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title: "SECP chief urges insurance industry to adopt digital channels"
description: "Most outlets led with the call by the SECP chief for the insurance industry to embrace digital channels, highlighting the low 0.85% digital premiums as a sign of untapped potential. A few also noted in passing the emphasis on digital transformation as essential for expanding insurance coverage and improving claim settlements."
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# SECP chief urges insurance industry to adopt digital channels

business · updated 16 Sep 2026, 8:57 AM PKT · 15–16 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 4 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the call by the SECP chief for the insurance industry to embrace digital channels, highlighting the low 0.85% digital premiums as a sign of untapped potential. A few also noted in passing the emphasis on digital transformation as essential for expanding insurance coverage and improving claim settlements.

## Same story from 4 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Business Recorder** — [SECP chief highlights importance of digital transformation](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439708/secp-chief-highlights-importance-of-digital-transformation) · 16 Sep 2026, 8:57 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD: Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu has said that digital transformation is essential to expand insurance coverage, improve claim settlement and make affordable insurance products accessible to the public. Speaking at an SECP Talk Series session on the development and digitalisation of Pakistan’s insurance market on Tuesday, Dr Sidhu sa...
- **Dawn** — [Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan pushes digital insurance expansion](https://www.dawn.com/news/2030251/securities-and-exchange-commission-of-pakistan-pushes-digital-insurance-expansion) · 16 Sep 2026, 7:20 AM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu on Tuesday said that digital transformation is essential to expand insurance coverage, improve claim settlement and make affordable insurance products accessible to the public. Speaking at an SECP Talk Series session on the development and digitalisation of Pakistan’s insurance market, Dr Sidhu said S...
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [SECP pushes digital transformation to expand insurance coverage in Pakistan](https://www.app.com.pk/business/secp-pushes-digital-transformation-to-expand-insurance-coverage-in-pakistan/) · 15 Sep 2026, 6:35 PM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (APP):Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Dr. Kabir Ahmed Sidhu on Tuesday said that digital transformation is essential to expand insurance coverage, improve claim settlement and make affordable insurance products accessible to the public. Speaking at an SECP Talk Series session on the development and digitalization of Pakistan’s insurance market,...
- **BOL News** — [SECP chief calls for digital push to expand insurance coverage in Pakistan](https://bolnews.com/business/secp-chief-calls-for-digital-push-to-expand-insurance-coverage-in-pakistan) · 15 Sep 2026, 5:34 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing
  > SECP urges Pakistan's insurance industry to embrace digital channels. With just 0.85% digital premiums, a huge growth opportunity awaits.

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

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- [Pakistan’s non-life insurance market estimated at $1 billion](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8804-pakistan-s-non-life-insurance-market-estimated-at-1-billion) · 17 Sep 2026 · 4 outlets · 72% related

5 articles from 4 outlets, 15–16 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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