Malaysia insurance posts robust growth

Malaysia’s life insurance has posted impressive 2004 numbers and registered its second year of double-digit growth. With a more favourable investment climate that 2003, further improvements in asset-liability matching and the continual emergence of bancassurance led sales, the combined premium income for the life and general business topped last year’s growth percentage of 11.6% to register 17.2% growth for the year. In total, the industry’s combined premium income landed at a litt…