Rising interest rate has no instant effect on insurance products
INTEREST RATE JUMPS. Prulife UK president and CEO Eng Teng Wong (left) said introduction of affordable insurance products is a "big help" in encouraging more Filipinos to get insurance coverage and increase penetration rate in the country. Prudential chief health officer Andrew Wong said the rise in interest rates is not expected to have a long-term impact on their products' pricing, citing they continue to innovate products that will have greater benefits to their policyholders. (Photo by Joann S. Villanueva) MANILA - An official of London-based Prudential Plc is optimistic that...