Financial Services

Staff Reporter

, Singapore

Published:

6 years ago

Life insurance employment up 6% in 2019

Expertise in digitalisation transformation remains highly sought after.

Employment in Singapore’s life insurance inched up 6% to 8,448 employees as of end-December 2019, the Life Insurance Association said in a news release.

Expertise in digitalisation transformation remains highly sought after.

Almost 15,000 representatives held exclusive contracts with firms that operate a tied agency force as of the same period, a 4% dip compared to 2018.

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