COVID payouts rock Thai insurers

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	Asia Daily Briefing June 16, 2022

	Thai insurers sink into bankruptcy due to COVID claims BANGKOK -- At least four Thai insurance companies have gone bankrupt after suffering losses from selling low-cost COVID-19 policies, raising fears of a domino effect that could weigh on the country's non-life insurance sector. Read more.
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