Income Insurance

Income Insurance Limited, commonly known as Income, is a composite insurer based in Singapore, offering life, health and general insurance.

Income Insurance
TypePublic
IndustryInsurance
Founded1970 (1970)
Area served
Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam
Key people
Ronald Ong (Chairman)
Andrew Yeo (CEO)
ProductsLife, health, and general insurance, savings and investment-linked products
Total assetsS$47.2 billion[1]
Websitewww.income.com.sg

Formerly known as NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited ("NTUC Income"), the company now operates as Income Insurance Limited, a public non-listed company limited by shares. This follows the successful transfer of the insurance business of the co-operative, NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited ("NTUC Income") to Income Insurance Limited, as part of its corporatisation exercise from 1 September 2022.

Currently, it has seven branches and lite branches respectively across Singapore, as well as operations in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

History

The idea of co-operatives, also known as social enterprises, was first conceived at the Modernisation Seminar in 1969, where delegates from NTUC affiliated unions gathered to discuss the challenges Singaporean workers were facing. Then, Singapore was a developing nation with a population comprising mostly blue-collar and low income workers.[2]

One of the founding leaders of NTUC, Devan Nair, articulated the need for the Labour Movement to turn into a social institution to serve Singaporean workers in various ways. Then Finance Minister Goh Keng Swee supported this call and urged NTUC to set up social enterprises in areas such as life insurance and essential consumer goods to meet the needs of the working population.[3]

This led to the establishment of NTUC co-operatives or Social Enterprises.

Income was established in 1970 with the objective of providing insurance protection to the masses. At that time, life insurance was something only the higher income group could afford.

In April 2010, Income launched the Income Family Micro-Insurance and Savings Scheme (IFMISS), a free insurance scheme for low-income households with young children.[4]

Today, Income serves over two million customers. It is the top composite insurer in Singapore and one of the largest general insurers and health insurance providers. Income is also the largest motor insurer in Singapore, covering about one in four vehicles in Singapore.[5] In addition, it has expanded to Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam in 2021 with partnerships in those countries, operating by an insurance-as-a-service model.[6]

In August 2013, Income became the first insurer in Singapore to provide insurance coverage specially designed for children with autism. The plan provides coverage for medical expenses from accidents and infectious diseases.[7] Income expanded its insurance coverage for the special-needs community in December 2014, when it unveiled SpecialCare (Down Syndrome).[8]

On 6 January 2022, plans were announced for Income to transit from a cooperative to a company called Income Insurance Ltd amid stiff competition in the insurance industry, with no changes to staff and existing policyholders' coverage. The corporatisation exercise was completed on 1 September 2022.[9][10][11][12]

References
  1. "2021 Financial Statements". Income. December 31, 2021.}
  2. "Unions to map out new strategy to check slide". The Straits Times. November 15, 1969.
  3. "The NTUC Social Enterprise Story" (PDF). NTUC. February 15, 2015.
  4. "Income's free insurance scheme to cover more families". Channel NewsAsia. March 19, 2014.
  5. "Car insurance premiums down by up to 20%; further slide expected". The Business Times. March 25, 2015.
  6. Ang, Jolene (28 October 2021). "NTUC Income to expand digital offerings to Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia through partnerships". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. "Income launches insurance plan for children, young adults with autism". TODAYonline. August 15, 2013.
  8. "Income starts insurance policy for Down Syndrome children, youth". TODAYonline. December 5, 2014.
  9. "NTUC Income Corporatises to Further Strengthen Its Competitiveness for Long-term Growth". NTUC Income. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  10. "We are now Income Insurance Limited". Income Insurance Limited. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  11. Tang, See Kit (6 January 2022). "NTUC Income co-op to become corporate entity amid 'intensifying headwinds' in insurance sector". CNA. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  12. Ang, Prisca; Tan, Sue-Ann (6 January 2022). "NTUC Income co-op to convert to a company amid stiffer competition in insurance industry". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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