to $1.44b in total weighted annual premiums.
Retirement policies jumped 78% in H1 to 25,757 policies from 14,505 in H1 2018, accounting for 12% of total weighted premiums in the period. It totalled $236m in weighted premiums.
As of end-June, around 60,000 more Singaporeans and permanent residents were covered by Integrated Shield plans (IPs) and riders. It now covers 68% of Singapore’s residents.
Total new business premiums for individual health insurance for H1 amounted to $221m, with IPs and IP rider premiums accounting for 89% or $197.3m of it. The remaining 11% or $24.1m comprised other medical plans and riders.
