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Apr 2014

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India: Vision for the Indian insurance industry: Increase insurance penetration and sustainable growth

Second-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management students at the National Insurance Academy, Ms Kritika Kalyanpur and Mr Shrinidhi Murthy, say the vision for India's insurance industry, as always, is to bring more people under the purview of insurance and for insurers to achieve sustainable growth. They made this passionate presentation at the recent 7th India Rendezvous.

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Pakistan: Interview with regulator - Roadmap for growth unveiled

Although Pakistan has 49 insurers operating, it still has one of the lowest penetration levels in South Asia at 0.7%. However, this is bound to change as the industry pursues a new roadmap for growth with a thrust on microinsurance to reach the masses.

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Pakistan: Microinsurance to be the game changer

In spite of having 49 insurers operating in the market, Pakistan still has one of the lowest penetration levels in the South Asian region at 0.7%. However, this is bound to change as the industry pursues a new roadmap for growth with a thrust on microinsurance to reach the masses. By Jimmy John

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Pakistan: Curtain-raiser: Pakistan hosting the 2nd SAARC International Insurance Conference

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is hosting the 2nd South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Insurance Regulators Meet and International Conference from 14-16 April 2014 in Karachi, Pakistan with the theme "Local to Glocal". Messrs Faraz Uddin Amjad and Syed Irfan Habib of SECP say the conference aims to bring together regional insurance market stakeholders and is expected to draw almost 500 participants.


Actuaries: 16th Global Conference of Actuaries: Actuaries need to ramp up role to remain relevant

Rapid globalisation and expansion has laid bare myriad opportunities and actuaries are urged to play an important role in tapping these opportunities, said speakers at the 16th Global Conference of Actuaries held in Mumbai, India.