Premium healthcare & lifestyle diseases driving health insurance premium hikes: Universal Sompo MD Sharad Mathur

Premium healthcare & lifestyle diseases driving health insurance premium hikes: Universal Sompo MD Sharad Mathur

Rising medical costs, increased premium hospitalisation for heart ailments, and a surge in lifestyle diseases are putting pressure on India’s health insurance premiums, said Sharad Mathur, MD & CEO of Universal Sompo. He noted that while insurers are facing growing claims, premium hikes must be backed by data and not driven by short-term cost pressures….

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The electronic display board at the Connect Hall in the Hong Kong stock exchange building on May 20, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong to act as launch pad for Chinese companies’ global push in pact with Shanghai

Mainland Chinese companies will use Hong Kong’s capital market as the launch pad for their global growth, according to an action plan signed on Wednesday with Shanghai to connect the premier onshore commercial city with the nation’s offshore financial hub. The two cities will expand the decade-old connect programme linking the stock markets of Shanghai…

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The electronic display board at the Connect Hall in the Hong Kong stock exchange building on May 20, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong to act as launch pad for Chinese companies’ global push in pact with Shanghai

Mainland Chinese companies will use Hong Kong’s capital market as the launch pad for their global growth, according to an action plan signed on Wednesday with Shanghai to connect the premier onshore commercial city with the nation’s offshore financial hub. The two cities will expand the decade-old connect programme linking the stock markets of Shanghai…

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