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Claire Huang

Senior Business Correspondent

Claire started her career with The Straits Times in 2005. Along the way, she picked up several accolades, including one from the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) in 2017 for questioning murky practices of healthcare and insurance businesses. She was also part of the team that clinched the Best Investigative/Enterprise Video award in 2021 from Editor & Publisher magazine in the US. Before returning to Singapore in 2022, she spent four enlightening years in Hong Kong. Now, her focus is on traditional and new finance, including insurance, digital assets and fintech.

Latest articles

Temasek, Warburg Pincus-backed insurance group SRG embarks on aggressive regional expansion plan

Backed by Temasek and Warburg Pincus, Specialist Risk Group has aggressive plans to grow its set up in the region, said its Asia Pacific chief Collin Yap.

Insurance claims study shows rise in S'pore hospital bills due to implants, drugs

Singapore remains among countries in the Asia-Pacific with a lower 2025 projection for medical inflation than the regional average, the survey found.

Singapore retail sales jump 4.5% in January on festive buys, beating expectations

Some analysts believe the strong numbers at the start of the year are likely to dip in February as the effects of the festive period fade.

Revolut Singapore pushing ahead with aggressive plans to cater to more users, says its chief

The British financial group is also looking to attract the wealthy segment, and is toying with the idea of credit products.

Budget debate: Huge difference in FY2024 surplus projection prompts questions in Parliament

Some MPs asked in parliament why there was such a large deviation in the Government’s revenue projections.

S’pore core inflation falls sharply in January to 0.8% as price rises ease, CPI is rebased

Core inflation hit the lowest level since June 2021, when it was 0.6 per cent.

Govt revenue in FY2024 lifted by various taxes, clocks $6.4b surplus

The Ministry of Finance said firms paid more in corporate income tax, which was up 6.5 per cent year on year to $30.9 billion in FY2024.

Life insurance sales in S’pore up nearly 20% to $5.9b in 2024

There was also a 1.8 per cent increase in the number of lives covered by health insurance, LIA said.

Pay with crypto to party and travel? Some younger consumers prefer this, but growth is slow

chzouk - Known nightlife group Zouk is now allowing crypto payments at its venues.


Credit: David Long

Illicit crypto volume drops in 2024, but use in terrorist financing up: Report

The report cautioned that the final estimate for 2024 illicit volume will most likely be well above its estimated US$45 billion.